questioned about his sin on the Day of Resurrection?.
Praise be to Allaah.
Perhaps the questioner is referring to the verse in which Allah, may
He be glorified and exalted, says (interpretation of the meaning): "So
on that Day no question will be asked of man or jinn as to his sin"
[ar-Rahmaan 55:39].
This is one of the verses in Soorat ar-Rahmaan that speak of the
terrors of the Day of Resurrection and explain that one aspect of the
terror of that great Day is that no human or jinn will be questioned
about his sin.
The scholars have given a number of interpretations for this verse:
1.
That humans and jinn will not be questioned on the Day of Resurrection
by way of finding out about their sins, because Allah, may He be
glorified and exalted, knows best aboutthem. But He will questionthem
by way of making a statement or a rebuke or telling off. This is more
frightening and serves to emphasise the horror of what will happen on
the Day of Resurrection.
Shaykh Ibn 'Uthaymeen (may Allah have mercy on him) says:
"no question will be askedof man or jinn as to his sin" – why? Because
everything is known. What is meant here is thatthere will be no
questioning by way of finding out, because all things are known. As
for the kind of asking that is intended as a stern rebuke, that will
take place. Allah, may He be exalted, says:
"And (remember) the Day (Allah) will call to them, and say: What
answer gave you to the Messengers?
Then the news of a good answer will be obscured to them on that day,
and they will not be able to ask one another"
[al-Qasas 28:65]
"Except those on the Right, (i.e. the pious true believers of Islamic
Monotheism);
In Gardens (Paradise) they will ask one another,
About Al-Mujrimoon (polytheists, criminals, disbelievers, etc.), (And
they will say to them):
What has caused you to enter Hell?
They will say: We were not of those who used to offer their Salat (prayers)"
[al-Muddaththir 74:39-42].
And Allah, may He be glorified and exalted, will say to the people of
Hell when they are thrown into it (interpretation of the meaning):
"Did there not come to you, your Messengers with(clear) evidences and
signs? They will say: Yes"
[Ghaafir 40:50].
So they will not be asked about their sin by way of finding out;
rather they will be asked by way of telling off and rebuking. What is
mentioned about humans and jinn being asked about their sins ("Did you
do it or not?") is questioning that is aimed at rebuking and telling
off.There is a difference between questioning that is aimed at finding
out and questioning that is aimed as a rebuke, so there is no
contradiction between the verses. The verses that speak of them being
questioned refer to questioning by way of rebuke and the verses
thatsay that they will not be questioned refer to questioning that is
aimed at finding out, because everything is already known and
recorded. End quote.
Tafseer al-Qur'aan (from al-Hujuraat to al-Hadeed), p. 317
2.
One of the frightening events that will take place on that Day is that
Allah will place a seal on the hearts of the disbelievers and
hypocrites, and their hands and feet will speak of what they used to
do. They will not be questioned at that time; rather their bodies will
be questioned and will bear witness against them, speaking of their
sins.
3.
Because of the horror of what the disbelievers encounter on the Day of
Resurrection, they will be recognised by the blackening of their faces
and the bleariness of their eyes. So there will be no need to ask them
about their sins when the signs of disgrace have already appeared on
them. This is also a source of great terror and a difficult situation
on the Day of Resurrection. This does notcontradict the true
questioning that will occurat another stage, because the Day of
Resurrection will be a long day, with various stages.
Al-Haafiz Ibn Katheer (mayAllah have mercy on him) said:
The verse (interpretation of the meaning): "So on that Day no question
will be asked of man or jinn as to his sin" [ar-Rahmaan 55:39] is
similar to the verse in which Allah says (interpretation of the
meaning): "That will be a Day when they shall not speak (during some
part of it), And they will not be permitted to put forth anyexcuse"
[al-Mursalaat 77:35-36]. This is one stage. And there will be another
stage during which people will be questioned about all their deeds.
Allah says (interpretation of the meaning): "So, by your Lord (O
Muhammad SAW), We shall certainly call all of them to account. For all
that they used to do" [al-Hijr 15:92-93].....
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