Hadith 41

Mishkat al-Masabih

Book 28: Events of the Day of Resurrection and the Beginning of Creation

Chapter 3

The Reckoning, the Retaliation, and the Scale - Section 1

باب الحساب والقصاص والميزان - الفصل الأول

Mishkat al-Masabih 5562
وَعَنْهَا قَالَتْ: سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ فِي بَعْضِ صَلَاتِهِ: اللَّهُمَّ حَاسِبْنِي حِسَابًا يَسِيرًا " قُلْتُ: يَا نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ مَا الْحِسَابُ الْيَسِيرُ؟ قَالَ: «أَنْ يَنْظُرَ فِي كِتَابه فيتجاوز عَنْهُ إِنَّهُ مَنْ نُوقِشَ الْحِسَابَ يَوْمَئِذٍ يَا عَائِشَة هلك» . رَوَاهُ أَحْمد
She told that she heard God's messenger say in the course pf his prayer, "0 God, grant me a light reckoning," and asked, "Prophet of God, what is the light reckoning?" He replied, "That one's book should be examined and that God should forgive him. He who is severely taken to account that day, `A'isha, will perish." Ahmad transmitted it.