By: Busari Abdulhakeem Tunde
Allah The Most High created man and Jinn for His worship as He said in the Holy Qur'an:
وما خلقت الجن والإنس إلا ليعبدون
"And I created not the Jinn and man except they should worship me (Alone)" (Adh-Dhariyaat 56)
Whoever finds the truth is the most guided and will find his abode in the Paradise and whoever loses his way from the truth is misguided and will find his abode too, in the Hell fire. Whoever attains any of this abode has indeed worked or put some deeds forward in the world during his life time. Allah The Most High said in Quran An-Najmu 39
وأن لّيس للإنسان إلا ما سعى
"And that the human being can have nothing but what he had earned (good or bad)"
So, beware of your aakhirah and ponder on the kind of deeds you put forward to Allaah; He indeed has an attribute of Justice. He will judge man according to what he has in his book of deeds and will not overlook any small good or bad deed without its reward. He said:
فمن يعمل مثقال ذرّة خيرا يره ومن يعمل مثقال ذرّة شرّا يره
"So whosoever does good equal to the weight of an atom shall see it and whosoever does evil equals to the weight of an atom shall see it" (Surah Az- Zilzala 7-8)
In conclusion, the kind of rewards that man will receive in the Hereafter depends on the kind of deeds he had done in the world. Prophet Muhammad (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon Him) said:
"When a man dies, his good deeds come to an end, except three: ongoing charity, beneficial knowledge, and a righteous son who prays for him."
(Sahih Muslim, 3084)
We seek refuge in Allah from the torment of the Hellfire, the punishment of the grave, the fitnah of life and death and from the fitnah of Dajjaal.
