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Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “I know the last person to enter Paradise and the last person to come out of the Fire. A man will be brought on the Day of Resurrection, and it will be said, ‘Present his minor sins to him and withhold his major sins.’ His minor sins will be presented to him, and it will be said, ‘On such-and-such day, you did such-and-such, and on such-and-such day, you did such-and-such.’ He will say, ‘Yes,’ unable to deny, while fearing that his major sins will be presented. It will be said to him, ‘For every evil deed, you shall have 1 a good deed in its place.’ He will say, ‘O my Lord, I did things I do not see here.’ I saw the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) laugh until his molars showed.”
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- Candidate: Sahih Muslim 190a (unverified) 98% confidence
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Commentary and footnotes (2)
Note 1
(1) His statement: “For every evil deed, you shall have a good deed in its place”: This is either because he repented to Allah, Exalted is He, as Allah says: “Except for those who repent, believe, and do righteous deeds, for them Allah will replace their evil deeds with good deeds” [Al-Furqan: 70]. However, this raises the question of how he could be the last to come out of the Fire. It can be said that he committed sins after repentance that warranted punishment. Alternatively, this replacement is an act of grace from the Lord of lords. The second view is more apparent, supported by his subsequent hope in Allah’s generosity. (As stated in Al-Mirqat)
Note 1
(۱) قوله: لك مكان كل سيئة حسنة: وهو إما لكونه تائبا إلى الله تعالى، وقد قال تعالى: ﴿إِلَّا مَن تَابَ وَءَامَنَ وَعَمِلَ عَمَلًا صَالِحًا فَأُوْلَبِكَ يُبَدِّلُ اللهُ سَيِّئَاتِهِمْ حَسَنَاتِ﴾ (الفرقان: (۷۰)، لكن يشكل بأنه كيف يكون آخر أهل النار خروجا، ويمكن أن يقال: فعل بعد التوبة ذنوبا استحق بها العقاب، وإما وقع التبديل له من باب الفضل من رب الأرباب، والثاني : أظهر، ويؤيده أنه حينئذ يطمع في كرم الله سبحانه. كذا في «المرقاة».