The Meaning of the Hadith: (Indeed, one of you will perform the deeds of the people of Paradise)
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[The Meaning of the Hadith: (Indeed, one of you will perform the deeds of the people of Paradise)]
Is the hadith of 'Abdullah ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him)The one at the end: (Indeed, one of you will perform the deeds of the people of Paradise.
etc.) restricted by the hadith of 'A'ishah: (in what appears to people) or is it general?
The hadith: (Indeed, one of you will perform the deeds of the people of Paradise until there is nothing between him and it but a hand's span) does not mean: that he reaches this place by his deeds,Rather, the meaning is: until there is nothing between him and death but a hand's span, and this deed is in what appears to people, so his heart—seeking refuge in Allah—is harboring evil, but before people he acts as if he is among the awliya (close friends of Allah), so this must be restricted by that.
The questioner: I mean, O Shaykh! Is it possible for his deed to be righteous but he turns back at the end of his life.
The Shaykh: It is possible.
But his deed from the beginning is not righteous,And for this I told you: that (until there is nothing between him and it but a hand's span) means: considering the nearness of his term, not considering that he descended to a high rank by his deed, so by his deed he did not advance even a hair's breadth, but his term is near,So do not think that the meaning of His saying: (until there is nothing between him and it but a hand's span) means: in the rank,Meaning: that his previous deed elevated him until he reached a rank where there was nothing between him and it but a hand's span; because if that were the case, then Allah would not let such a person down, but would make him firm,But the meaning: that there remained nothing between him and it but a hand's span due to the nearness of his term.
Is the hadith of 'Abdullah ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him)The one at the end: (Indeed, one of you will perform the deeds of the people of Paradise.
etc.) restricted by the hadith of 'A'ishah: (in what appears to people) or is it general?
The hadith: (Indeed, one of you will perform the deeds of the people of Paradise until there is nothing between him and it but a hand's span) does not mean: that he reaches this place by his deeds,Rather, the meaning is: until there is nothing between him and death but a hand's span, and this deed is in what appears to people, so his heart—seeking refuge in Allah—is harboring evil, but before people he acts as if he is among the awliya (close friends of Allah), so this must be restricted by that.
The questioner: I mean, O Shaykh! Is it possible for his deed to be righteous but he turns back at the end of his life.
The Shaykh: It is possible.
But his deed from the beginning is not righteous,And for this I told you: that (until there is nothing between him and it but a hand's span) means: considering the nearness of his term, not considering that he descended to a high rank by his deed, so by his deed he did not advance even a hair's breadth, but his term is near,So do not think that the meaning of His saying: (until there is nothing between him and it but a hand's span) means: in the rank,Meaning: that his previous deed elevated him until he reached a rank where there was nothing between him and it but a hand's span; because if that were the case, then Allah would not let such a person down, but would make him firm,But the meaning: that there remained nothing between him and it but a hand's span due to the nearness of his term.