What is the explanation of the Hadith: "Indeed, one of you may do the deeds of the people of Paradise until there is but an arm's length between him and it, then the Book (predestination) overtakes him, and he does the deeds of the people of Hellfire and enters it. And indeed, one of you may do the deeds of the people of Hellfire until there is but an arm's length between him and it, then the Book (predestination) overtakes him, and he does the deeds of the people of Paradise and enters it," along with clarifying the frustration that results from the feeling of doing the deeds of the people of Paradise while being predestined among the people of Hellfire?

Ibn al-Qayyim states that those ignorant of God and His attributes make God hateful to His creation. They assert that obedience to God is of no benefit, and that God may lead an obedient person to disobedience, and that a servant is not safe from God's deception. They rely on authentic traditions that they have not understood and on other false ones. This leads to the servant's bankruptcy of faith in the usefulness of good deeds, and it is a greater repulsion from God than what atheists do.

The correct understanding is that God recompenses people for their deeds, and He does not waste the deed of a doer of good. He multiplies good deeds and removes evil deeds through repentance.

As for the Hadith, "A man performs the deeds of the people of Paradise until there is nothing between him and Paradise but a cubit, then the decree overtakes him, and he performs the deeds of the people of Hell," it applies to those whose deeds appear to people as deeds of the people of Paradise, but without sincerity or true faith. As for one who acts sincerely, God does not abandon him; rather, He keeps him firm.

A bad ending is caused by a hidden sin or an inner defect, whether it be a sin or a corrupt belief. Similarly, a good ending is caused by a hidden good quality.

The Hadith indicates predestination and God's knowledge, but it does not mean that deeds are worthless. God punishes for sin, and no one enters Paradise except through faith.

Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah warns against two groups: those who believe in predestination and disregard means and righteous deeds, and those who seek recompense relying on their own might and strength. The correct approach is to combine worship with seeking God's assistance.