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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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How do we reconcile the hadith (Indeed, people will come on the Day of Resurrection with good deeds like mountains, and Allah the Exalted will erase them. It was said: Who are they, O Messenger of Allah? He said:)

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The questioner : I heard a hadith on the radio:
Indeed, people will come on the Day of Resurrection with good deeds like mountains, and Allah will erase them. It was said: Who are they, O Messenger of Allah?! He said: They are those who, when they are alone with the prohibitions of Allah, they violate them. أن أناساً يأتون يوم القيامة بحسنات مثل الجبال، فيمحوها الله، قيل : من هم يا رسول الله ؟! قال : هم الذين إذا خلوا بمحارم الله انتهكوها
How can we reconcile this hadith with the hadith:
All the sins of my followers will be forgiven except those of the Mujahirin كل أمتي معافى إلا المجاهرون
Sahih al-Bukhari 6069
?

The Shaykh : I do not know the status of this hadith that he mentioned, nor do I know about it. However, it is established from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that he said:
Who do you consider to be the bankrupt among you? من تعدون المفلس فيكم ؟
They said: Who is the one who has no dirham or dinar, or they said: and no goods. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) said:
The bankrupt is the one who comes on the Day of Resurrection with good deeds like mountains, and he comes having wronged this one, insulted this one, struck this one, and taken the wealth of this one. So this one takes from his good deeds, and this one takes from his good deeds. If anything remains of his good deeds, otherwise, their sins are taken and thrown upon him, and then he is thrown into the Fire. إنما المفلس الذي يأتي يوم القيامة بحسنات أمثال الجبال، فيأتي وقد ظلم هذا، وشتم هذا، وضرب هذا، وأخذ مال هذا، فيأخذ هذا من حسناته، وهذا من حسناته، فإن بقي من حسناته شيء ، وإلا أخذ من سيئاتهم فطرح عليه، ثم طرح في النار
This is what is established from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family).
As for what the questioner mentioned, I do not know its status. As for the hadith:
All the sins of my followers will be forgiven except those of the Mujahirin كل أمتي معافى إلا المجاهرون
Sahih al-Bukhari 6069
This is because it is not permissible for a person to commit a sin, whether in secret or openly. If he commits it in secret and Allah covers it up, he should not reveal what Allah has covered, but rather he should repent to Allah (Mighty and Majestic) between himself and his Lord. That is safer for his honor and clears his reputation.

The questioner : May Allah bless you.
Source alathar.net

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