Part 81

The Mention Of The First Matter That Allah # Will Rule Upon

Between People On The Day Of Resurrection; The Mention Of

He Who Is Disputed With Regarding His Reckoning And He Who Is Pardoned Regarding It

This hadith has hitherto been mentioned: “The rights will indeed be given over to their possessors on the Day of Resurrection, to the extent that retribution will be exacted for the hornless sheep from. the horned sheep.” There is an addition in the narration of Yahyaa ibn ‘Ageel from Abu Hurairah te: “Even for the tiny ant from the tiny ant.” And Allah % knows best.

If such is the ruling for animals that are not responsible for their actions since they are not given commands and orders to fulfill, then there are greater grounds to conclude that justice and the returning of rights to those who deserve them from human beings will indeed occur,

“Abdullah ibn Mas‘ood a related that the Messenger of Allah # said, “On the Day of Resurrection, the first matter that will be ruled upon between people is blood (ie. the shedding of blood).” (Bukhaaree and Muslim)

We have already mentioned the following, which is taken from the hadith of the horn: “The one killed will come on the Day of Resurrection, and blood will be pouring forth from the veins in his (neck),” and in some narrations, “And his head is in his hand.” “Then he is attached to the killer, even in the case that his killing was done in the way of Allah. He (the one killed) will say, ‘O my Lord, ask this one — for what did he kill me” Allah # will say, ‘Why did you kill this one?’ He will say, ‘O my Lord, | killed him in order for the Glory to be Yours.’ Allah will say, ‘You have spoken the truth.’ And the one who was unjustly killed will say, ‘Ask this one — for what did he kill me?’ Allah 4 will say, ‘Why did you kill him?’ He will say, ‘In order for the Glory to be mine/” and in

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another narration, “to be for so and so.” “ ‘Allah 3€ will say, “Be destroyed!’ Then retribution will be exacted from him for each one that he killed unjustly. Then he remains under the will of Allah: if He wishes, He will punish him; and if He wishes, He will have mercy on him.”

This is a proof indicating that the killer or murderer is not necessarily punished in the Hellfire, as opposed to what is related from Ibn ‘Abbaas 4 and others from our early predecessors. It is even related from some of them that, “There is no repentance for the killer.” If this view is understood from the context that killing is from the rights of man and is not cancelled out by repentance, then that is correct. But if it is understood from the context that the killer must be punished, then that is not necessarily so, by dint of the hadith about the man who killed 99 people, and then completed that with the one-hundredth (victim). He then asked a scholar from the children of Israel whether he could repent. That scholar answered, “And who will stand between you and repentance? Go to such and such country, for verily, Allah is worshipped there.” When he headed toward it and then reached the halfway point between it and between the place he left, death overcame him and he died. And it was the angels of mercy who took him, (The hadith in its entirety is related in Muslim)

In Suratul-Furqaan, Allah % clearly mentioned that the repentance of the killer is accepted; He 0% said:

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“And those who invoke not ary other lah (god) along with Allah 4%, nor kill such person as Allah 8 has forbidden, except for just cause, nor coutmit illegal sexual intercourse-and whoever does this shall receive the punishment. The torment will be doubled to him on the Day of resurrection, and he will abide therein in disgrace; except those who repent”

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The place for this point to be fully elaborated upon is in a book of jurisprudence — and we seek help from Allah #. In a narration related by Al--Amah, Abu Ad-Dardaa 4 said, “The one who is killed will come on the Day of Resurrection and will sit on the path, When (his) killer passes by him, he will stand to him, take him by the collar, and say, “O my Lord, ask this one — for what did he kill me?’ He (the killer) will say, ‘So and so ordered me (to do so).’ Then the one who ordered (the killing) and the killer will be taken and thrown into the Hellfire.”

