No. 20 – Bite Size Ramadan 1444 -2023
Day 20 –The First to be Judged on the Day of Judgement
Translated & Compiled
By
Abbas Abu Yahya
From Abu Hurairah who said that I heard the Messenger of Allaah -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam- saying:
‘Indeed the first of the people to be judged on the Day of Judgement is a man who was martyred and he will be brought forward. He will be presented with blessings which he was given and he will acknowledge them.
Allaah will say to him: What did you do for these blessings?’
He will say: I fought for Your sake, until I was martyred.’
Allaah will say: ‘You lied, you fought so that it could be said that so and so is brave, and that is what was said.’
Then it would be ordered to take him and drag him on his face until he is thrown into the fire.
A man learnt knowledge and he taught it, and he recited the Qur’aan, he will be brought forward. He will be presented with blessings which he was given and he will acknowledge them.
Allaah will say to him: What did you do for these blessings?’
He will say: I learnt knowledge and taught it, and I recited Qur’aan for Your sake.’
Allaah will say: ‘You lied, you did so, so that it could be said that he is a scholar, and you recited Qur’aan, so it could be said you are a reciter, and that is what was said.’
Then it would be ordered to take him and drag him on his face until he is thrown into the fire.
A man will be blessed and given different types of wealth and he will be brought forward. He will be presented with blessings he was given and he will acknowledge them.
Allaah will say to him: What did you do for these blessings?’
He will say: I did not leave off a path which You love, that money is spent for, except that I spent in that path for You.’
Allaah will say: ‘You lied, you did so, so that it could be said that you are generous, and that is what was said.’
Then it would be ordered to take him and drag him on his face until he is thrown into the fire. ‘
[Collected by Muslim, Nisa’ee]
An Explanation
Shaykh Muhammad Nasiruddeen Al-Albaani commented saying:
‘It was said for each of these three types: ‘and that is what was said.’ It was said to the scholar, you disseminated knowledge so that it could be said, so and so is a scholar, and you have received your reward (in the Dunya of what they said).
So, the people began saying so and so is a scholar, there is none like him from the scholars.
‘and that is what was said.’ This means, that you have achieved your reward hastily (in the worldly life) and now take your delayed recompense, which is none other than the Hell-Fire.
If only he had been saved with his initial capital (his knowledge), however, now knowledge is not for him or against him, and his ending was in the Hell-Fire.
This was because he took his knowledge as a means for the Dunya (worldly life), he did not fear Allaah regarding that knowledge, nor did he intend with it the Face of Allaah, and he was thrown into the Hell-Fire, and likewise the same was said to the rich person and the Mujahid, ‘and that is what was said,’ to the Mujahid, that you intended that it would be said that so and so is brave, ‘and that is what was said’.
Likewise, the rich person intended that it would be said, so and so is generous, ‘and that is what was said’. So, they were all taken to the Hell-fire, they were the three types about whom the Messenger -alayhi as-Salam- said:
‘Indeed the first of the people to be burnt by the Hell-Fire on the Day of Judgement…’ whereas it was supposed that these would be the foremost and primarily entering Paradise, specifically the people of knowledge, since Allaah Azza wa Jal said about them:
يرفع الله الذين آمنوا منكم والذين آتوتوا العلم درجات
<< Allaah will exalt in degree those of you who believe, and those who have been granted knowledge.>>
Hence, when the people were devoid of this second condition which is sincerity in worship for Allaah in Jihad, in knowledge, in Zakat, then their worship overturns against them as evil and punishment. This is why that, from the conditions for a deed to be righteous is that firstly it is in agreement with the Sunnah, and secondly, sincerity for the Face of Allaah -the Blessed and Most High.
