What is the meaning of the Prophet's (peace and blessings be upon him) statement regarding His saying, the Exalted: “Whoever does an atom's weight of good will see it, and whoever does an atom's weight of evil will see it,” that it is the comprehensive and complete verse?
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The questioner : O esteemed Shaykh, what is the meaning of the Messenger's (peace and blessings be upon him) statement
The Shaykh : May Allah send blessings and peace upon him.
The questioner : regarding His saying, the Exalted:[Az-Zalzalah 99:7-8] that it is the comprehensive and eloquent verse
The Shaykh : Yes, the comprehensive and eloquent verse means that it gathered everything, and that if a person does good, whether little or much, he will be rewarded for it. Did you understand? When they asked him about donkeys, meaning donkeys, whether there is any reward in them, he said that this comprehensive verse was revealed to him, meaning that whatever good you do in anything, you will be rewarded for it. Even if a person feeds his family with the intention of worship, he has a reward, due to the Prophet's (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) statement to Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas:Sahih al-Bukhari 56 Do you understand now? Good.
The Shaykh : May Allah send blessings and peace upon him.
The questioner : regarding His saying, the Exalted:
(7) So whoever does an atom's weight of good will see it, (8) And whoever does an atom's weight of evil will see it.
فمن يعمل مثقال ذرة خيرا يره ومن يعمل مثقال ذرة شرا يرهThe Shaykh : Yes, the comprehensive and eloquent verse means that it gathered everything, and that if a person does good, whether little or much, he will be rewarded for it. Did you understand? When they asked him about donkeys, meaning donkeys, whether there is any reward in them, he said that this comprehensive verse was revealed to him, meaning that whatever good you do in anything, you will be rewarded for it. Even if a person feeds his family with the intention of worship, he has a reward, due to the Prophet's (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) statement to Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas: