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What is noted down by these angels shall be
          revealed on the Day of Judgment, when people will
          be interrogated about their deeds on earth. The
          Qur’anexplains what will happen on that day:
             “Then he who is given his book in his right hand, soon
          will his account be taken by an easy recknoning, and he will
          return to his people, rejoicing! But he who is given his book
          behind his back, soon will he cry for perdition and he will
          enter a blazing fire. Truly he lived among his people (in the
          world), rejoicing! Truly he thought that he would not have to
          return to Us! Nay, for his Lord was (ever) watchful of him!”
          (Surat al-Inshiqaq, 84:7-15)



             34 Writing Down Transactions

             People, by nature, are forgetful. That is why Allah
          commands the believers to write down transactions
          between them in the presence of witnesses:

             “O you who believe! when you deal with each other in
          contracting a debt for a fixed time, then write it down; and
          let a scribe write it down between you with fairness; and the
          scribe should not refuse to write asAllah has taught him, so
          he should write; and let him who owes the debt dictate, and
          he should be careful of (his duty to) Allah, his Lord, and not
          diminish anything from it; but if he who owes the debt is
          unsound in understanding, or weak, or (if) he is not able to
          dictate himself, let his guardian dictate with fairness; and
          call in to witness from among your men two witnesses; but

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