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THE BALANCE
By the end of that
Day the Balance (Mizan) will be set up to weigh the deeds of people. On the
authority of Salman, al-Hakim narrated that the Prophet (peace be upon him)
said: “The Balance will be set up on the Day of
Resurrection. If the heavens and the earth were to be weighed in it, it would
be wide enough to hold them. The angels will say: ‘O Lord! For whom will this
weigh?’ Allah (SWT) will say: ‘For whomever I wish of My creatures.’ The angels
will say: ‘Glory to You! We have not worshipped You appropriately.’”[15] It is an accurate
balance that adds or leaves out nothing. The amounts of the deeds of people
will appear in it, and the retribution will be decided accordingly. Allah (SWT)
says: “We shall set up scales of justice for the Day of
Resurrection so that not a single soul will be dealt with unjustly in the
least, and if there be (no more than) the weight of a mustard seed, We will
bring it (to account). And enough are We to take account.” (XXI: 47) He whose balance
of good deeds will be found heavy will live happily and satisfactorily; he
whose balance will be found light will abide in the Hellfire. Allah (SWT) says:
“Then he whose balance (of good deeds) will be (found)
heavy will be in a life of good pleasure and satisfaction. But he whose balance
(of good deeds) will be found light will have his home in a (bottomless) pit.
And what will explain to you what this is? (It is) a Fire blazing fiercely.” (CII: 6-11) [15] Silsilat al-Ahadith al-Sahihah , 2/656, no. 941. |