The Testimony of the Earth for People on the Day of Resurrection
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Question:
He says, Shaykh, that it is reported that the earth, or the mat on which you pray, testifies for you on the Day of Resurrection?
Answer:
Yes, the earth testifies against people regarding the deeds they committed upon it, such as abandoning prayer and other things. Allah the Exalted said on that Day, it will speak of its news, meaning the earth[Az-Zalzalah 99:1-4] will report what people did on its surface, whether good or evil, testifying against them on the Day of Resurrection. Yes.
He says, Shaykh, that it is reported that the earth, or the mat on which you pray, testifies for you on the Day of Resurrection?
Answer:
Yes, the earth testifies against people regarding the deeds they committed upon it, such as abandoning prayer and other things. Allah the Exalted said on that Day, it will speak of its news, meaning the earth
(1) When the earth is shaken with its [final] earthquake (2) And the earth discharges its burdens (3) And man says, "What is [wrong] with it?" - (4) That Day, it will report its news
إِذَا زُلْزِلَتِ الْأَرْضُ زِلْزَالَهَا وَأَخْرَجَتِ الْأَرْضُ أَثْقَالَهَا وَقَالَ الْإِنسَانُ مَا لَهَا يَوْمَئِذٍ تُحَدِّثُ أَخْبَارَهَا
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/076 — archive.org (13:11)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.
