Accountability on the Day of Judgment

CULTURE OF COMPASSION and charity, but also having abused others, slandered some, wrongfully consumed someone’s wealth, shed blood, or struck someone. Justice will be served by taking from their good deeds and giving them to those they wronged. If their good deeds run out before their debts are repaid, the sins of the wronged will be transferred to them—and they will be thrown into the Fire.” (Sahih Muslim, Hadith No. 2581) This hadith should strike fear into the hearts of those who take what rightfully belongs to others. It shows that those who became wealthy through injustice will be utterly bankrupt on the Day of Judgment. Those who unlawfully occupied someone else’s home in this world will, in the afterlife, be left homeless—without even a tree’s shade for shelter. At the same time, this hadith brings hope to those whose rights were violated. The harm they suffered in the form of insults, slander, exploitation, or violence in this life will be compensated on the Day of Judgment in the form of priceless deeds—the currency of the Hereafter. Those who appeared poor in this world will emerge as the truly wealthy in the next life. CONTENTMENT Abdullah ibn ‘Amr ibn al-‘As reported that the Prophet of Islam said: “Successful is the one who submits to God, is given enough to meet his needs, and remains content with what God has given him.” (Sahih Muslim, Hadith No. 1054)