Surah Yaseen (36) — Ayah 65

(Ayah 65) ➊ The reason for sealing the mouths will be that some criminals will refuse to confess their crimes on the Day of Resurrection and will say that they did not commit any crime at all. They will deny the witnesses and will not accept the record of deeds as correct, rather, they will swear oaths of their innocence, as He said: « ثُمَّ لَمْ تَكُنْ فِتْنَتُهُمْ اِلَّاۤ اَنْ قَالُوْا وَ اللّٰهِ رَبِّنَا مَا كُنَّا مُشْرِكِيْنَ» [ الأنعام : ۲۳ ] "Then their deception will be nothing except that they will say, 'By Allah, our Lord, we were not those who associated partners (with You).'" And they will swear oaths, thinking in their hearts that just as lies worked in the world, they will work now as well. He said: « يَوْمَ يَبْعَثُهُمُ اللّٰهُ جَمِيْعًا فَيَحْلِفُوْنَ لَهٗ كَمَا يَحْلِفُوْنَ لَكُمْ وَ يَحْسَبُوْنَ اَنَّهُمْ عَلٰى شَيْءٍ اَلَاۤ اِنَّهُمْ هُمُ الْكٰذِبُوْنَ» [ المجادلۃ : ۱۸ ] "The Day Allah will resurrect them all, they will swear to Him as they swear to you, and think that they are (standing) on something. Behold! Surely, they are the real liars." At that time, this will happen to them which is mentioned in this verse. Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that once we were with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) when he suddenly laughed and said: "Do you know what I laughed at?" We said: "Allah and His Messenger know best." So he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: [ مِنْ مُخَاطَبَةِ الْعَبْدِ رَبَّهُ يَقُوْلُ يَا رَبِّ! أَلَمْ تُجِرْنِيْ مِنَ الظُّلْمِ؟ قَالَ يَقُوْلُ بَلٰی، قَالَ فَيَقُوْلُ فَإِنِّيْ لَا أُجِيْزُ عَلٰی نَفْسِيْ إِلَّا شَاهِدًا مِنِّيْ، قَالَ فَيَقُوْلُ كَفٰی بِنَفْسِكَ الْيَوْمَ عَلَيْكَ شَهِيْدًا وَبِالْكِرَامِ الْكَاتِبِيْنَ شُهُوْدًا قَالَ فَيُخْتَمُ عَلٰی فِيْهِ فَيُقَالُ لِأَرْكَانِهِ انْطِقِيْ قَالَ فَتَنْطِقُ بِأَعْمَالِهِ قَالَ ثُمَّ يُخَلّٰی بَيْنَهُ وَبَيْنَ الْكَلَامِ قَالَ فَيَقُوْلُ بُعْدًا لَكُنَّ وَسُحْقًا فَعَنْكُنَّ كُنْتُ أُنَاضِلُ ] [مسلم، الزھد والرقائق، باب الدنیا سجن للمؤمن و جنۃ للکافر : ۲۹۶۹ ] "I laughed at the servant's conversation with his Lord (which he will have on the Day of Resurrection). He will say: 'O my Lord! Did You not grant me protection from injustice?' He will say: 'Why not?' He will say: 'I will not accept any witness against me except myself (my body is my own, all others are my enemies).' Allah, the Exalted, will say: 'Today, your own self is sufficient as a witness against you, and the noble scribes are sufficient as witnesses.' Thus, his mouth will be sealed and it will be said to his body parts: 'Speak!' So they will speak and inform of all his deeds. Then he will be allowed to speak, and he will say to his body parts: 'May you perish and be far from me! I was only defending you.'"

➋ In this verse, the speaking and testifying of the hands and feet is mentioned, while in other places, the speaking of other body parts is also mentioned. Thus, He said: « حَتّٰۤى اِذَا مَا جَآءُوْهَا شَهِدَ عَلَيْهِمْ سَمْعُهُمْ وَ اَبْصَارُهُمْ وَ جُلُوْدُهُمْ بِمَا كَانُوْا يَعْمَلُوْنَ » [ حٰمٓ السجدۃ : ۲۰ ] "Until, when they reach it (the Fire), their ears, their eyes, and their skins will testify against them for what they used to do." And He said: « يَوْمَ تَشْهَدُ عَلَيْهِمْ اَلْسِنَتُهُمْ وَ اَيْدِيْهِمْ وَ اَرْجُلُهُمْ بِمَا كَانُوْا يَعْمَلُوْنَ» [ النور : ۲۴ ] "The Day their tongues, their hands, and their feet will testify against them for what they used to do." There is a question about this verse: how will the tongues testify despite the sealing of the mouths? The answer is that sealing means that his control over his tongue will be taken away, and the tongue will have the ability to speak the truth by its own will.