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4300. 'Abdullāh bin 'Amr narrated that the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: "A man from my nation will be called before all of creation on the Day of Resurrection, and ninety-nine scrolls will be spread out for him, each one extending as far as the eye can see. Then Allāh will say: "Do you deny anything of this?" He will say: "No, O Lord." He
will say: "Have My recording scribes been unfair to you?" Then He will say: "Apart from that, do you have any good deeds?" The man will be terrified and will say: "No." (Allāh) will say: "Indeed, you have good deeds with Us, and you will not be treated unjustly this Day." Then a card will be brought out on which is written Ash-hadu an lā ilāha illallāh wa anna Muhammadan 'abduhu wa rasuluhu (I bear witness that none has the right to be worshipped but Allāh, and that Muhammad is His slave and Messenger). He will say: "O Lord, what is this card compared with these scrolls?" He will say: "You will not be treated unjustly." Then the scrolls will be placed in one side of the Balance and the card in the other. The scrolls will go up (i.e., be light) and the card will go down (i.e., will weigh heavily)." (Sahih)
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[1] Al-Muddaththir 74:56.
Commentary
On the Day of Judgment, some people will enter Paradise without (being asked about their) accounts. (See Hadith: 4286). And the deeds of some people who enter Hell will not be weighted, since all their deeds will become worthless. (Surat Kahf 18:105)
The weight of deeds depends on sincerity and following the Sunnah. The more the deeds are sincere and coincide with the Sunnah the weightier they will be.
The word of Testimony (bearing testimony that none has the right to be worshipped but Allāh and Muhammad is His Messenger) is such a valuable act, that it wipes out all the previous sins. So, if after accepting Islam, one does not have a chance to do good deeds, and dies, then his testimony will be sufficient for his salvation.
If after accepting Islam, one not follow its teachings strictly, he may in end up Hell, but after receiving the punishment of his sins he will come out of
the Hell. And finally due to his monotheism Allāh will admit him into Paradise.
e. Everyone who utters the Word of Testimony only by his tongue without believing in it is a hypocrite and, he will stay in Hell forever; his punishment is more severe than the punishment of a common non-believer. Allāh says: "Indeed, the hypocrites will be in the lowest depths of the Fire, and never will you find for them a helper." (Surat An-Nisâ 4:145)
