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الإِيمَانُ بِالْيَوْمِ الآخِرِ Believing in the Last Day
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1/9/2016 2:55:26 PM
الإِيمَانُ بِالْيَوْمِ الآخِرِ Believing in the Last Day الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ العَالَمِينَ مَالِكِ يَوْمِ الدِّينِ, أحمدُهُ سبحانَهُ حَمْدًا يَلِيقُ بجلالِ وجهِهِ وعظيمِ سلطانِهِ، وأَشْهَدُ أَنْ لاَ إِلهَ إِلاَّ اللهُ وَحْدَهُ لاَ شَرِيكَ لَهُ أَحْكَمُ الحَاكِمِينَ وَهُوَ أَسْرَعُ الحَاسِبِينَ، وأَشْهَدُ أَنَّ سيدَنَا مُحَمَّدًا عَبْدُ اللهِ وَرَسُولُهُ وصفيُّهُ مِنْ خلقِهِ، اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ وسلِّمْ وبارِكْ علَى سيدِنَا محمدٍ وعلَى آلِهِ وصحبِهِ أجمعينَ، ومَنْ تَبِعَهُمْ بإحسانٍ إلَى يومِ الدِّينِ. أمَّا بعدُ: فأُوصيكُمْ عبادَ اللهِ ونَفْسِي بتقوَى اللهِ جلَّ وعلاَ وبالعملِ ليومِ القيامةِ امتثالاً لقَولِهِ تعالَى:( يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ اتَّقُوا رَبَّكُمْ وَاخْشَوْا يَوْمًا لاَّ يَجْزِي وَالِدٌ عَن وَلَدِهِ وَلا مَوْلُودٌ هُوَ جَازٍ عَن وَالِدِهِ شَيْئًا إِنَّ وَعْدَ اللَّهِ حَقٌّ فَلا تَغُرَّنَّكُمُ الْحَيَاةُ الدُّنْيَا وَلا يَغُرَّنَّكُم بِاللَّهِ الْغَرُورُ) ( ). أيُّها المسلمونَ: الإيمانُ باليومِ الآخِرِ والتصديقُ بهِ رُكْنٌ مِنْ أركانِ الإيمانِ، قالَ عزَّ وجلَّ: (يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا آمِنُوا بِاللَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِ وَالْكِتَابِ الَّذِي نَزَّلَ عَلَى رَسُولِهِ وَالْكِتَابِ الَّذِي أَنْزَلَ مِنْ قَبْلُ وَمَنْ يَكْفُرْ بِاللَّهِ وَمَلائِكَتِهِ وَكُتُبِهِ وَرُسُلِهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الآخِرِ فَقَدْ ضَلَّ ضَلالاً بَعِيدًا) ( ). Believing in the Last Day is indeed an article of Iman (faith) as Allah the most Exalted says, “O you who have believed, believe in Allah and His Messenger and the Book that He sent down upon His Messenger and the Scripture which He sent down before. And whoever disbelieves in Allah, His angels, His books, His messengers, and the Last Day has certainly gone far astray.” (Annisaa: 136). وعَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رضي اللهُ عنه قال: كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم بَارِزًا يَوْماً لِلنَّاسِ، فَأَتَاهُ جِبْرِيلُ فَقَالَ: مَا الإِيمَانُ؟ قَالَ: « الإِيمَانُ أَنْ تُؤْمِنَ بِاللَّهِ وَمَلاَئِكَتِهِ وَبِلِقَائِهِ وَرُسُلِهِ، وَتُؤْمِنَ بِالْبَعْثِ»( ). One day while the Prophet pbuh was sitting in the company of some people, (The angel) Jibreel came and asked, "What is faith?" Allah's Apostle replied, 'Faith is to believe in Allah, His angels, (the) meeting with Him, His Apostles, and to believe in Resurrection." ومِنْ أسماءِ اليومِ الآخِرِ يومُ القيامةِ،ويومُ البعثِ، ويومُ الحسابِ. Variations of its name include the Day of Resurrection, Gathering, Judgment and Reckoning. وفِي اليومِ الآخِرِ يَظْهَرُ تمامُ عدْلِ اللهِ عنْدَ حسابِهِ لعبادِهِ فلاَ يذهَبُ عمَلُ أحدٍ هَباءً، ولاَ يَستوِي مَنْ أطاعَ ومَنْ عَصَى، قالَ الله : (أَمْ حَسِبَ الَّذِينَ اجْتَرَحُوا السَّيِّئَاتِ أَنْ نَجْعَلَهُمْ كَالَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ سَوَاءً مَحْيَاهُمْ وَمَمَاتُهُمْ سَاءَ مَا يَحْكُمُونَ) ( ). On the Last Day, the utmost Divine justice shall prevail when Allah is questioning His Creation; no one’s deeds shall go in vain and the righteous and the unrighteous cannot be treated equally. Allah the most High says, “Or do those who commit evils think We will make them like those who have believed and done righteous deeds - [make them] equal in their life and their death? Evil is that which they judge.” (Al Jathiya: 21). عبادَ اللهِ: ولِأهميةِ ذلكَ اليومِ فقَدْ وَصَفَ لنَا ربُّنَا تباركَ وتعالَى فِي القرآنِ الكريمِ بعضَ أحوالِهِ ليُذكِّرَنَا فلاَ ننْسَى، قالَ سبحانَهُ: (يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ اتَّقُوا رَبَّكُمْ إِنَّ زَلْزَلَةَ السَّاعَةِ شَيْءٌ عَظِيمٌ* يَوْمَ تَرَوْنَهَا تَذْهَلُ كُلُّ مُرْضِعَةٍ عَمَّا أَرْضَعَتْ وَتَضَعُ كُلُّ ذَاتِ حَمْلٍ حَمْلَهَا وَتَرَى النَّاسَ سُكَارَى وَمَا هُمْ بِسُكَارَى وَلَكِنَّ عَذَابَ اللَّهِ شَدِيدٌ)( ) Dear Servants of Allah, Because of the importance of this day, a glimpse into it was described in the holy Quran as a reminder to us. Allah, may Glory be to him, says, “O mankind, fear your Lord. Indeed, the convulsion of the [final] Hour is a terrible thing. On the Day you see it every nursing mother will be distracted from that [child] she was nursing, and every pregnant woman will abort her pregnancy, and you will see the people [appearing] intoxicated while they are not intoxicated; but the punishment of Allah is severe.” (Al Haj: 1-2). وقالَ عزَّ وجلَّ: (فَإِذَا جَاءَتِ الصَّاخَّةُ* يَوْمَ يَفِرُّ المَرْءُ مِنْ أَخِيهِ* وَأُمِّهِ وَأَبِيهِ*وَصَاحِبَتِهِ وَبَنِيهِ* لِكُلِّ امْرِئٍ مِّنْهُمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ شَأْنٌ يُغْنِيه)( ) He also says, “But when there comes the Deafening Blast on the Day a man will flee from his brother and his mother and his father and his wife and his children. For every man, that Day, will be a matter adequate for him.” (Abasa: 33-37). وقدْ أخبرَنَا النبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم ببعضِ أحوالِ الناسِ فِي ذلكَ اليومِ فقالَ صلى الله عليه وسلم : « إِنَّ اللَّهَ يُدْنِي الْمُؤْمِنَ فَيَضَعُ عَلَيْهِ كَنَفَهُ، وَيَسْتُرُهُ فَيَقُولُ: أَتَعْرِفُ ذَنْبَ كَذَا ؟ أَتَعْرِفُ ذَنْبَ كَذَا؟ فَيَقُولُ: نَعَمْ أَيْ رَبِّ، حَتَّى إِذَا قَرَّرَهُ بِذُنُوبِهِ، وَرَأَى فِي نَفْسِهِ أَنَّهُ هَلَكَ، قَالَ: سَتَرْتُهَا عَلَيْكَ فِى الدُّنْيَا، وَأَنَا أَغْفِرُهَا لَكَ الْيَوْمَ، فَيُعْطَى كِتَابَ حَسَنَاتِهِ، وَأَمَّا الْكَافِرُ وَالْمُنَافِقُونَ فَيَقُولُ الأَشْهَادُ : هَؤُلاَءِ الَّذِينَ كَذَبُوا عَلَى رَبِّهِمْ، أَلاَ لَعْنَةُ اللَّهِ عَلَى الظَّالِمِينَ»( ). For his part, our Prophet pbuh described the situation of people on that particular day, saying, “Allah will bring a believer near Him and shelter him with His Screen and ask him: Did you commit such-and-such sins? He will say: Yes, my Lord. Allah will keep on asking him till he will confess all his sins and will think that he is ruined. Allah will say: 'I did screen your sins in the world and I forgive them for you today', and then he will be given the book of his good deeds. Regarding infidels and hypocrites (their evil acts will be exposed publicly) and the witnesses will say: These are the people who lied against their Lord. Behold! The Curse of Allah is upon the wrongdoers.” أيهَا المؤمنونَ: إنَّ تذكُّرَ الآخِرةِ يُحرِّكُ القلوبَ، ويُذكِّرُ النُّفُوسَ، ويَدْفَعُ الناسَ إلَى حُسْنِ العملِ وجَمِيلِ الصَّنِيعِ، فيبرُّ الولدُ والدَيْهِ، ويُحْسِنُ الجَارُ إلَى جارِهِ، ويُؤدِّي الموظفُ أمانَتَهُ، ويُتقِنُ العاملُ عَمَلَهُ، ويُعطِي ربُّ العملِ الحقوقَ لِعُمَّالِهِ، ويَعطِفُ الكبيرُ علَى الصغيرِ، ويُطعِمُ الغنِيُّ الفقيرَ، وكُلُّ ذلكَ طلباً لِمَرضاةِ اللهِ تعالَى، وخوفاً مِنْ هَوْلِ يومِ القيامةِ، وقدْ بشَّرَ اللهُ تعالَى المحسنينَ فِي الدنيَا، بالنجاةِ فِي الآخرةِ، لِمَا قامُوا بهِ مِنْ فِعْلٍ رشيدٍ، وقولٍ سديدٍ ، كانَ سببًا فِي فوزِهِمْ يومَ الوعيدِ، Dear Muslims, The Last Day and the judgment that awaits everyone should serve as a wake-up call to hearts and minds to do good deeds. Practically, this must prompt people to engage in good actions. For example, children must treat their parents nicely, neighbours deal nicely with each other, employees discharge their responsibilities with honesty, workers perform their job perfectly, employers fulfill the rights of their dependent workers, the older show sympathy towards the younger, and the rich feed the poor. All of this is for winning Allah’s satisfaction and for fear of the tribulation of that Day. Indeed Allah has promised the pious salvation in the Hereafter as recompense in return for their good actions and speech. قالَ سبحانَهُ وتعالى: ( وَيُطْعِمُونَ الطَّعَامَ عَلَى حُبِّهِ مِسْكِيناً وَيَتِيماً وَأَسِيراً* إِنَّمَا نُطْعِمُكُمْ لِوَجْهِ اللَّهِ لا نُرِيدُ مِنْكُمْ جَزَاءً وَلا شُكُوراً* إِنَّا نَخَافُ مِنْ رَبِّنَا يَوْماً عَبُوساً قَمْطَرِيراً* فَوَقَاهُمُ اللَّهُ شَرَّ ذَلِكَ الْيَوْمِ وَلَقَّاهُمْ نَضْرَةً وَسُرُوراً)( ) . He the Almighty says, “And they give food in spite of love for it to the needy, the orphan, and the captive, [Saying], "We feed you only for the countenance of Allah. We wish not from you reward or gratitude. Indeed, We fear from our Lord a Day austere and distressful." So Allah will protect them from the evil of that Day and give them radiance and happiness.” (Al Insan: 8-11). نَعَمْ، إنَّ اليومَ الآخِرَ هوَ اليومُ الذِي تتقلَّبُ فيهِ القُلُوبُ، وتَشتَدُّ فيهِ الكُرُوبُ، ولِذلكَ يَستعدُّ لهُ المؤمنونَ، فَهُمْ لَهُ مُشَمِّرُون، يَتضرَّعُونَ ويَسْجدونَ، وعلَى صلاتِهِمْ دائمونَ، وللزَّكاةِ فَاعِلُونَ، ومِنْ عَذَابِ ربِّهِمْ مُشفقونَ، وعن اللَّغْوِ مُعْرِضُون، قالَ تعالَى: (رِجَالٌ لاَّ تُلْهِيهِمْ تِجَارَةٌ وَلاَ بَيْعٌ عَن ذِكْرِ اللَّهِ وَإِقَامِ الصَلاةِ وَإِيتَاءِ الزَّكَاةِ يَخَافُونَ يَوْماً تَتَقَلَّبُ فِيهِ القُلُوبُ وَالأَبْصَارُ)( ) Truly, it is the Day of Judgment when the hearts will fearfully turn about and the distress will heighten. But true believers will always ready themselves to it because they trust that it is inevitable. Thus they will pray and supplicate to their Creator and give Zakat and charity. Standing in awe for meeting their Lord, they keep away from sins, holding a mixed feeling of fear and hope for a day when no worship or actions are accepted anymore. Allah the most exalted says, “[Are] men whom neither commerce nor sale distracts from the remembrance of Allah and performance of prayer and giving of zakah. They fear a Day in which the hearts and eyes will [fearfully] turn about.” (Annur: 37). فهنيئاً لِمَنِ استقامَ وتابَ، واستعدَّ لِيومِ الحسابِ، وسَخَّرَ جَوَارِحَهُ فِي أَعمالِ البِرِّ والإحسانِ. Indeed, glad tidings to whoever repents and gets ready to the Day of Reckoning by devoting himself wholly to acts of kindness and charity so the latter will testify for him when standing in front of Allah. اللَّهمَّ اجعلْنَا مِمَّنْ يستمعونَ القولَ, فيتَّبعونَ أحسَنَهُ، ووَفِّقنَا جميعًا لطاعتِكَ وطاعةِ رسولِكَ محمدٍ  وطاعةِ مَنْ أمَرْتَنَا بطاعتِهِ، عملاً بقولِكَ: (يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا أَطِيعُوا اللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُوا الرَّسُولَ وَأُوْلِي الأَمْرِ مِنكُمْ) ( ) . أقولُ قولِي هذَا وأَسْتَغْفِرُ اللهَ لِي ولكُمْ، فاستغفِرُوهُ إنَّهُ هوَ الغفورُ الرحيمُ .


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