Explanation of the author's statement: "And the scales are set up."
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The Shaykh : He said: "And the scales are set up, and by them the deeds of the servants are weighed".
"The scales are set up", and the One who sets them up is Allah (Mighty and Majestic). He sets up these scales so that the deeds of the servants are weighed by them.
And the author says: "The scales are set up": in the plural.
The texts have come in both the plural and the singular.
So in the plural, Allah the Exalted says:[Al-Anbya 21:47]. And He said: [Al-A'raf 7:8] [Al-A'raf 7:9]. And He the Exalted said: [Al-A'raf 7:8-9].
So in the Qur'an, the scales came in the plural.
And in the Sunnah, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sahih al-Bukhari 7563. So he said: , using the singular. All right.
So how do we reconcile them? How do we combine the Qur'anic verses with this hadith?! Yes?
So the answer is that we say: they are plural with respect to what is weighed, because what is weighed is not one thing but multiple, or they are plural with respect to the fact that every nation has a scale, and it is singular with respect to the scale of each nation. Is the difference between the two statements clear?
The first: we say: the scale is one for all people, but it is plural with respect to what is weighed, with respect to what is weighed. And in that case, it does not contradict his saying (peace and blessings be upon him):, or with respect to what? The multiplicity of nations, meaning that every nation has a scale, because this nation, for example, is given its reward twice, it is given its reward twice, while others are given the reward once.
From this nation, some are given their reward doubled, like the women of what? Like the women of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). So this scale is plural with respect to the nations.
All right, and it was said: the intended meaning is that the scales are multiple, and the intended meaning of the scale in his saying (peace and blessings be upon him): is: in the weighing, so the scale here does not refer to what is weighed with, but rather to the weighing, which is the action. Heavy in the weighing.
But what appears - and Allah knows best - is that the scale is one, and that it is plural with respect to what? What is weighed, as evidenced by His saying:[Al-A'raf 7:8], and it is unlikely that one person has multiple scales, but rather he has multiple deeds, some of which are heavier than others, so the obligatory acts, for example, are heavier than the voluntary ones.
It appears, and Allah knows best, that it is one scale, but the person hesitates: is it one scale for all nations, or is it one scale for each nation, because the nations, as the texts indicate, differ with respect to their reward.
All right, and his saying: "The scales are set up": its apparent meaning, if not explicit, is that they are tangible scales, and that the weighing takes place as is customary, meaning by preponderance, one is preponderant and the other is not, and that is because the default for words coming in the Book and the Sunnah is to take them in their customary, known sense, unless there is evidence that they are otherwise.
"The scales are set up", and the One who sets them up is Allah (Mighty and Majestic). He sets up these scales so that the deeds of the servants are weighed by them.
And the author says: "The scales are set up": in the plural.
The texts have come in both the plural and the singular.
So in the plural, Allah the Exalted says:
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 فلا تظلم نفس شيئا وإن كان مثقال حبة من خردل أتينا بها وكفى بنا حاسبينSo those whose scales are heavy
فمن ثقلت موازينهAnd those whose scales are light
ومن خفت موازينه(8) And the weighing [of deeds] that Day will be the truth. So those whose scales are heavy - it is they who will be the successful. (9) And those whose scales are light - they are the ones who will lose themselves
وَالْوَزْنُ يَوْمَئِذٍ الْحَقُّ فَمَنْ ثَقُلَتْ مَوَازِينُهُ فَأُولَئِكَ هُمُ الْمُفْلِحُونَ وَمَنْ خَفَّتْ مَوَازِينُهُ فَأُولَئِكَ الَّذِينَ خَسِرُوا أَنْفُسَهُمْSo in the Qur'an, the scales came in the plural.
And in the Sunnah, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
(There are) two words which are dear to the Beneficent (Allah) and very light (easy) for the tongue (to say), but very heavy in weight in the balance. They are: ''Subhan Allah wa-bi hamdihi'' and ''Subhan Allah Al-`Azim.
كلمتان حبيبتان إلى الرحمن، خفيفتان على اللسان، ثقيلتان في الميزان: سبحان الله وبحمده، سبحان الله العظيمIn the scale
في الميزانSo how do we reconcile them? How do we combine the Qur'anic verses with this hadith?! Yes?
So the answer is that we say: they are plural with respect to what is weighed, because what is weighed is not one thing but multiple, or they are plural with respect to the fact that every nation has a scale, and it is singular with respect to the scale of each nation. Is the difference between the two statements clear?
The first: we say: the scale is one for all people, but it is plural with respect to what is weighed, with respect to what is weighed. And in that case, it does not contradict his saying (peace and blessings be upon him):
Heavy in the scale
ثقيلتان في الميزانFrom this nation, some are given their reward doubled, like the women of what? Like the women of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). So this scale is plural with respect to the nations.
All right, and it was said: the intended meaning is that the scales are multiple, and the intended meaning of the scale in his saying (peace and blessings be upon him):
Heavy in the scale
ثقيلتان في الميزانBut what appears - and Allah knows best - is that the scale is one, and that it is plural with respect to what? What is weighed, as evidenced by His saying:
So those whose scales are heavy
فَمَنْ ثَقُلَتْ مَوَازِينُهُIt appears, and Allah knows best, that it is one scale, but the person hesitates: is it one scale for all nations, or is it one scale for each nation, because the nations, as the texts indicate, differ with respect to their reward.
All right, and his saying: "The scales are set up": its apparent meaning, if not explicit, is that they are tangible scales, and that the weighing takes place as is customary, meaning by preponderance, one is preponderant and the other is not, and that is because the default for words coming in the Book and the Sunnah is to take them in their customary, known sense, unless there is evidence that they are otherwise.