Some scholars mentioned that the scales on the Day of Resurrection have two pans and a beam; what is the evidence for that?

The questioner : As for the scales, it is reported that they have two pans, as established in the Sunnah. It is also reported that they have a beam. Likewise, al-Ajuri, as I recall, mentioned this in *Al-Shari'ah*. What is the evidence for what they said? Is there anything established regarding this?

The Shaykh : I am not aware of any specific evidence. It appears they inferred that because the scales have two pans, they must have that beam. Matters of the unseen are not to be compared to matters that are witnessed. It is a grave error to compare the unseen to the witnessed. We do not add to the text with our opinions.