So, when the Islaamic Ummah returns back like this in its knowledge, returning back to the Book and the Sunnah, and its deeds, by following the Sunnah of the Messenger whilst having sincerity for the Lord of all creation. Then the Islaamic life will have a fresh start on its journey. On that day the believers will have joy with the aid of Allaah, like the Messenger -alayhi as-Salat wa Salam said:
“بَشِّرْ هذه الأمّةَ بالسَّناءِ والدِّين والرِّفعةِ، والتمكين في الأرضِ،
فَمَنْ عَمِل منهم عَملَ الآخرةِ للدنيا؛ لم يَكُنْ له في الآخرةِ من نَصيبٍ”.
‘Give glad tidings to this Ummah of being exalted, and the establishment of the Deen, and a lofty status and dominance and authority on the earth. Whoever from them did an action from the actions of the hereafter for the sake of the Duniya, then he will have no reward in the hereafter.’
And all praise belongs to Allaah the Lord of all that exists.’
[Silsilah al-Huda wa Noor no. 392]
Love of being Famous
Shaykh Muhammad Nasiruddeen Al-Albaani said:
‘This time period [we live in] is a time of strange matters. It is a time where people love to be famous.
So, just as we constantly repeat and reiterate:
حُبّ الظهور يقطع الظهور
‘Love of being famous breaks backs.’ (Meaning it is destroys a person)
[Silsilah al-Huda wa Noor no.636]
Arabic
عن أبي هريرة -رضي الله عنه- أنّ النبيّ -عليه الصلاة والسلام- قال: (إنَّ أوَّلَ النَّاسِ يُقْضَى يَومَ القِيامَةِ عليه رَجُلٌ اسْتُشْهِدَ، فَأُتِيَ به فَعَرَّفَهُ نِعَمَهُ فَعَرَفَها، قالَ: فَما عَمِلْتَ فيها؟ قالَ: قاتَلْتُ فِيكَ حتَّى اسْتُشْهِدْتُ، قالَ: كَذَبْتَ، ولَكِنَّكَ قاتَلْتَ لأَنْ يُقالَ: جَرِيءٌ، فقَدْ قيلَ، ثُمَّ أُمِرَ به فَسُحِبَ علَى وجْهِهِ حتَّى أُلْقِيَ في النَّارِ، ورَجُلٌ تَعَلَّمَ العِلْمَ، وعَلَّمَهُ وقَرَأَ القُرْآنَ، فَأُتِيَ به فَعَرَّفَهُ نِعَمَهُ فَعَرَفَها، قالَ: فَما عَمِلْتَ فيها؟ قالَ: تَعَلَّمْتُ العِلْمَ، وعَلَّمْتُهُ وقَرَأْتُ فِيكَ القُرْآنَ، قالَ: كَذَبْتَ، ولَكِنَّكَ تَعَلَّمْتَ العِلْمَ لِيُقالَ: عالِمٌ، وقَرَأْتَ القُرْآنَ لِيُقالَ: هو قارِئٌ، فقَدْ قيلَ، ثُمَّ أُمِرَ به فَسُحِبَ علَى وجْهِهِ حتَّى أُلْقِيَ في النَّارِ، ورَجُلٌ وسَّعَ اللَّهُ عليه، وأَعْطاهُ مِن أصْنافِ المالِ كُلِّهِ، فَأُتِيَ به فَعَرَّفَهُ نِعَمَهُ فَعَرَفَها، قالَ: فَما عَمِلْتَ فيها؟ قالَ: ما تَرَكْتُ مِن سَبِيلٍ تُحِبُّ أنْ يُنْفَقَ فيها إلَّا أنْفَقْتُ فيها لَكَ، قالَ: كَذَبْتَ، ولَكِنَّكَ فَعَلْتَ لِيُقالَ: هو جَوادٌ، فقَدْ قيلَ، ثُمَّ أُمِرَ به فَسُحِبَ علَى وجْهِهِ، ثُمَّ أُلْقِيَ في النَّارِ).
