Thalath Usool January 12, 2013

January 12, 2013

The three important questions in the grave

Muhammad . Deen has three elements: (1) Al

apparent actions; (2) Al-Iman: regarding

perfection in worshipping Allah . We have discussed the five pillars of Islam.

There are five pillars of Iman out of which we have discussed four

discussion of the fifth pillar which is the Belief on the Last Day.

Recap of Belief on the Last Day:

Today we will continue talking about the last pillar of faith which is the belief on the Last Da

with the knowledge about these pillars of faith and to renew the knowledge constantly to have a firmer faith.

1 Under Al-Iman we have already discussed four arkaan: (1) Iman Billah

three important questions in the grave are related to our Lord, our Deen and our Prophet

: (1) Al-Islam: the five pillars of Islam which are the

garding the actions of the heart; and (3) Al-Ihsan: the

have discussed the five pillars of Islam.

five pillars of Iman out of which we have discussed four1 and have started the

he Belief on the Last Day.

Today we will continue talking about the last pillar of faith which is the belief on the Last Da

with the knowledge about these pillars of faith and to renew the knowledge constantly to have a firmer faith.

Iman we have already discussed four arkaan: (1) Iman Billah (2) Angels (3) Books

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and our Prophet

Islam: the five pillars of Islam which are the

and have started the

Today we will continue talking about the last pillar of faith which is the belief on the Last Day. We need to fill our heart

with the knowledge about these pillars of faith and to renew the knowledge constantly to have a firmer faith.

and (4) Messengers .

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To have the belief on the Last Day (

the resurrection and recompense on an appointed day, the knowledge about which has not been given to us, only Allah

knows about when that will happen.

There is no day after the Day of Judgement and to have belief on the Last Day we need to have belief on thre

( ):

1. On the resurrection which means Allah will give life to everyone after the second blow of the trumpet

( ) in order to call everyone for the account.

The people will be resurrected on that day

( ).

2. Belief in the accounts and

called for his accounts in front of Allah (

).

Surah Ghashiya Ayah 25 & 26 and Surah Anbiya Ayah

Then indeed, upon Us is their account (26).

) also known by other names like Day of Judgement, means to have faith on

esurrection and recompense on an appointed day, the knowledge about which has not been given to us, only Allah

There is no day after the Day of Judgement and to have belief on the Last Day we need to have belief on thre

which means Allah will give life to everyone after the second blow of the trumpet

in order to call everyone for the account.

he people will be resurrected on that day bare-footed ( ), naked ( ) and uncircumcised

in the accounts and the recompense everyone will be

( ) for his deeds and actions and then he will be recompensed

and Surah Anbiya Ayah 47 are evidence for this belief.

Indeed, to Us is their return (25). Surah Ghashiya

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) also known by other names like Day of Judgement, means to have faith on

esurrection and recompense on an appointed day, the knowledge about which has not been given to us, only Allah

There is no day after the Day of Judgement and to have belief on the Last Day we need to have belief on three matters

which means Allah will give life to everyone after the second blow of the trumpet

and then he will be recompensed (

Surah Ghashiya

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We need to know that whatever our deeds and actions are in this world, no matter how tiny the

will be brought on that day and we will be accounted for those deeds and actions.

time of Allah and pray that we are not

and acceptable deeds on the balance on that day.

There is evidence that everybody will be called for accounts in the Hadith:

So look at how Allah will recompense us on that Day:

we can have multiple rewards for the hasanat but for the sins the

accountability will be equal to one for one sin

And We place the scales of justice for the Day of Resurrection,

so no soul will be treated unjustly at all. And if there is [even]

the weight of a mustard seed, We will bring it forth.

sufficient are We as accountant. (Surah Anbiya

need to know that whatever our deeds and actions are in this world, no matter how tiny the

will be brought on that day and we will be accounted for those deeds and actions. This should make a person alert all the

and pray that we are not deprived on the Day of Judgement and should pray that we have

on that day.

will be called for accounts in the Hadith:

will recompense us on that Day:

e hasanat but for the sins the

for one sin only – this is the mercy of Allah .

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And We place the scales of justice for the Day of Resurrection,

so no soul will be treated unjustly at all. And if there is [even]

the weight of a mustard seed, We will bring it forth. And

Surah Anbiya: Ayah 47)

need to know that whatever our deeds and actions are in this world, no matter how tiny they are and good or bad, they

should make a person alert all the

deprived on the Day of Judgement and should pray that we have Allah’s mercy

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Our faith would be incomplete if we don’t

and His justice. If there is no accountability and recompense then it is like vain, everybo

without any fear of punishment or hope of reward.

3. to believe in the Paradise and hell

all the creation ( ) and that there is no life after this life, a place

to their deeds in this life. Paradise is the mercy of Allah

mentioned in many Ayahs in Quran and also in Ahadith

go to Paradise without having Allah’s m

anger and wrath of Allah and will have punishment as a recompense.

Allah created both paradise and hell before the creation of

don’t believe in the recompense and accounts and it shows the Wisdom of A

there is no accountability and recompense then it is like vain, everybody doing what they want to do

ent or hope of reward.

to believe in the Paradise and hell we need to believe that these are the final destination for

and that there is no life after this life, a place where all the creatures will go

Paradise is the mercy of Allah which is

mentioned in many Ayahs in Quran and also in Ahadith that nobody will

s mercy. Whereas the hell is the

and will have punishment as a recompense.

before the creation of the human

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and it shows the Wisdom of Allah

dy doing what they want to do

we need to believe that these are the final destination for

where all the creatures will go according

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beings., so both of them are the creation of Allah

Hadith.

