How to reconcile the hadith: "The dead person is resurrected in the clothes in which he died," with the hadith: "People are gathered barefoot and naked..."
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The questioner : It is reported in a hadith that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said And it is also reported in another hadith Sahih Ibn Hibban 64:228 How do we reconcile the two hadiths?
The Shaykh : There is no contradiction between the two hadiths. His statement (peace be upon him) that the dead person is resurrected in the clothes in which he died is a report about the moment of resurrection; so when he comes out of the grave, he is resurrected in the clothes in which he died. As for the gathering, it will be as mentioned in the second hadith: to the end of the hadith. So each hadith is understood in its own context. There are examples of this in some verses where it is explicitly stated that there is no questioning in the gathering, while there is, for example, the statement of Allah the Exalted: [At-Takathur 102:8] So what is negated in some verses and affirmed in others, we must not oppose the affirmed with the negated. Rather, we say that questioning takes place at one time and there is no questioning at another time. This is the method of reconciling texts that appear to contradict and conflict with each other. And based on this, the answer is as you have heard: resurrection in clothes does not negate the gathering for questioning. This is a long time, and a very long time. So the gathering will be as mentioned in the hadiths, naked, while resurrection from the graves will be in the clothes in which the dead person died.
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The dead person is resurrected in the clothes in which he dies
إن الميت يبعث في الثياب التي يموت فيهاPeople are gathered barefoot, naked, and uncircumcised
يحشر الناس حفاة عراة غرلاThe Shaykh : There is no contradiction between the two hadiths. His statement (peace be upon him) that the dead person is resurrected in the clothes in which he died is a report about the moment of resurrection; so when he comes out of the grave, he is resurrected in the clothes in which he died. As for the gathering, it will be as mentioned in the second hadith:
Barefoot, naked, and uncircumcised
حفاة عراة غرلاThen you will surely be asked that Day about pleasure.
ثم لتسئلن يومئذ عن النعيمPlease go ahead.