This is from the hadith of the horn: “Then Allah will issue judgment between His creation, until there remains no wrongdoing for one against another; even the one who mixed milk with water and then sold it will be charged with the task of separating the milk from the water.” Allah 3 said:

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Whoever Wrongs Another By Wrongfully Taking A Piece Of Land Will Be Enveloped By It From Seven Earths On The Day Of Resurrection

The Punishment Of The Picture-Takers And The Ones Who Make Three-Dimensional Statues On The Day Of Resurrection

Bukhaaree and Muslim related that, “Whosoever draws (or paints,

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etc) a picture (of a human being or animal) will be charged on the Day of Resurrection with the task of blowing a soul into it, and he will not be blowing (a soul into it; of course, because he cannot do 80).” This is the wording from another narration: “They will be punished; it will be said, ‘Bring to life that which you created.” Here is a narration found in As-sahih (Bukhaaree): “Whoever relates a dream that he didn’t see will be charged on the Day of Resurrection with the task of tying between two tiny hairs, and he will not (be able to) do so.” And we have previously related the hadith of Abu Hurairah 2: about wrongfully taking from the spoils of war and how the Prophet # magnified the significance of that sin: “Let me not find one of you come on the Day of Resurrection, and on his neck is a camel that has a Rughaa (sound of a camel}, a cow that has a Khuwaar (mocing sound of the cow), a sheep that Tai’ar (makes the sound of a sheep), or a horse that has a Hamhamah (the sound of a horse). Then he says, ‘O Muhammad, help me.” { will say, ‘I have no control whatsoever regarding you; I did indeed convey to you.” This hadith in its entirety is in Bukhaaree and Muslim.

On The Day Of Resurrection, The Two Feet Of The Slave Will Remain On The Land Of The Mahshar (Place Of Gathering) Until He Is Asked Concerning Five Matters

Ibn ‘Umar # related that Ibn Mas’ood 2 said, “On the Day of Resurrection, the two feet of the slave will remain (in their place, ie, not leaving the place of gathering) tmtil he is asked about five: about your life - how did you spend it? About your youth — in what did you wear it out? About your wealth — from where did you earn it? ‘And on what did you spend it? And what did you do based on what you learned?” (Related by Al-Haafidh Abu Ya‘laa)

‘Abdullah ibn ‘Aleem said, “When he would relate this hadith, “Abdullah Ibn Mas’ood .# would say, “Allah will meet alone with each one of you, just as one of you is alone with the moon on the night of the full moon. He # will say, ‘O My slave, what has misled you regarding Me? What did you do from that which you learned? What answer did you give to the Messengers?” (Related by AlBaihaqee)

“Adee ibn Haatim 4 related that the Messenger of Allah 2% said,

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“And one of you will indeed stand before Allah 4%, without there being a barrier that will be a veil between Allah and him; nor will there be an interpreter, interpreting for Him. He # will say, ‘Did I not give you wealth?’ He (the slave) will say, ‘Yes.’ He % will say, “Did I not send a Messenger to you?’ He will say, ‘Yes.’ He (the slave) will then look to his right, seeing nothing but the Hellfire. Then he will look to his left, seeing nothing but the Hellfire. Then let one of you ward off the Hellfire, even if (he does so) with a part of a date. And if he cannot find (a piece of a date to give in charity), then with a good word.” (Related by Al-Baihagee) Al-Bukhaaree related it in his sahih.

Safwaan ibn Maihriz said, “I was holding the hand of Ibn ‘Umar #, when a man came and said, ‘What did you hear the Messenger of Allah 2% say regarding the Najwaa (private discourse) on the Day of Resurrection?” Ibn ‘Umar . said, “I heard the Messenger of Allah #8 say, ‘Indeed, Allah brings the believer near and then places His cover over him, thus covering him from the people. And He #% makes him acknowledge his sins, saying to him, ‘Do you acknowledge such (and such) sin?’ When Allah makes him acknowledge his sins and when he sees in himself that he is destroyed, Allah # will say, ‘I indeed covered it for you in the world, and | forgive it for you today.’ Then he will be given the book of his good deeds, with his right. As for the disbelievers and the hypocrites, those that witness will say: “These are the ones who lied against their Lord! No doubt! The Curse of Allah is on the Dhaalimoon (polytheists, wrongdoers, oppressors).’” (Ahmad) It is also related in Bukhaaree and Muslim from the hadith of Qataadah.