Calling the soul to account is a very important
issue for the soul cannot be rectified except through it. Calling the soul to account is something that
whoever does it today becomes safe tomorrow. Calling the soul to account involves
examining your soul, pondering over it and recognizing its shortcomings. There
is no salvation without it. Allaah stated: “On
the Day when Allaah will resurrect them all and inform them of what they did. Allaah
had enumerated it, while they forgot it; and Allaah is, over all things,
Witness.”[1]
Calling the soul to account stems from
reflecting on these texts of the Qur’an and believing in them: “That Day, the people will depart separated [into
categories] to be shown [the result of] their deeds. So whoever does an atom's
weight of good will see it. And whoever does an atom's weight of evil will see
it.”[2]
Calling the soul to account originates
from the effects of Allaah’s saying: “The Day every soul will find what
it has done of good present [before it] and what it has done of evil, it will
wish that between itself and that [evil] was a great distance. And Allaah warns
you of Himself, and Allaah is Kind to [His] servants.”[3]
Calling the soul to account also
arises from eemaan in the Last Day and that Allaah the most High will
call the creatures to account therein. Allaah has cautioned us against that
day. He said: “And fear a Day when you will be returned to Allaah. Then
every soul will be compensated for what it earned, and they will not be treated
unjustly.”[4]
Calling the soul to account
emanates from eemaan in Allaah’s Names and Attributes, and that He is
the Observer and Watcher Who sees that which every person does; He sees our
actions as He is the Shaheed over the deeds of His slaves. He has appointed two
noble scribes to record our deeds. “And the record [of deeds] will be
placed [open], and you will see the criminals fearful of that within it, and
they will say, "Oh, woe to us! What is this book that leaves nothing small
or great except that it has enumerated it?" And they will find what they
did present [before them]. And your Lord does injustice to no one.”[5]
Calling the soul to account stems
from a person’s eemaan and knowledge in the goal and objectives of his
creation. Allaah said: “Then did you think that We created you uselessly
and that to Us you would not be returned?"[6]
Allaah also said: “Does man think that he will be left neglected?”[7]
Therefore, calling the soul to
account is the path of the believers, the trait of the monotheists and the
symbol of the pious. Hence, a believer fears his Lord, takes account of himself
and asks forgiveness for his sins. He knows that the harm of the soul is great,
its malady is detrimental, its plot is great and its evil is widespread. It
commands evil, inclines towards desires, invites towards ignorance, steers to
destruction and leans towards pastime except one whom Allaah have mercy upon.
Therefore, the soul should not be
let to its desires because it invites to transgression; whoever obeys it, it
would lead him to vile deeds and invite him to vices. And whoever abandons
controlling his soul till it transgresses will have Hell fire as his abode on
the Day of Resurrection. Allaah said: “So as for he who transgressed, and
preferred the life of the world. Then indeed, Hellfire will be [his] refuge.”[8]
And on the contrary: “But as for he who feared the position of his Lord
and prevented the soul from [unlawful] inclination, Then indeed, Paradise will
be [his] refuge.”[9]
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