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Is there a contradiction between the Hadith "The feet of a servant will not move on the Day of Resurrection until he is asked about four things" and the Hadith "Seventy thousand of my Ummah will enter Paradise without reckoning"? And does everyone who is questioned suffer torment, as in the Hadith "Whoever is questioned about the reckoning on the Day of Resurrection will be tormented"? And if someone learns knowledge and conveys it only to his family, without spreading it to people due to his personality, will this knowledge be held against him? And is authoring and publishing books sufficient instead of teaching and giving lessons?

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There is no contradiction between the hadiths about entering Paradise without reckoning and the questioning of a servant on the Day of Resurrection. The first is a specification of the second. Seventy thousand will enter Paradise without reckoning or punishment, and added to them will be those whose good deeds outweigh their bad deeds. Not everyone who is questioned is punished. The discussion of the reckoning may be a reprimand or may lead to punishment in the Fire. Deficiency is prevalent among servants, and whoever is thoroughly scrutinized will perish. Allah forgives whatever is less than shirk (polytheism). Teaching beneficial religious and worldly sciences is a collective obligation (fard kifaya), and knowledge must be disseminated widely. Authoring books does not suffice for conveying knowledge to all people.

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