What is makafat-e-amal?
What goes around, comes around.
Can anybody please explain in detail what makafat-e-amal is?
If i hurt anybody unintentionally, will i too would be hurt by someone unintentionally? or the rule doesn't apply to me since it was unintentional?
i often hear people say, s/he did that to them, wait till it happens to their loved ones, then they'll know how it feels!
really? why would Allah punish someone else for the misdeeds committed by us? or is it really so?
- naseem
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As I understand it, "makafat-e-amal" can be translated as "consequences of actions" and is basically the idea of reward and punishment. I'm not sure exactly how makafat-e-amal is supposed to work, but I'll explain the Islamic concept.
Allah sees and counts everything we do. In addition, we have angels who record all that we do, and on Yawm al-Qiyamah everything will testify, even the earth itself.
If we do good, Allah might reward us in this life and the aakhirah, or He might save our reward for the aakhirah.
Similarly, if we do evil, Allah might punish us in the dunya and the aakhirah, or He might allow us to have material wealth in the dunya and then punish us in the aakhirah.
It's up to Allah, in His wisdom, to do with us as He pleases.
The Hindus have a concept called Karma, that says that in general, if one sows goodness, one will reap goodness; if one sows evil, one will reap evil. I think this is true in Islam as well, but only if we include the aakhirah, because good and evil are not always rewarded/punished in this life.
Everyone is Responsible for His/Her Own Deeds
No one is punished for the misdeeds of anyone else. Everyone is responsible for his own soul.
Allah (S.W.T.) says in surat Al-Isra', (Verse 15), what can be translated as, "Whoever goes right, then he goes right only for the benefit of his ownself. And whoever goes astray, then he goes astray to his own loss. No one laden with burdens can bear another’s burden…" Allah also says in surat Fussilat, (Verse 46), what can be translated as, "Whosoever does righteous good deed it is for (the benefit of) his ownself, and whosoever does evil, it is against his ownself, and your Lord is not at all unjust to (His) slaves." Allah also says in surat Fatir, (Verse 18), what can be translated as, "And no bearer of burdens shall bear another’s burden, and if one heavily laden calls another to (bear) his load, nothing of it will be lifted even though he be near of kin…"
There are a few exceptions, for example someone who is in a position of authority. He is responsible for the deeds of those in his care, to the extent that he has control or authority over them. So if a ruler, for example, allows open corruption and does nothing to prevent it, then he is responsible. If the head of a family allows his children to commit sins without consequence, and without at least trying to teach them properly, he is responsible.
Similarly, if someone does a "sadaqah jaariyah" - a continuing good deed that reaps benefits for years to come - then he receives a reward for that. The Prophet (sws) said:
“If a human dies, then his good deeds stop except for three: a Sadaqa Jariah (continuous charity), a beneficial knowledge, or a righteous child who prays for him”. Narrated by Muslim.
Actions are According to Intentions
This is a well-established principle in Islam. The Messenger of Allah (sws) said, "Actions are only according to intentions, and to each only what he intended. Whoever emigrates towards God and His Messenger, his emigration is towards God and His Messenger; whoever emigrates for the attainment of a worldly goal or in order to marry a woman, then his emigration is only towards what he emigrated to."
So no one is punished for unintentional actions.
When people say, "You'll know what it feels like when it happens to you," they're not talking about any kind of religious principle or law. I think they are just referring to a general principle of life: that everyone suffers from betrayal and loss at some point. So you might harm others and feel no guilt, but one day you will suffer harm, and then you will feel what you have done.
Wael
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so what you're saying is when you suffer a loss or get harmed by others, it's because your most likely to, because the world is bad and not specifically cause you harmed someone?
how about those people who feel no guilt about doing something like that to someone? aren't they going to be accountable? i think when i was in school i read or maybe told by my teacher that if you do bad to someone, Allah isn't going to forgive you unless the person himself forgives you..
i asked the question because i've known people who do bad to people and yet they live a happy life and people who are nice are the ones suffering..
If muqafat e amal is real...
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Wael
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Assalam o allaikum.
I married a guy it was a love marriage. Families were not ready. Even my family accepted the reality that okay nikkah is being done. Let's just accept it but my husbands family was against it and they forced him to sign the stamp of tallak e salsa in which it was rethrn that the tallak is given because the wife asked. Its a lie. I did not asjed for the tallak even it was written that the tallak took place in the presence of tha witnesses. But there were no witnesses. And no signatures of the witnesses. Tallak is haram if it given without any reason. And on false statements. It is considered to be the kabeera gunnah. ALLAH ka arsh kanp jata hai. My husband took the oath on Quran that i did not did it on my will I was forced. And I knew k jub tak council me submit nahi karay ga stamp or apko nhi sent hoga to divorce nahi hogi. Council me submit nhi hua mene unky phone me picture daikhi and kafi larayi hui. Iska, kia hal hai? Jo bhi zulm in logo ny mujhpay kia uski saza inko milay gi?? And tallak wawayi hogyi hai ya nahu? Mujhay to paper signing k 29 days baad pata chala yeh sub wo bhi phone me mene khud daikha husband ny nhi btaya
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Wael
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1. How does one know that makafat e amal has happened to someone who hurt you immensely in the past?
2. What are examples of continuous charity for someone who cannot afford to open a school/hospital etc?
@ Naseem
From what I understand from my readings etc, Allah allows you to forgive someone who asks for forgiveness of his actions - and I am taught that it is better to forgive as it reduces burden on your own soul too, BUT if you decide not to forgive, or the person never asks for forgiveness, then one of Allah's name says it: "Aziz, or mighty, zuntiqam, or able to requite" - then He rights the wrong done to you, either by taking from the other person's balance of good deeds, OR, by giving off some of your bad deeds equivalent to the committed hurt to you.
Sometimes Allah starts the makafat-e-amal in this life but other times He keeps it pending until the next life, out of His wisdom. When in the hereafter, Allah takes some of the good deeds of the oppressor and gives to the oppressed and if and when the oppressor goes out of good deeds (the only currency of hereafter), some bad deeds of the oppressed is transferred on to the oppressor who is then thrown into hellfire. Therefore, every oppressor should try to compensate for the oppression while he/she is in this world.
We learn from the ahadeeth that if a non-muslim oppressor accepts Islam and is sorry and repentant, Allah wants to forgive all his/her past sins and he/she gets a plain sheet at that moment.
It's because you did not practice empathy or probably laughed or took someone's situation lightly. Allah tells to be kind and humble always and try to help others in grief. Beware of anyone's ill wishes. A good muslim is one from hands and mouth other muslims are safe.
AOA
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Wael
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A boy broke my heart...he cheated me thrice and now he left me for another girl i cried but he ignored me he told me we will marry but now he he is no more with me will Allah give him the punishment or MAKAFAT E AMAL is real will this happens to him too...?
Alina, the only recognized relationship in Islam between a man and woman is marriage. That boy was not your husband, so you have no claim on him. He is free to leave you.
However, if he lied to you, then that is a sin, and Allah will take him to account for that.
Wael
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U r in haram relationship. So how can u expect makafat in haram relationship..Only hallal way to approach someone is nikkah..He is not your husband.. he is totally free to leave u.So u have no Rights to say something about him..Its your's fault..Why u got trapped in haram relationship?
Kisiko haseen zindgi shaadi k khwaab dikhana istemal karna aur aur fir usse jhatke me tod dena chhod dena kya iska bhi makafat e amal nai hota kya. Kisika dil todna gunah nahi h usse efforts karane k baad uska waqt zaya karne k baad uske feelings k sath khelne k baad.