Tafsir al-Uthaymin Juz Amma - Ibn al-'Uthaymin - (184)

Tafsir al-Uthaymin Juz AmmaIbn al-'Uthaymin

what he sent ahead, and he will look straight ahead and see nothing before him except the Fire. So protect yourselves from the Fire, even with half a date.” (1)

Each of us will be alone with his Lord—Glorious and Exalted—on the Day of Resurrection, and He will confront him with his sins, saying, “You did such-and-such on such-and-such a day,” until he admits and confesses them. Once he has admitted and confessed them, Allah Most High will say, “I concealed them for you in this world, and today I forgive you for them.” (2)

How many sins Allah—Glorious and Exalted—has concealed! How many sins have we committed of which no one knew, though Allah Most High knew of them! Our response to these sins must be to seek forgiveness from Allah—Glorious and Exalted—and to perform many righteous deeds that expiate evil deeds, until we meet Allah—Glorious and Exalted—in a state that pleases Him—Exalted is He.

“Then indeed, upon Us is their reckoning.” We shall call them to account. The scholars have said that this reckoning does not mean that a person will be subjected to exacting scrutiny, for if he were, he would perish. If Allah—Glorious and Exalted—were to scrutinize every item in your account, you would perish. If He scrutinized you concerning even one blessing, such as sight, you could never find any deed of yours that could repay the blessing of sight. Consider also the blessing of breath, which flows in and out without any difficulty or exertion. A person speaks, sleeps, eats, and drinks, yet remains unaware of his breathing. He only recognizes the value of breath when afflicted by something that obstructs it. Only then does he remember Allah’s blessing. As long as he is healthy, however, he says, “This is only natural.” But if he were afflicted with difficulty breathing, he would recognize the value of that blessing.

Thus, if he were subjected to exacting scrutiny, he would perish, as the Prophet—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—said to Aisha: “Whoever has his account scrutinized will perish” (3)—or he said, “will be punished.” (4) But the manner of reckoning is:

(1) Reported by al-Bukhārī, Book of Zakāt, chapter “Giving Charity before It Is Refused” (1413); and Muslim, Book of Zakāt, chapter “Encouragement to Give Charity, Even Half a Date” (1016), (67). (2) Its source was cited previously, p. 53. (3) Reported by al-Bukhārī, Book of Zakāt, chapter “Giving Charity before It Is Refused” (1413); and Muslim, Book of Zakāt, chapter “Encouragement to Give Charity, Even Half a Date” (1016), (67). (4) Reported by Muslim, Book of Paradise and Its Bliss, chapter “Affirmation of the Reckoning” (2786), (79).

ما قدم، وينظر تلقاء وجهه فلا يرى إلا النار تلقاء وجهه، فاتقوا النار ولو بشق تمرة» (١) ، كلنا سيخلو به ربه ﷿ يوم القيامة ويقرره بذنوبه، يقول: فعلت كذا في يوم كذا، حتى يقر ويعترف، فإذا أقر واعترف قال الله تعالى: «قد سترتها عليك في الدنيا وأنا أغفرها لك اليوم» (٢) ، وكم من ذنوب سترها الله ﷿، كم من ذنوب اقترفناها لم يعلم بها أحد ولكن الله تعالى علم بها، فموقفنا من هذه الذنوب أن نستغفر الله ﷿، وأن نكثر من الأعمال الصالحة المكفرة للسيئات حتى نلقى الله ﷿ ونحن على ما يرضيه ﷾. ﴿ثم إن علينا حسابهم﴾ نحاسبهم، قال العلماء: وكيفية الحساب ليس مناقشة يناقش الإنسان، لأنه لو يناقش هلك، لو يناقشك الله ﷿ على كل حساب هلكت، لو ناقشك في نعمة من النعم كالبصر لا يمكن أن تجد أي شيء تعمله يقابل نعمة البصر، نعمة النفس، الذي يخرج ويدخل بدون أي مشقة، وبدون أي عناء، الإنسان يتكلم وينام، يأكل ويشرب، ومع ذلك لا يحس بالنفس، ولا يعرف قدر النفس إلا إذا أصيب بما يمنع النفس، حينئذ يذكر نعمة الله، لكن مادام في عافية يقول هذا شيء طبيعي، لكن لو أنه أصيب بكتم النفس لعرف قدر النعمة، فلو نوقش لهلك كما قال النبي ﵊ لعائشة: «من نوقش الحساب هلك» (٣) أو قال «عذب» (٤) ، لكن كيفية الحساب:

(١) اخرجه البخري، كتاب الزكاة باب الصدقة قبل الرد (١٤١٣) ومسلم كتاب الزكاة باب الحث على الصدقة ولو بشق تمره (١٠١٦) (٦٧) . (٢) تقدم تخريجه ص (٥٣) . (٣) أخرجه البخاري، كتاب الزكاة باب الصدقة قبل الرد (١٤١٣) ، ومسلم كتاب الزكاة باب الحث على الصدقة ولو بشق تمرة (١٠١٦) ٦٧. (٤) أخرجه مسلم كتاب الجنة ونعيمها باب إثبات الحساب (٢٧٨٦) (٧٩) .