133- OR WERE YOU WITNESSES WHEN DEATH CAME TO YACOB (JACOB) AS HE SAID TO HIS CHILDREN: “MY CHILDREN, WHAT WILL YOU WORSHIP AFTER ME?”, THEY SAID: “WE WILL WORSHIP YOUR LORD AND THE LORD OF YOUR FATHERS, IBRAHIM, ISMAIL, AND IS,HAQ (ISAAC), HE IS ONE GOD AND WE SUBMIT TO HIM.

134- THIS IS A NATION THAT PASSED AWAY, THEY HAVE WHAT THEY HAVE EARNED, YOU HAVE WHAT YOU HAVE EARNED, AND YOU SHALL NOT BE QUESTIONED ABOUT WHAT THEY DID.

Here, Jacob, Ibrahim’s grandson is also showing his greatest concern about his children’s faith and afterlife, not their wealth and business.  He is making sure that they are to worship Allah the Highest, with no partners besides him.

Then Allah the Highest states a very important principle which has been mentioned several times in the Quran and Hadith.  It is that every person is responsible for what they did in their life. It is interesting that the word used is earned, which means that one should have worked for willfully, and intentionally.  This applies to the good deeds as well as the sins, but more so for the sins.  One might earn good deeds without a great deal of willfulness on his part, but not sins.  One have to earn sins 100%, to have thought, then acted or spoken, with full intention, to earn the sin.  Only our own deeds, or our own as well as the sins of those we lead astray or to the right path, we will be recompensed for.  Allah the Highest said:

-         “AND EVERY SOUL WILL BE RECOMPENSED FOR WHAT IT EARNED,  AND THEY SHALL NOT BE UNJUSTLY TREATED”.  (S:45 A:22)

-         “YOU WHO BELIEVE, YOU ACCOUNT FOR YOURSELVES ONLY, NO HARM SHALL COME TO YOU FROM THOSE WHO GO ASTRAY IF YOU FOLLOW THE RIGHT GUIDANCE, THEN ALL OF YOU WILL BE RETURNING TO ALLAH WHO WILL INFORM YOU ABOUT WHAT YOU DID”.  (S:5 A:105)

-         “HE WHO IS RIGHTLY GUIDED, IT IS FOR HIS OWN SOUL, AND HE WHO IS MIGUIDED, IT IS AGAINST HIS OWN SOUL, AND NO SIN WILL BE RECORDED ON ACCOUNT OF ANOTHER”.  (S:17 A:15)

One has responsibility for those he is responsible for too, not just for himself.  Allah’s messenger prayer and peace upon him said: “All of you are guardians, and you are all responsible for those in your guardianship”.  (B:Jomah;11 & M:Emarah;20 & D:Emarah;1 & T:Jihad;27 & A:2;5,45)

One also has responsibility towards those outside his immediate responsibility, particularly when he or she sees something wrong happening.  Allah’s messenger prayer and peace upon him said: “If any of you sees wrong being done, he should change it (put it right) with his hand, if he can not, then with his tongue, if he can not, then with his heart, and this is the weakest faith”.  (M:Eman;78 & T:Fetan;11 & N:Eman;17 & A:3;20,49)

There is not a greater responsibility than the religious and morale welfare of those one is responsible for.  If one could not provide the best material possessions for those one is responsible for, they might be uncomfortable in this life which is short.  While neglecting their religious and morale welfare, affects their Hereafter, which is eternal.

B: Bukhari  M: Muslim    Mal: Malek   A: Ahmed   D: Abu Dawood     

 Da: Daremy       Ma: Ibn Magah            N: Nesae          T: Termezi