شرح حديث : ( ثلاثة تسعر بهم النار ، عالم ومجاهد وغني ) . حفظ
الشيخ : … ولا أهم من بين تلك الأحاديث من حديث أبي هريرة الذي أخرجه الإمام مسلم في صحيحه عنه رضي الله تعالى قال قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم قال: ( أول خلق الله تسعر بهم النار يوم القيامة ثلاثة :عالم ومجاهد وغنى ، قال عليه السلام : يؤتى بالعالم يوم القيامة فيقال له ماذا عملت فيما علمت ؟ فيقول : يا ربى نشرته فى سبيلك ، فيقال له : كذبت إنما علمت ليقول الناس فلان عالم وقد قيل خذوا به الى النار ” والعياذ بالله ” ، يؤتى بالمجاهد فيقال له ماذا عملت فيما أنعم الله من قوة ؟ فيقول : يا ربى قاتلت في سبيلك ، فيقال له : كذبت إنما قاتلت ليقول الناس فلان مجاهد ، … خذوا به إلى النار ، يؤتى بالغنى فيقال له ماذا فعلت فيما أنعم الله عليك من مال ؟ فيقول : يا ربى أنفقته فى سبيلك ، فيقال له : كذبت إنما فعلت ليقول الناس فلان كريم
… ) وفى كلٍ من هؤلاء الثلاثة يقال لكل واحد منهم ( وقد قيل ) ، يقال للعالم أنت نشرت العلم ليقول الناس فلان عالم وقد حصلت على أجرك ، فصار الناس يقولون فلان عالم ما مثله فى العلماء ، ( قد قيل ) أي حصلت أجرك عاجلا فخذ أجرك أجلا ألا وهو النار ، ليته نجا برأس ماله لا له ولا عليه ، لكن كان عاقبة أمره النار ، ذلك لأنه اتخذ العلم وسيلة للدنيا فلم يتق الله فيه ولا قصد به وجه الله ، فألقى به فى النار كذلك يقال للغنى وللمجاهد ، قد قيل للمجاهد إنك قصدت أن يقال فلان بطل ( وقد قيل ) ، كذلك الغنى قصدت أن يقال فلان كريم ( وقد قيل ) فيؤخذ بهم إلى النار جميعا ، فهؤلاء الثلاثة يقول الرسول عليه السلام ( هم أول من تسعر بهم النار يوم القيامة ) ،
مع أن المفروض أن يكون هؤلاء من السابقين الأولين دخولا الجنة ، وبخاصة أهل العلم الذين قال الله عَزّ وجل فيهم (( يرفع الله الذين آمنوا منكم والذين آتوتوا العلم درجات )) فحينما أخلوا بهذا الشرط الثانى وهو الإخلاص فى العبادة لله فى الجهاد فى العلم فى الزكاة انقلبت عبادتهم عليهم وزرا وعذابا ، لذلك فمن شرط العمل الصالح أن يكون أولا: مطابقا للسنة ، وثانيا : خالصا لوجه الله تبارك وتعالى، حينما تعود الأمة الإسلامية هكذا فى علمها وفى عملها فى علمها على الكتاب والسنة حسب التفصيل السابق ، وفى عملها حسب التفصيل السابق ،اقتداء بسنته وإخلاصا لرب الأنام يومئذ تستأنف الحياة الإسلامية مسيرتها ، ويومئذ يفرح المؤمنون بنصر الله كما قال عليه الصلاة والسلام وبه أختم هذه الكلمة ( بشر هذه الأمة بالسناء والدين والرفعة أو الرفعة بالتمكين في الأرض ، ومن عمل منهم عمل الآخرة للدنيا لم يكن له في الآخرة من نصيب ) والحمد لله رب العالمين .
قال العلامة الألباني – رحمه الله -:
هذا الزمان زمان العجائب، وزمان حُبّ الظهور، وكما نقول مراراً وتكراراً حُبّ الظهور يقطع الظهور.
سلسلة الهدى والنور (٦٣٦/١)