Abu Dharr (RAA) quoted the Prophet (ﷺ) saying among what he narrated from Allah, the Most High that He has said, “O MY slaves, I have made oppression unlawful for myself and I have made it unlawful among you, so do not oppress one another.” (Related by Muslim), based on this Hadith we believe that Allah will judge people fairly. Each human being will watch the amount of his good and bad deeds, before Allah judges him, he can see the results of his deeds. Allah described his judgment to the Man as ”And your Lord does injustice to no one.” (وَلَا يَظْلِمُ رَبُّكَ أَحَدًا) surah Al-Kahaf:49. Everyone will be judged according to his deeds. One of the scenes of the Day of Judgment is the Scale. The Scale in the hereafter is the Scale that is used to weigh people’s deeds. It is an accurate Scale, it can neither increase nor decrease people’s deeds. Only Allah has the knowledge of this Scale.
Syyiduna Ibn Abbas said: good and bad deeds will be weighed in the Scale that has a tongue and two pans. A believer will be brought forward in a good state with his deeds, and when his deeds are put in one of the pans, it becomes heavier than the other. This is mentioned in the verse: {…So as for those whose Scale (of good deeds) will be heavy, they will be the successful (by entering Paradise).} [7:8]. The deeds of an unbeliever will be brought in a bad repulsive state, and when they will be put in the pan of the Scale; they will have no weight, and ultimately he will be thrown in the Fire (Hell). No one can similarize the shape of this Scale to anything that can be seen in this dunia, but our faith in Allah is built upon some basics that believing in the first loop of the chain will lead to believing in the next, and so on. In addition, there are many ayahs spoke about the Scale of the day of Judgment, in surah al-Anbiya:47, Allah said ”And We place the Scales of justice for the Day of Resurrection, so no soul will be treated unjustly at all. And if there is [even] the weight of a mustard seed, We will bring it forth. And sufficient are We as accountant.” (وَنَضَعُ الْمَوَازِينَ الْقِسْطَ لِيَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ فَلَا تُظْلَمُ نَفْسٌ شَيْئًا ۖ وَإِن كَانَ مِثْقَالَ حَبَّةٍ مِّنْ خَرْدَلٍ أَتَيْنَا بِهَا ۗ وَكَفَىٰ بِنَا حَاسِبِينَ). The believing on the Scale is a part of the believing in the unseen. This reality of the day of Judgment must be a motive to us pushing our boundaries to make the pans of the good deeds is heavier than the other pan. Allah with His Favors made some easy choices for us to increase the good deeds.
some deeds to increase the pan of the good deeds
سُبْحَانَ اَللَّهِ وَبِحَمْدِهِ، سُبْحَانَ اَللَّهِ اَلْعَظِيمِ
Abu Hurairah (RAA) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “Two phrases which are dear to the Compassionate One and are light on the tongue but heavy in the Scale are: “How perfect Allah is and I praise Him; and How perfect Allah is the Most Great.” Agreed upon.
الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ
The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said, “Purity is half of iman (faith). ‘Al-hamdu lillah (praise be to Allah)’ fills the Scales, and ‘subhan-Allah (how far is Allah from every imperfection) and ‘Al-hamdulillah (praise be to Allah)’ fill that which is between heaven and earth.
