(90) It is related by Abdullah bin Amr that the
Apostle of God said: On the Day of Requital, God will
bring out a man from among my followers, in the
presence of all creatures, and ninety-nine volumes
will be placed before him, each of which will be as
long as the eye can see. It will, then, be said to
him, [These are your Books of Deeds]. Do you deny any
of the deeds mentioned in them? Have Our angels who
kept a watch on your actions and recorded them been
unjust to you [and entered a sinful act wrongfully in
your account]? He will reply, No, my Lord! [No one
has been unjust to me and I am guilty of all the
[transgressions]. God will, then, say, Have you any
excuses to offer? He will reply, No, my Lord, I have
excuses. It will go on like this till [from the
questions and answers the man and all the others
present will begin to feel that he was doomed but,
then, the benevolence of the Most Merciful among those
who show mercy will reveal itself and] God will say,
Oh yes! We have also with Us a special virtuous deed
of yours and no injustice will be done to you this day
[i.e., you will not be deprived of its advantage].
Upon it, a piece of paper will be produced on which
will be written: Ash-had-o-An-La-Ila-ha-Il-lallah wa
Ash-had-o-An Mohammadan Abduhu wa Rasuluhu [I affirm
that there is no god save One God and I affirm that
Mohammad is His Slave and Apostle]. The bondsman will,
then, be told to make his way to the place where his
deeds were to be weighed [i.e., he will be told to go
there and have weighment done in his presence]. The
bondsman will, thereupon, submit, O Lord! What
comparison does this piece of paper bear with the
volumes? [i.e., What is the use of going there? The
result is know already]. No, God will say, You
will not be dealt with unjustly. [Full justice will be
done to you. The piece of paper you consider to be of
no value will also be weighed before you and the worth
and weight of the Kalima will be made known today and
its full benefit will be given to you. So, despair not
and go to the Scales of Deeds and see what it proves
to be]. After it, the ninety-nine volumes will be
placed on one pan of the Balance and the piece of
paper on the other pan, and the piece of paper will
turn out to be heavier than the ninety-nine volumes.
Nothing, [indeed], can be more weighty than the name
of Allah.
-Tirmidhi and Ibn-i-Maja
Commentary.-According to some authorities the Kalima
referred to in the above Tradition is the one that
will have been recited for the first time with the
object of stepping out of the bounds of Infidelity and
Polytheism and entering into the fold of Islam. At the
time of the weighment of deeds on the Day of Judgement
it will have the effect of annulling all the sins
committed before the acceptance of Islam. We have seen
already how all previous sins are forgiven on the
acceptance of Islam.
Another popular explanation is that it alludes to the
case of the bondsman who had led a life of folly and
transgression for a long time and one volume after
another had got compiled of his misdeeds till God
showed mercy to him and he earnestly set right his
bond with Allah and the Prophet through the Kalima and
died in that state.
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{Invite (mankind, O Muhammad ) to the Way of your Lord (i.e. Islam) with wisdom (i.e. with the Divine Inspiration and the Qur'an) and fair preaching, and argue with them in a way that is better. Truly, your Lord knows best who has gone astray from His Path, and He is the Best Aware of those who are guided.} (Holy Quran-16:125)
{And who is better in speech than he who [says: "My Lord is Allah (believes in His Oneness)," and then stands straight (acts upon His Order), and] invites (men) to Allah's (Islamic Monotheism), and does righteous deeds, and says: "I am one of the Muslims."} (Holy Quran-41:33)
The prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "By Allah, if Allah guides one person by you, it is better for you than the best types of camels." [al-Bukhaaree, Muslim]
The prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) also said, "Whoever calls to guidance will have a reward similar to the reward of the one who follows him, without the reward of either of them being lessened at all." [Muslim, Ahmad, Aboo Daawood, an-Nasaa'ee, at-Tirmidhee, Ibn Maajah]
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