The Meaning of Allah’s Saying: “He Shows You Your Deeds”

The questioner : Allah asks about your deeds, and His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) in a hadith regarding the deeds of the Ummah, both small and large. It may be said that in this verse, it refers to righteous deeds without any doubt.

The Shaykh : There is no doubt in that.

The questioner : Please, answer regarding this hadith.

The Shaykh : The answer to this hadith, if it is authentic, is that this has been presented and completed, as for what was not done, it was not done.

The questioner : It was specified by her deed.

The Shaykh : Then, the deed is distinct from the doer. The deed is not the doer; its meaning is that all deeds were presented to him and explained to him, even the judges removing a speck from the mosque. And the name is from the doer. That is, Will he see this for the future or the past? The future. The Messenger cannot see the future, but the deeds were presented to the Messenger. For example, it was said that prayer is a righteous deed for which the Ummah is rewarded, wudu is a righteous deed for which the Ummah is rewarded, and so on.

The questioner : It is even hastening the milk.

The Shaykh : Even a man removing a speck from the mosque, but it is not the person’s own deed. For example, if I remove a speck from the mosque, it is not presented to the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him).

The questioner : Not at all, I mean.

The Shaykh : But it was presented to him that this deed is among those that bring one closer to Allah and benefit the Ummah. Yes.