Praise be to Allah, and peace and blessings be upon the Messenger of Allah.
It is authentically reported that the Prophet ﷺ said: “There is none among you except that his Lord will speak to him, with no interpreter between him and his Lord.” This indicates that Allah, Exalted is He, will speak to His servants on the Day of Judgment, including both believers and disbelievers. However, the nature of this speech differs according to the condition of each person.
Allah’s speech to a believer may be one of honor and mercy. It may also involve reminding him of his sins, after which Allah conceals them and forgives him. As for the disbeliever, Allah will speak to him with rebuke and condemnation, not with honor and mercy.
Speaking is one matter, while reckoning is another. A servant may be spoken to by Allah without his reckoning being the same as the detailed reckoning in which a person’s deeds are presented and examined.
Reckoning means having a person’s deeds presented, being questioned about them, and being rewarded or punished accordingly. It is not identical to Allah speaking to the person.
The texts indicate that people will be gathered and resurrected on the Day of Judgment, and each person will be dealt with according to his or her condition. Allah says:
“Our Lord, surely You will gather mankind for a Day about which there is no doubt.”
And He says:
“Then every soul will be fully repaid for what it earned, and they will not be wronged.”
Among the people are those who will enter Paradise without reckoning. They are the seventy thousand from the Ummah of Muhammad ﷺ mentioned in the hadith, described as those who place their complete trust in Allah and avoid seeking ruqyah, superstition, and similar practices.
They will not undergo the particular form of reckoning in which a person’s deeds are presented in this manner. This does not mean that Allah will not speak to them; rather, Allah’s honor toward them is demonstrated by their entering Paradise without reckoning.
As for the prophets and messengers, Allah will question them, but their questioning is not a reckoning for sins. Rather, it is to establish the proof and make clear what they conveyed to their nations. Allah says:
“So We will surely question those to whom the messengers were sent, and We will surely question the messengers.”
Yes. Allah’s speaking on the Day of Judgment includes His servants, believers and disbelievers alike, but the nature of His speech differs according to their condition. Reckoning, however, is not the same as speaking: some people will be reckoned, some will enter Paradise without reckoning, and the prophets will be questioned as a means of establishing the proof, not as a reckoning for sins.
And Allah knows best.