Dought & clear -, The wisdom behind deeds being shown to Allah repeatedly, daily, weekly and annually.

one of your fatwas says that the showing of deeds (toAllah) is of
three types: 1- daily 2- weekly and 3- annually (which is in
Sha'baan). But I am confused: if there is a daily showing throughout
the year, then there is no need forthe weekly showing which includes
the daily showing, and there is also no need for the annual showing
which includes both of them. Is this correct?.
Praise be to Allaah.
Firstly:
The taking up of deeds and showing them to Allah, may He be
exalted,daily, weekly and annually is indicated by the saheeh Sunnah
and the words of the scholars, as explained previously in the answerto
question 44021 .
As that is the case, it is not permissible for anyone to question why
Allah does something, orto think that anything narrated in a sound
text is contrary to wisdom, because that will result in confusion and
doubts.Rather what is required is to say as the believers before him
said: We hear and we obey. The one to whom ignorance and lack of
understanding and wisdom could be attributed is the human being and
his understanding and reason.
Moreover, you could addto this question and say: what need is there
for showing deeds to Allah in the first place, when Allah, may He be
exalted,is already aware of everything that people do? What need is
there for the angels to write down people's deeds, when Allah has
already decreed all that is to happen until the Day of Resurrection,
before He created the heavens andthe earth?
The questions that could be added in this context are many, to such an
extent that it would become too difficult for the individual to close
the door to whispers from the Shaytaan after he has opened it.
But as the question was about the wisdom behind showing deeds to
Allah, may He be exalted, every day, then every week, then every year,
according to what is proven in the Sunnah, the answer is that Allah
knows best about the wisdom behind that, and He has not explained it
to us, and His Messenger (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him)
has not explained it to us
It says in al-'Aqeedah at-Tahhaawiyyah wa Sharhuha (1/231):
With regard to the words "The foot of Islam cannot be steadfast except
on the basis of acceptance without questioning and of surrendering":
This is a metaphor; the physical foot cannot be steadfast except on
some surface. What is meant is that commitment to Islam cannot be
steadfast unless the individual accepts the texts of the Qur'an and
Sunnah and submits to them, without questioning them or opposing them
on the basis of his opinion, rational thinking and analogy.
Al-Bukhaari narrated that Imam Muhammad ibn Shihaab az-Zuhri (may
Allah have mercy on him) said: Allah sends the message and the
Messenger conveys it; our role is to accept and submit. This is a
comprehensive and beneficial statement. End quote.
Imam Abu'l-Muzaffar as-Sam'aani (may Allah have mercy on him) said:
It should be noted that the criterion that separates us from everyone
who differs from us is the fact that we make the foundationof our way
the Qur'an and Sunnah, and we derive what we derive from them (of
rulings and teachings); anythingelse we work out within that
framework. We do not think that we shouldhave authority over the
principles of sharee'ah and alter the rules of Islam so that they
become in harmony with our views, thoughtsand ideas. Rather we examine
ideas and if we find them to be in harmony with the fundamentals of
Islam asstated in the Qur'an and Sunnah, we accept them and praise
Allah for that.But if we find ourselves drifting away from the way of
the Sunnah and we find ourselves becoming confused and lost, then we
point the finger of suspicion at our own thinking and ideas; we blame
ourselves and admit our helplessness, and we rein in our reason so
that it will not lead us to doom and destruction, or cause us to drift
awayfrom the right path. We surrender to the Qur'an and Sunnah, and
let them lead us. We err on the side of caution and realise that the
words of our predecessors are true: Islam is a bridge that cannot be
crossed except by means of surrendering.
End quote from Qawaati'al-Adillah fi Usool al-Fiqh, 2/411
And Allah knows best.
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