65/84.1. Chapter:
Sahih Bukhari 4939 — Easy Reckoning Explained
"He surely will receive an easy reckoning." (V.84:8)
Hadith About Easy Reckoning and the Presentation of Accounts
Sahih Bukhari : 4939
Sahih BukhariHadith Number 4939
حَدَّثَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ عَلِيٍّ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى، عَنْ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ الأَسْوَدِ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ ابْنَ أَبِي مُلَيْكَةَ، سَمِعْتُ عَائِشَةَ ـ رضى الله عنها ـ قَالَتْ سَمِعْتُ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم. حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ، عَنْ أَيُّوبَ، عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي مُلَيْكَةَ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم. حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، عَنْ يَحْيَى، عَنْ أَبِي يُونُسَ، حَاتِمِ بْنِ أَبِي صَغِيرَةَ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي مُلَيْكَةَ، عَنِ الْقَاسِمِ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ ـ رضى الله عنها ـ قَالَتْ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " لَيْسَ أَحَدٌ يُحَاسَبُ إِلاَّ هَلَكَ ". قَالَتْ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ جَعَلَنِي اللَّهُ فِدَاءَكَ، أَلَيْسَ يَقُولُ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ {فَأَمَّا مَنْ أُوتِيَ كِتَابَهُ بِيَمِينِهِ * فَسَوْفَ يُحَاسَبُ حِسَابًا يَسِيرًا}. قَالَ " ذَاكَ الْعَرْضُ يُعْرَضُونَ، وَمَنْ نُوقِشَ الْحِسَابَ هَلَكَ ".
A'isha Narrated from:
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said," (On the Day of Resurrection) any one whose account will be taken will be ruined (i.e. go to Hell)." I said, "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! May Allah make me be sacrificed for you.Doesn't Allah say: "Then as for him who will be given his record in his right hand, he surely will receive an easy reckoning.?" (84.7-8)He replied, "That is only the presentation of the accounts; but he whose record is questioned, will be ruined." (This hadith is also narrated through two other chains)
Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 4939In-book reference : Book 65, Hadith 460USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 6, Book 60, Hadith 463
Summary of Sahih Bukhari Hadith 4939
This Hadith explains an important point about reckoning on the Day of Resurrection. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said that anyone whose account is taken will be ruined. Aisha asked about the Quranic verse that says the one given his record in his right hand will receive an easy reckoning. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم explained that this easy reckoning is only the presentation of accounts. But the one whose account is questioned in detail will be ruined. The core topic is reckoning, and the Hadith teaches careful understanding of the Quran with the Prophet’s explanation. It does not cancel the verse. It explains what kind of reckoning is meant by the easy account.
What we learn from this hadith
- Aisha asked the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم about the meaning of easy reckoning.
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم explained that easy reckoning is the presentation of accounts.
- Being questioned in detail over the account is described as ruin in this Hadith.
- The Hadith shows the need to understand Quranic verses through prophetic explanation.
