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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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How deeds are weighed and the reality of the Scale

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The questioner:
Can we not say that they are weighed in a manner befitting them, meaning that it is not required that the weighing be like the weighing of tangible objects?

The Shaykh:
He informed us that they are weighed, but as for the manner of their weighing, that is with Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He). The body is weighed, and the deeds are weighed in the manner that Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) knows. However, the texts indicate that the Scale is tangible and distinct. The texts indicate that this occurs; a man may be weighed, a woman may be weighed, a deed may be weighed, or a page may be weighed. It is a weighing that is necessary, and the apparent meaning of the texts is that they are all weighed, but the deed is what is relied upon. However, the Scale is tangible. The Scale is tangible. I say tangible, meaning it is a real, existing entity. Yes, yes, it is tangible, and the deeds are tangible, the pages are tangible, and the person is tangible; it is all tangible.

Another questioner:
Abu Maysar: A spiritual Scale.

The Shaykh:
As for these matters, our Lord disposes of them as He wills.

Another questioner:
For indeed, Allah accepts.

The Shaykh:
He died in prayer, then he was awakened.

Another questioner:
You recited al-Baqarah, may you live long.

The Shaykh:
So if the issue is a matter of status, and Allahu Akbar, and this is from that category. Yes.
Source شرح العقيدة الطحاوية [ ابن باز ] [ الشرح القديم ]، من أهوال يوم القيامة — islamhouse.com (42:44)

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