Gems from Juzz Amma: "The Record Keepers"

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Day 5 / Gem 5

Surah Infitaar: "The Record Keepers"

وَإِنَّ عَلَيْكُمْ لَحَافِظِينَ
كِرَامًا كَاتِبِينَ
يَعْلَمُونَ مَا تَفْعَلُونَ

"And indeed, [appointed] over you are keepers/guarders. Noble and recording;They know whatever you do." (82:10-12)

The 'keepers' in this ayah is making reference to the angels, whom Allah has assigned to us as guardians and who note down our deeds.

There are two words that could be used to describe the angels writing the actions that you do. 'Aml and Fi'l. Both words loosely translated would mean; To do an action. So why do the angels write down what you 'Taf’aloon' (fi'l)?

Aml عمل : To do an action based on Intent. An action you do with intent/with conscience. Ie. Your intended actions/deeds; Eating, Watching with focused intent, hearing with focused intent, reading etc.

Fi’l فعل : To do any action. an action you do, even without thinking about it. Ie. Breathing. Seeing, hearing, blinking etc.

The Angels witness and write down what you Taf’aloon (fi'l); anything you do – they write it down without exception.

They don’t know your intentions, so they don’t write down any of your intentions.

Gem: Allah will judge people on Judgment Day, and some people will have mountains of good actions recorded for them by the angels. However, they will not be rewarded for them – because they had no sincerety to Allah in their intentions. So we should strive to do good 'Aml not just good F'il.