قال الله تعالى: {وَنَضَعُ الْمَوَازِينَ الْقِسْطَ لِيَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ فَلَا تُظْلَمُ نَفْسٌ شَيْئًا}

A--- Allah the Almighty says: {And We shall set up balances of justice on the Day of Resurrection, then none will be dealt with unjustly in anything.

وَإِن كَانَ مِثْقَالَ حَبَّةٍ مِّنْ خَرْدَلٍ أَتَيْنَا بِهَا ۗ وَكَفَىٰ بِنَا حَاسِبِينَ

And if there be the weight of a mustard seed, We will bring it. And Sufficient are We to take account}. (Al-Anbiya', 47)

قال الله تعالى: {وَالْوَزْنُ يَوْمَئِذٍ الْحَقُّ ۚ فَمَن ثَقُلَتْ مَوَازِينُهُ فَأُولَٰئِكَ هُمُ الْمُفْلِحُونَ * وَمَنْ خَفَّتْ مَوَازِينُهُ فَأُولَٰئِكَ الَّذِينَ خَسِرُوا أَنفُسَهُم}

Allah the Almighty says: {And the weighing on that day (Day of Resurrection) will be the true (weighing). So as for those whose scale (of good deeds) will be heavy, they will be the successful (by entering Paradise). And as for those whose scale will be light, they are those who will lose their own selves (by entering Hell)

لِأَنَّهُمْ كَذَّبُوا بِآيَاتِنَا وَجَحَدُوا بِهَا (الأعراف: ٨، ٩)

because they denied and rejected Our Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.)}. (Al-A' raf, 8, 9)

قال الله تعالى: {يَوْمَ تَجِدُ كُلُّ نَفْسٍ مَّا عَمِلَتْ مِنْ خَيْرٍ مُّحْضَرًا وَمَا عَمِلَتْ مِن سُوءٍ تَوَدُّ لَوْ أَنَّ بَيْنَهَا وَبَيْنَهُ أَمَدًا بَعِيدًا ۚ وَيُحَذِّرُكُمُ اللَّهُ نَفْسَهُ ۗ وَاللَّهُ رَءُوفٌ بِالْعِبَادِ} (آل عمران: ٣٠)

Allah the Almighty says: {On the Day when every person will be confronted with all the good he has done, and all the evil he has done, he will wish that there were a great distance between him and his evil. And Allah warns you against Himself (His punishment) and Allah is full of kindness to (His) slaves}. (Al `Imran, 30)

قال الله تعالى: {(وَاتَّقُوا يَوْمًا تُرْجَعُونَ فِيهِ إِلَى اللَّهِ)}؛ وقوله: {يَوْمَ تَأْتِي كُلُّ نَفْسٍ تُجَادِلُ عَنْ نَفْسِهَا وَتُوَفَّى كُلُّ نَفْسٍ مَا عَمِلَتْ وَهُمْ لَا يُظْلَمُونَ}. (النحل: 111)

Allah the Almighty says: {(Remember) the Day when every person will come up pleading for himself, and every one will be paid in full for what he did (good or evil, belief or disbelief in the life of this world) and they will not be dealt with unjustly}. (An-Nahl, 111)

قال الله تعالى: {وَاتَّقُوا يَوْمًا تُرْجَعُونَ فِيهِ إِلَى اللَّهِ ۖ ثُمَّ تُوَفَّىٰ كُلُّ نَفْسٍ مَا كَسَبَتْ وَهُمْ لَا يُظْلَمُونَ} (البقرة: 281)

Allah the Almighty says: {And be afraid of the Day when you shall be brought back to Allah. Then every person shall be paid what he earned, and they shall not be dealt with unjustly}. (Al-Baqarah, 281)

قال الله تعالى: {يَوْمَئِذٍ يَصْدُرُ النَّاسُ أَشْتَاتًا لِيُرَوْا أَعْمَالَهُمْ * فَمَنْ يَعْمَلْ مِثْقَالَ ذَرَّةٍ خَيْرًا يَرَهُ * وَمَنْ يَعْمَلْ مِثْقَالَ ذَرَّةٍ شَرًّا يَرَهُ}. (الزلزلة: 6-8)

Allah the Almighty says: {That Day mankind will proceed in scattered groups that they may be shown their deeds. So whosoever does good equal to the weight of an atom (or a small ant) shall see it. And whosoever does evil equal to the eight of an atom (or a small ant) shall see it}. (Az-Zalzalah, 6-8)

