أعوذ بالله من الشيطان الرجيم
Al-A'raf 7:8
وَٱلْوَزْنُ يَوْمَئِذٍ ٱلْحَقُّۚ فَمَن ثَقُلَتْ مَوَٰزِينُهُ‌و فَأُولَٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلْمُفْلِحُونَ
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.
Al-A'raf 7:9
وَمَنْ خَفَّتْ مَوَٰزِينُهُ‌و فَأُولَٰٓئِكَ ٱلَّذِينَ خَسِرُوٓا أَنفُسَهُم بِمَا كَانُوا بِئَايَٰتِنَا يَظْلِمُونَ
And those whose scales are light - they are the ones who will lose themselves for what injustice they were doing toward Our verses.
_____from Tafsir ibn katheer____
Two words which are light on the tongue, heavy in the Balance and beloved to Ar-Rahman:
"Subhan Allahi wa bi hamdihi, Subhan Allahil `Azim (Glory and praise be to Allah, Glory be to Allah the Almighty)."
Imam Ahmad also recorded that A'ishah said that;
one of the Companions of the Messenger of Allah sat down before him and said, "O Messenger of Allah, I have two slaves who lie to me, betray me and disobey me, and I hit them and insult them. How do I stand with regard to them?"
The Messenger of Allah said:
يُحْسَبُ مَا خَانُوكَ وَعَصَوْكَ وَكَذَّبُوكَ وَعِقَابُكَ إِيَّاهُمْ فَإِنْ كَانَ عِقَابُكَ إِيَّاهُمْ بِقَدْرِ ذُنُوبِهِمْ كَانَ كَفَافًا لَا لَكَ وَلَا عَلَيْكَ وَإِنْ كَانَ عِقَابُكَ إِيَّاهُمْ دُونَ ذُنُوبِهِمْ كَانَ فَضْلً لَكَ وَإِنْ كَانَ عِقَابُكَ إِيَّاهُمْ فَوْقَ ذُنُوبِهِمْ اقْتُصَّ لَهُمْ مِنْكَ الْفَضْلُ الَّذِي بَقِيَ قَبْلَك
The extent to which they betrayed you, disobeyed you and lied to you will be measured against the punishment you meted out to them. If your punishment was commensurate with their misconduct, then you will be equal and you will not have anything counted for you or against you.
If your punishment of them was less than that what they deserved for their misconduct, then this will count in your favor. If your punishment of them was more than what they deserved for their misconduct, then Allah will take what is due to them from you.
Then the man started to weep before the Messenger of Allah, and the Messenger of Allah asked,
مَالَهُ لَاا يَقْرَأُ كِتَابَ الله
وَنَضَعُ الْمَوَازِينَ الْقِسْطَ لِيَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ فَلَ تُظْلَمُ نَفْسٌ شَيْيًا وَإِن كَانَ مِثْقَالَ حَبَّةٍ مِّنْ خَرْدَلٍ أَتَيْنَا بِهَا وَكَفَى بِنَا حَاسِبِينَ
What is the matter with him Has he not read the words of Allah,
And We shall set up Balances of justice on the Day of Resurrection, then none will be dealt with unjustly in anything. And if there be the weight of a mustard seed, We will bring it. And sufficient are We to take account.
The man said, "O Messenger of Allah, I think there is nothing better than keeping away from these people -- meaning his slaves -- I call upon you to bear witness that they are all free.
____my reflections____
Whenever I go to shop produce, I feel happy when I see the weight of produce less because I need to pay based on the produce I bought. And sometimes I doubt the accuracy of balance as well Subhan Allah. But that day, no produce will be weighed but my deeds will be weighed. And I never saw this kind of weighing before. I have no idea how is this the weighing of deeds will take place. I have no idea how will be be my deeds categorized and how much weight is added to each deed. And Allah said weighing that day will be truth. How do I know which of my deed weigh more? And that day I will be wishing that my scales are heavy because that's the sign of success. But Allah also told that there will be some whose scales will be light and they used be unjust with His verses. At least I need to make dua, that I am not unjust with His ayah and signs.
_____duaas I make after reading this ayah___
لاَ إِلَهَ إِلَّا أنْـت سُـبْحانَكَ إِنِّي كُنْـتُ مِنَ الظّـالِميـن
There is none worthy of worship but You, glory is to You. Surely, I was among the wrongdoers.
Surah Al-Anbiya - 21:87
اللّهُـمَّ رَحْمَتَـكَ أَرْجـوفَلا تَكِلـني إِلى نَفْـسي طَـرْفَةَ عَـيْن، وَأَصْلِـحْ لي شَأْنـي كُلَّـه لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا أنْـت
O Allah, I hope for Your mercy. Do not leave me to myself even for the blinking of an eye (i.e. a moment). Correct all of my affairs for me. There is none worthy of worship but You.
Abu Dawud 4/324, Ahmad 5/42. Al-Albani graded it as good in Sahih Abu Dawud 3/959.
