What is the meaning of: “Indeed, a man may do the deeds of the people of Paradise”?
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Question:
Our sister asks and says: What is the authenticity of the following hadiths, and if they are authentic, we ask your Eminence to kindly provide a comprehensive explanation of them: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sahih Muslim 2651 Is this the first hadith you are asking about its interpretation?
Answer:
Yes, yes, this is correct. It is a valid hadith narrated by the two Shaykhs from the hadith of Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) and its meaning is: that a man may perform the deeds of the people of Paradise in obedience to Allah, but there are things in his heart, and things inside him, then he moves to the deeds of the people of the Fire; so he is sealed with that. And in some narrations:Sahih al-Bukhari 4207 meaning: what is inside his heart is not so, it is not free from hypocrisy; he has hypocrisy and he has evil; therefore he displays righteous deeds, while he does not believe in them, and he only displayed them either for showing off, or for other worldly purposes. Then what was in his heart of evil prevails over him, so he performs the deeds of the people of evil, and he dies upon evil, and he is sealed with the seal of the people of evil. It may be that he has a good, righteous intention, then he engages in some sins and some evils at the end of his life; so he is sealed with that. And he may apostatize from his religion—may Allah protect us from that—because of an immediate desire, or because of insulting the religion, or because of helping the polytheists against the Muslims; so by that he becomes one of the people of the Fire; because he apostatized from his Islam by what he did of the nullifiers, such as insulting the religion, insulting the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), helping the disbelievers against the Muslims in war, mocking the religion of Allah, and what is similar to these causes of apostasy. We ask Allah for well-being and safety.
And likewise, a man may do the deeds of the people of evil for a long time, then Allah grants him Islam, so he dies upon Islam and enters Paradise, as happened to 'Umar ibn al-Khattab, and a group of the Companions who were upon disbelief and misguidance, then Allah guided them, and they entered Islam. Some of them did not remain in Islam except for a short period, a few days, then Allah took his soul, or he was killed as a martyr; so he entered Paradise, and for most of his life he was upon disbelief and misguidance, then Allah guided him to Islam, and he died upon it. This happens, and this happens, and your Lord is Wise and Knowing (Glorified and Exalted is He) Yes.
The presenter : May Allah reward you with good. You are asking for an explanation of another hadith close to the first hadith, and you narrate the hadith saying: The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sahih al-Bukhari 6607.
The Shaykh : As mentioned before. Yes, meaning Allah knows that he will die upon Islam, so he will be from the people of Paradise, and Allah knows from his condition that in the future he will apostatize, so he will be from the people of the Fire. He does the deeds of the people of Islam, and Allah has known from his heart, and his condition, and his future that he will apostatize; so he will be from the people of the Fire. He may do the deeds of the people of the Fire, and Allah knows from his condition, and from his heart that his condition will change; so he will enter Paradise, as mentioned before in the previous hadith. Yes.
The presenter : May Allah reward you with good.
Our sister asks and says: What is the authenticity of the following hadiths, and if they are authentic, we ask your Eminence to kindly provide a comprehensive explanation of them: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Verily, a man would perform the deeds of the people of Paradise for a long time, then his deeds would be concluded with the deeds of the people of Hell. And verily, a man would perform the deeds of the people of Hell for a long time, and then his deeds would be concluded with the deeds of the people of Paradise.
إن الرجل ليعمل الزمن الطويل بعمل أهل الجنة، ثم يختم له بعمل أهل النار، وإن الرجل ليعمل الزمن الطويل بعمل أهل النار، ثم يختم له بعمل أهل الجنةAnswer:
Yes, yes, this is correct. It is a valid hadith narrated by the two Shaykhs from the hadith of Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) and its meaning is: that a man may perform the deeds of the people of Paradise in obedience to Allah, but there are things in his heart, and things inside him, then he moves to the deeds of the people of the Fire; so he is sealed with that. And in some narrations:
A man may do what may seem to the people as the deeds of the dwellers of Paradise
ليعمل بعمل أهل الجنة فيما يبدو للناسAnd likewise, a man may do the deeds of the people of evil for a long time, then Allah grants him Islam, so he dies upon Islam and enters Paradise, as happened to 'Umar ibn al-Khattab, and a group of the Companions who were upon disbelief and misguidance, then Allah guided them, and they entered Islam. Some of them did not remain in Islam except for a short period, a few days, then Allah took his soul, or he was killed as a martyr; so he entered Paradise, and for most of his life he was upon disbelief and misguidance, then Allah guided him to Islam, and he died upon it. This happens, and this happens, and your Lord is Wise and Knowing (Glorified and Exalted is He) Yes.
The presenter : May Allah reward you with good. You are asking for an explanation of another hadith close to the first hadith, and you narrate the hadith saying: The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
A man may do the deeds of the people of the Fire while in fact he is one of the people of Paradise, and he may do the deeds of the people of Paradise while in fact he belongs to the people of Fire
إن العبد ليعمل بعمل أهل النار، وإنه من أهل الجنة، ويعمل عمل أهل الجنة، وإنه من أهل النارThe Shaykh : As mentioned before. Yes, meaning Allah knows that he will die upon Islam, so he will be from the people of Paradise, and Allah knows from his condition that in the future he will apostatize, so he will be from the people of the Fire. He does the deeds of the people of Islam, and Allah has known from his heart, and his condition, and his future that he will apostatize; so he will be from the people of the Fire. He may do the deeds of the people of the Fire, and Allah knows from his condition, and from his heart that his condition will change; so he will enter Paradise, as mentioned before in the previous hadith. Yes.
The presenter : May Allah reward you with good.
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