Deeds evaluated according to era.
Mu' meneen Brothers and Sisters,
As Salaam Aleikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh.
(May Allah's Peace, Mercy and Blessings be upon all of you)
One of our brothers/sisters has asked
this question:
Dear brother
Assalamu alaikum
Q will there be some diffrence in accounting of
our aamals ( deeds) comparing to those peoples who were present at the time of
prophet (SAWS). For example if we commit some sins (Lets say the same sin of
same category) & the same sin was commited by some person at that time will
there will be any diffrence in accounting at tthe time of judgement. will there
be any riyat concession as we are born in this era when everywhere there is
uryaniyat. pls reply at the earliest.
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Answer:
Deeds evaluated
according to era
In the name of Allah,
We praise Him, seek His help and ask for His forgiveness. Whoever Allah
guides none can misguide, and whoever He allows to fall astray, none can guide
them aright. We bear witness that there is none worthy of worship but Allah
Alone, and we bear witness that Muhammad (saws) is His slave-servant and the
seal of His Messengers.
In light of the Guidance of the
Quran and the Sunnah it is absolutely evident that a sin is magnified according
to when, where, and under what situations, conditions, society or age it is
committed.
For example a sin committed in
the Sacred House of Allah in Makkah is greater than the same committed in any
other place on earth; or the abomination of ‘zina’ committed by an aged person
is graver in the Sight of Allah Subhanah than one committed by a young person
who is hugely influenced by the pangs of youth, etc.
Thus to answer your question,
indeed one who saw the Prophet of Allah (saws) and his noble companions in
their presence, or was present in an age when the Glorious Quran was being
revealed, or was a citizen of a pious righteous society….and that person was
involved in an act of sin….indeed that sin would be much greater and graver in
the Sight of Allah Subhanah than if that same sin was committed by one who
finds himself living in an impious and an ungodly society at another place or
time.
Al-Tirmidhi Hadith
179 Narrated by Abu Hurayrah
Allah's Messenger (saws)
said: ‘(You are living) in an age that when he who abandons even one-tenth of
that which is prescribed, courts destruction. After this there will come a time
when he who observes (even only) one-tenth of what is now prescribed will be
saved!’
Whatever written of
Truth and benefit is only due to Allah’s Assistance and Guidance, and whatever
of error is of me alone. Allah Alone
Knows Best and He is the Only Source of Strength.
Your brother and
well wisher in Islam,
Burhan