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November 22, 2011 3:05 pm at 3:05 pm
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mik5
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mdd: Judging your fellow favorably is a mitzvah aseh. The Gemara relates that a rabbi once sneaked into olam haba and saw that everything was upside down. The righteous are on the bottom because they’re held to a higher standard and are punished for the slightest of sins, whereas the rashas are on top because they are held to a lower standard and are rewarded for any good thoughts/ deeds they may have.
Chazal said that if a person wishes to fulfill a certain mitzvah but can’t, Hashem counts it as though he did.
Although, in theory, every Jew is obligated in every mitzvah and can fulfill it if he really wants to.