We need to do good deeds but we will go to paradise only

believe in all these to know why our true religion is Isla

Paradise is a place of delights (

world and far more than we could even imagine and Allah has prepare

muttaqeen who protect and guard themselves against the

to Allah on a continuous basis and the mu’mineen

paradise is given in the Hadith as well2.

Allah has mentioned in Surah Sajda Ayah 17

the hell fire is the place of punishment and torment

difficult situations and tests but these are nothing as compared to what they will face

2 HADITH QUDSI:On the authority of Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him), who said that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings

said: "Allah said: 'I have prepared for My righteous servants what no eye has seen and no ear has heard, nor has it occurred

(1): "And no soul knows what joy for them (the inhabitants of Paradise) has been kep

Majah.] (1) The words "Thus recite if you wish" are those of Abu Hurayrah.

e creation of Allah and they can speak, how we don’t know that but it is to

need to do good deeds but we will go to paradise only because of Allah’s mercy and we need to know all these and

n all these to know why our true religion is Islam.

) which we cannot even imagine, far better than what we have in this

world and far more than we could even imagine and Allah has prepared it for the believers (

who protect and guard themselves against the anger of Allah and always busy themselves in the deeds pleasing

mu’mineen who believe in everything which Allah has said

Surah Sajda Ayah 17 about the delights of Paradise:

And no soul knows what has been hidden for them of

comfort for eyes as reward for what they used to do

place of punishment and torment ( ) even in this life sometimes people face very

difficult situations and tests but these are nothing as compared to what they will face in the hell;

:On the authority of Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him), who said that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings

said: "Allah said: 'I have prepared for My righteous servants what no eye has seen and no ear has heard, nor has it occurred to the human heart.'" Thus recite if you wish

(1): "And no soul knows what joy for them (the inhabitants of Paradise) has been kept hidden (Qur'an Chapter 32 Verse 17)." [Bukhari, Muslim, at

(1) The words "Thus recite if you wish" are those of Abu Hurayrah.

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know that but it is told in the

s mercy and we need to know all these and

, far better than what we have in this

) the

anger of Allah and always busy themselves in the deeds pleasing

has said. The description of

l knows what has been hidden for them of

comfort for eyes as reward for what they used to do.

in this life sometimes people face very

in the hell; the hell which has been

:On the authority of Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him), who said that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him)

to the human heart.'" Thus recite if you wish

t hidden (Qur'an Chapter 32 Verse 17)." [Bukhari, Muslim, at-Tirmidhi and Ibn

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prepared for the disbelievers (

one who associate with Allah partners and deny the Oneness of Allah

What are the fruits of believing in the Day of Judgement (

has multiple fruits (rewards);

1.

good deeds; he will not take worship lightly, he knows that this life is te

and nothing is more important than to be successful

this will motivate us to do for good deeds for the sake of Allah

2. : It will have more impact and fear of Allah

during the sin and he will be afraid that his heart love the sin and inclined to d

sin because they know that Allah even knows what we have in our hearts and

when we know that nobody rewards like Allah

because of the punishment we will face on the day of judgement.

Allah only. Why are people inclined to do more sins these days because they are not knowledgeable enough about the

Day of Judgement and the temptation from shaytan drive us away fr

faith; we don’t have any value without faith.

). The zalimeen are the ones who disbelieve in Allah

and deny the Oneness of Allah .

in the Day of Judgement ( )? To believe in the Day of J

: He will be encouraged to do

good deeds; he will not take worship lightly, he knows that this life is temporary

important than to be successful on the Day of Judgement and

eeds for the sake of Allah .

will have more impact and fear of Allah while

during the sin and he will be afraid that his heart love the sin and inclined to do the

even knows what we have in our hearts and

that nobody rewards like Allah and nobody punishes like Him then we will be

of the punishment we will face on the day of judgement. When we abstain from sins it will be for the sake of

are people inclined to do more sins these days because they are not knowledgeable enough about the

tation from shaytan drive us away from the good deeds. Nothing

have any value without faith. Faith makes us better human and willingness to do good and abstain from

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zalimeen are the ones who disbelieve in Allah ; the

believe in the Day of Judgement

and nobody punishes like Him then we will be afraid of doing sins

we abstain from sins it will be for the sake of

are people inclined to do more sins these days because they are not knowledgeable enough about the

othing has more value than the

to do good and abstain from

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evil and quickly repenting if we fall into a sin. For all these we need to have a firm belief on the day of judgement,

accountability and recompense.

3. : The belief and its fruit is that it gives a comfort to the believer. Sometimes we

don’t get what we want in this duniya and sometimes we have it but we lose it but when we know that this is a temporary

life and we believe in Allah and the Day of Judgement, we will not feel sad if we lose any worldly thing. But when we

miss and lose good deeds and lose opportunities to do good then this will make us sad because we know what we have

missed and the fear of losing the paradise.

4. : It will make a person better human being because he knows one day Allah will call

him for accounts so he will try to be a good person and improve on his behavior and will try to make good relationship

with people. The belief really reform a person and eventually the whole society because everybody will be knowing that

this is a temporary world and they will not be jealous with other people, they will not misbehave and they will guard

themselves from evil deeds and will try their best to be good human to get the reward on the day of judgement so this

belief will transform the whole society into in ideal one.

To be continued next week Insha’Allah

We ask Allah for His forgiveness and Mercy. Anything that is good from these notes is from Allah . Any mistakes & misrepresentations

are my own. I ask Allah for His acceptance of all our good deeds and forgiveness of our sins Ameen.