MuftiSays.com Q&A :: Closeness to Allah and relating it to good deeds

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Question: Closeness to Allah and relating it to good deeds
ٱلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ I know that we will go to Jannah if our good deeds outweigh the bad deeds. This is my understanding. However, I can't relate this to the concept of getting close to Allah. I know that one gets closer to Allah as they try to perfect their fara'id, doing the optional actions, staying away from haram and remembering Allah constantly. So does that mean we will go to jannah if we are close to Allah and not depending on good deeds. Because what if a person were to sin all his life and in the end he starts to get close to Allah, there could be a possibility that he has more bad deeds than good, so does that mean he goes to hell? Or is he judged accordingly to how he dies? Or is his past sins forgiven because he is on the path back to Allah? But what about the major sins that he might have done? Also, is the levels of Jannah chosen regarding how close we are to Allah and the good deeds outweighing the bad deeds is just an entry to jannah? Please clarify this, and also please educate me on the meaning of coming near or close to Allah (1), and on the balancing of the scales on judgement day (2) and also on the quote "It's all about the state that you die in" which some people who gives islamic talks say (3) May Allah reward you Brothers.


Answered by:	Ulamaa ID 04 (London)
Date:	26/06/2024 23:03pm
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم الجواب حامدا ومصليا When a person comes closer to Allah meaning by repenting to Allah and doing righteous deeds his sins are forgiven. Coming closer to Allah is a good deed. Everyone’s actions will be weighed on the scale on the day of Qiyama. If one’s good deeds outweighs their bad deeds he will enter Jannah and if one’s bad deeds outweighs their good deeds he will be put through the process of going into Jahannam and after being cleansed of the sin, he will be put into Jannah. The level of Jannah is determined according to your good deeds. وَٱلْوَزْنُ يَوْمَئِذٍ ٱلْحَقُّ ۚ فَمَن ثَقُلَتْ مَوَٰزِينُهُۥ فَأُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلْمُفْلِحُونَ ٨ The weighing on that Day will be just. As for those whose scale will be heavy ˹with good deeds˺, ˹only˺ they will be successful. (7:8) With regards to the state of death. If one dies in bad state like drinking alcohol he dies a death of Ignorance. (Tabrani) If one dies in a good state like after performing a virtuous acts like fasting, Hajj, Umrah etc, will enter Jannah. All these states that a person dies in it indicates the relationship that one has with his creator. Only Allah Knows Best 14 Dhul Hijja 1445/ 21 June 2024

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