That is not a conceptual matter, but it is truly tangible for the one who has faith (A refutation of the Mu'tazilah in their claim that the scale is a conceptual matter, when it is actually the establishment of justice)
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The Shaykh :"That is not a conceptual matter, but it is the *** tangible"
This is a refutation of the Mu'tazilah, who said that the weighing on the Day of Resurrection is not tangible, but rather what is intended by it is the establishment of justice. So in their view, it is what? It is a conceptual matter.
"That is not a conceptual matter" means that the weighing is not a conceptual matter.
"But it is the *** tangible, truly, for the one who has faith"
That is, it is a tangible scale by which deeds are weighed. And if deeds are weighed by it, and it is tangible, then it necessarily follows that what is weighed is also tangible, a reality that becomes heavier at times and lighter at others.
This is a refutation of the Mu'tazilah, who said that the weighing on the Day of Resurrection is not tangible, but rather what is intended by it is the establishment of justice. So in their view, it is what? It is a conceptual matter.
"That is not a conceptual matter" means that the weighing is not a conceptual matter.
"But it is the *** tangible, truly, for the one who has faith"
That is, it is a tangible scale by which deeds are weighed. And if deeds are weighed by it, and it is tangible, then it necessarily follows that what is weighed is also tangible, a reality that becomes heavier at times and lighter at others.