Al-Irshad ila Sahih al-Itiqad - Salih Al-Fawzan - (254)

Al-Irshad ila Sahih al-ItiqadSalih Al-Fawzan

in Allah, His angels, His scriptures, His messengers, and the Last Day, just as mentioned in the ḥadith of ʿUmar—may Allah be pleased with him—concerning Gabriel’s questions to the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him.

At other times the Qur’an pairs belief in the Last Day solely with belief in Allah, as in His words: “Fight those who do not believe in Allah or in the Last Day” 1, and: “O you who believe, do not nullify your charities with reminders of generosity or injury, like the one who spends his wealth to be seen by people yet does not believe in Allah and the Last Day” 2.

Allah has given this Day many names, to underscore its gravity and alert His servants so that they fear it. He called it “the Last Day” because it follows this worldly life and nothing comes after it; “the Day of Resurrection” because people will rise to stand before their Lord; and He named it al-Wāqiʿah (the Event), al-Ḥāqqah (the Inevitable), al-Qāriʿah (the Striker), al-Rājifah (the Quake), al-Ṣākhkhah (the Deafening Blast), al-Āzifah (the Approaching), the Great Terror, the Day of Reckoning, the Day of Recompense, and the True Promise…

All of these names point to the magnitude of the Day, the severity of its horrors, and what people will face of dread and hardship. It is a Day when eyes will stare in terror and hearts will leap from their chests up to their throats: “On the Day when a man will flee from his brother, his mother and his father, his spouse and his children; every one of them that Day will have a matter to occupy him” 3; and, “On the Day when the sky will be like molten brass and the mountains like tufts of wool, no close friend will ask about a close friend, though they will be made to see each other. The criminal will long to ransom himself from the punishment of that Day with his own children, his spouse, his brother, his clan that sheltered him, and everyone on earth together, if only he could be saved” 4.

Belief in this Day spurs a person to act and to prepare for it, as He says: “Whoever hopes to meet his Lord, let him do righteous deeds and associate none in the worship of his Lord” 5; and: “Seek help through patience and prayer; it is indeed difficult, except for those who are humbly submissive—those who know they will meet their Lord and that to Him they will return” 6.

(1) Surah al-Tawbah, verse 29. (2) Surah al-Baqarah, verse 264. (3) Surah Abasa, verses 34–37. (4) Surah al-Maʿarij, verses 8–14. (5) Surah al-Kahf, verse 110. (6) Surah al-Baqarah, verses 45–46.

بالله، وملائكته، وكتبه، ورسله، واليوم الآخر؛ كما في حديث عمر ﵁ في سؤالات جبريل ﵇ للنبي ﷺ. وتارة يذكر الإيمان مع الإيمان بالله؛ كما قال تعالى: ﴿قَاتِلُوا الَّذِينَ لا يُؤْمِنُونَ بِاللَّهِ وَلا بِالْيَوْمِ الآخِرِ﴾ ١، وقال تعالى: ﴿يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا لا تُبْطِلُوا صَدَقَاتِكُمْ بِالْمَنِّ وَالأذَى كَالَّذِي يُنْفِقُ مَالَهُ رِئَاءَ النَّاسِ وَلا يُؤْمِنُ بِاللَّهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الآخِرِ﴾ ٢. وقد سمى الله هذا اليوم بعدة أسماء؛ تنويها بشأنه، وتنبيها للعباد؛ ليخافوا منه: فسماه اليوم الآخر؛ لأنه بعد الدنيا، وليس بعده يوم غيره. وسماه يوم القيامة؛ لقيام الناس فيه لربهم. وسماه الواقعة والحاقة والقارعة والراجفة والصاخة والآزفة والفزع الأكبر ويوم الحساب ويوم الدين والوعد الحق ... وكلها أسماء تدل على عظم شأنه، وشدة هوله، وما يلقاه الناس فيه من الشدائد والأهوال؛ فهو يوم تشخص فيه الأبصار، وتطير القلوب عن أماكنها، حتى تبلغ الحناجر، ﴿يَوْمَ يَفِرُّ الْمَرْءُ مِنْ أَخِيهِ وَأُمِّهِ وَأَبِيهِ وَصَاحِبَتِهِ وَبَنِيهِ لِكُلِّ امْرِئٍ مِنْهُمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ شَأْنٌ يُغْنِيهِ﴾ ٣، ﴿يَوْمَ تَكُونُ السَّمَاءُ كَالْمُهْلِ وَتَكُونُ الْجِبَالُ كَالْعِهْنِ وَلا يَسْأَلُ حَمِيمٌ حَمِيماً يُبَصَّرُونَهُمْ يَوَدُّ الْمُجْرِمُ لَوْ يَفْتَدِي مِنْ عَذَابِ يَوْمِئِذٍ بِبَنِيهِ وَصَاحِبَتِهِ وَأَخِيهِ وَفَصِيلَتِهِ الَّتِي تُؤْوِيهِ وَمَنْ فِي الأرْضِ جَمِيعاً ثُمَّ يُنْجِيهِ﴾ ٤. والإيمان بهذا اليوم يحمل الإنسان على العمل والاستعداد له؛ كما قال تعالى: ﴿فَمَنْ كَانَ يَرْجُوا لِقَاءَ رَبِّهِ فَلْيَعْمَلْ عَمَلاً صَالِحاً وَلا يُشْرِكْ بِعِبَادَةِ رَبِّهِ أَحَداً﴾ ٥، وقال تعالى: ﴿وَاسْتَعِينُوا بِالصَّبْرِ وَالصَّلاةِ وَإِنَّهَا لَكَبِيرَةٌ إِلاّ عَلَى الْخَاشِعِينَ الَّذِينَ يَظُنُّونَ أَنَّهُمْ مُلاقُو رَبِّهِمْ وَأَنَّهُمْ إِلَيْهِ رَاجِعُونَ﴾ ٦،

١سورة التوبة، الآية. ٢٩. ٢ سورة البقرة، الآية: ٢٦٤. ٣ سورة عبس، الآيتات: ٣٤ ـ ٣٧. ٤ سورة المعارج، الآيتات: ٨ ـ ١٤. ٥ سورة الكهف، الآية: ١١٠. ٦ سورة البقرة، الآيتان: ٤٥ ـ ٤٦.