Tafsir al-Uthaymin Juz Amma - Ibn al-'Uthaymin - (113)

Tafsir al-Uthaymin Juz AmmaIbn al-'Uthaymin

his state while the soul is in the body. When the soul is in the body, he endures hardship, problems, troubling thoughts, and whisperings—all of which make time drag for him. During sleep, however, time seems far shorter; in death, it seems shorter still. Thus, it is as though those who died many years ago died only today. If they were resurrected and asked, “How long did you remain?” they would reply, “We remained for a day or part of a day.” A person may find this matter perplexing, but there is nothing perplexing about it: however long the period may be for the inhabitants of the graves, it seems short to them. Hence, He said, “and you will meet Him” (with the conjunction fa, indicating sequence and immediate succession). How soon you will meet Allah, Glorified and Exalted!

Allah, Glorified and Exalted, then divided people into two groups when they meet Him: those who receive their records in their right hands and those who receive their records from behind their backs. “As for the one who is given his record in his right hand, he will receive an easy reckoning.” After mentioning that the human being is laboring toward his Lord—“laboring” meaning working earnestly and energetically—and that his work ultimately reaches Allah, Glorified and Exalted, as Allah says, “To Allah belongs the unseen of the heavens and the earth, and to Him all matters are returned” [Hūd: 123], He said, “As for the one who is given his record in his right hand.” This indicates that, among those who labor, some will be given their records in their right hands, while others will be given their records from behind their backs.

“As for the one who is given his record in his right hand”: here, “is given” is a passive verb whose agent is unnamed. Who, then, gives it to him? It may be the angels or someone else; we do not know. What matters is that he is given his record in his right hand—that is, he receives it with his right hand.

“He will receive an easy reckoning.” That is, Allah Most High will call him to account by enumerating his deeds before him, but it will be an easy reckoning involving no hardship whatsoever. The sunnah explains that Allah, Glorified and Exalted, meets His believing servant in private and makes him acknowledge his sins, saying, “You did such-and-such; you did such-and-such; you did such-and-such.” The servant admits them and does not deny them. Allah Most High then says, “I concealed them for you in this world, and I forgive you for them—

حاله إذا كانت الروح في البدن، فإذا كانت الروح في البدن يعاني من المشقة والمشاكل والهواجيس والوساوس أشياء تطيل عليه الزمن، لكن في النوم يتقلص الزمن كثيراً، في الموت يتقلص أكثر وأكثر، فهؤلاء الذين ماتوا منذ سنين طويلة كأنهم لم يموتوا إلا اليوم فلو بعثوا وقيل لهم كم لبثتم؟ قالوا: لبثنا يوماً أو بعض يوم، وهذه مسألة قد يرد على الإنسان فيها إشكال، ولكن لا إشكال في الموضوع مهما طالت المدة بأهل القبور فإنها قصيرة، ولهذا قال: ﴿فملاقيه﴾ (بالفاء) الدالة على الترتيب والتعقيب، وما أسرع أن تلاقي الله ﷿. ثم قسم الله ﷿ الناس عند ملاقاته تعالى إلى قسمين: منهم من يأخذ كتابه بيمينه، ومنهم من يأخذ كتابه من وراء ظهره، ﴿فأما من أوتي كتابه بيمينه. فسوف يحاسب حساباً يسيراً﴾ لما ذكر أن الإنسان كادح إلى ربه ﴿كادحاً﴾ أي عامل بجد ونشاط وأن عمله هذا ينتهي إلى الله ﷿ كما قال الله تعالى: ﴿ولله غيب السموات والأرض وإليه يرجع الأمر كله﴾ [هود: ١٢٣] . لما ذكر هذا قال: ﴿فأما من أوتي كتابه بيمينه﴾ ، إشارة إلى أن هؤلاء العاملين منهم من يؤتى كتابه بيمينه، ومنهم من يؤتى كتابه من وراء ظهره ﴿فأما من أوتي كتابه بيمينه﴾ و ﴿أوتي﴾ هنا فعل مبني لما لم يسم فاعله، فمن الذي يؤتيه؟ يحتمل أنه الملائكة، أو غير ذلك لا ندري، المهم أنه يعطى كتابه بيمينه أي يستلمه باليمنى. ﴿فسوف يحاسب حساباً يسيراً﴾ أي يحاسبه الله تعالى بإحصاء عمله عليه، لكنه حساب يسير، ليس فيه أي عسر كما جاءت بذلك السنة: أن الله ﷿ يخلو بعبده المؤمن، ويقرره بذنوبه، فيقول: عملت كذا، عملت كذا، عملت كذا، ويقر بذلك ولا ينكر فيقول الله تعالى: «قد سترتها عليك في الدنيا وأنا أغفرها لك