عَنْ عَائِشَةَ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهَا قَالَتْ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ: «مَنْ حُوسِبَ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ عُذِّبَ». قَالَتْ: فَقُلْتُ: أَوَلَيْسَ قَدْ قَالَ اللهُ تَعَالَى: {فَسَوْفَ يُحَاسَبُ حِسَابًا يَسِيرًا}؟ فَقَالَ: «إِنَّمَا ذَلِكِ الْعَرْضُ، وَلَيْسَ أَحَدٌ يُنَاقَشُ الْحِسَابَ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ إِلَّا عُذِّبَ». (رواه البخاري ومسلم)

'A'ishah (May Allah be pleased with her) reported: Allah's Messenger (Peace be upon him) says: "He who is taken to account on the Day of Resurrection is in fact put to torment.” I said: "Has Allah, the Exalted and Glorious, not said this: {He will be made subject to an easy reckoning}? Thereupon he said: "(What it implies) is not the actual reckoning, but only the presentation of one's deeds to Him. He who is thoroughly examined in reckoning is put to torment.” (Bukhari and Muslim)

وَفْقَ النُّصُوصِ السَّابِقَةِ المُتَعَلِّقَةِ بِالحَشْرِ، وَأَحْوَالِ يَوْمِ القِيَامَةِ، وَالمِيزَانِ، وَنَشْرِ صُحُفِ الأَعْمَالِ، وَالعَرْضِ، وَالحِسَابِ، وَالصِّرَاطِ، وَالشَّفَاعَاتِ، وَغَيْرِهَا، عَرَفْنَا أَنَّ مَرَاتِبَ النَّاسِ تَتَفَاوَتُ فِي الآخِرَةِ بِحَسَبِ تَفَاوُتِهِمْ فِي هَذِهِ الحَيَاةِ الدُّنْيَا. وَمَعَ ذَلِكَ، فَإِنَّ مَا أَثْبَتَتْهُ نُصُوصُ القُرْآنِ الكَرِيمِ، وَأَحَادِيثُ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ، وَأَقْوَالُ السَّلَفِ الصَّالِحِينَ وَصَحَابَةِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ، أَنَّ العُصَاةَ مِنْ أَهْلِ التَّوْحِيدِ عَلَى ثَلَاثِ مَرَاتِبَ.

According to the earlier texts pertaining to the Gathering, Affairs of the Last Hour, Balance, Spreading of the Records of deeds, Presentation, Reckoning, the Straight Path, and Intercessions, etc., according to all these we came to know that the people's ranks are different in connection to the Hereafter, in correspondence to the differences between them in this present life. However, what the Qur'anic verses, Prophetic Hadiths, and opinions of the earlier pious men and companions of the Prophet (Peace be upon him) all affirmed that the disobedient from among the people of Monotheism are of three ranks:

(أ) فريقٌ رجحت حسناتهم على سيئاتهم، فهؤلاء يدخلون الجنة ولا تمسّهم النار أبدًا.

(a) A group whose good deeds outweigh their bad ones, those enter Paradise and never touched by Fire.

(ب) قومٌ تَساوَتْ حسناتُهم وسيِّئاتُهم، فلم تُدخِلْهمُ سيِّئاتُهم الجنةَ، ولم تُدخِلْهمُ حسناتُهم النارَ، ولذلك يُسَمَّوْنَ «أصحابَ الأعراف» الذين ذكرهم اللهُ بأنهم يُوقَفون بين الجنةِ والنارِ حتى يشاءَ اللهُ، ثم يُدخَلون الجنةَ.

(b) A group whose good deeds and the bad ones are equal; so their bad deeds did not allow them to enter Paradise, and their good ones did not allow them to enter Hell-fire. Consequently, they are called "Men on A 'raf'30 whom Allah mentioned to be stopped between Paradise and Hell till Allah wills, then they are made to enter Paradise.

قال الله تعالى: {وَبَيْنَهُمَا حِجَابٌ}

Allah the Almighty says: {And between them will be a (barrier)

وعلى الأعراف رجالٌ يعرفون كلًّا (من أهل الجنة وأهل النار) بسيماهم (أهل الجنة بوجوههم البيضاء، وأهل النار بوجوههم السوداء)، فينادون أهلَ الجنة: «سلامٌ عليكم»، ولم يكونوا بعدُ قد دخلوها، وهم يطمعون في دخولها. وإذا صُرفت أبصارُهم تلقاءَ أهل النار قالوا: «ربَّنا لا تجعلنا مع القوم الظالمين». وينادي أصحابُ الأعراف رجالًا يعرفونهم بسيماهم، قائلين: «ما أغنى عنكم جمعُكم وما كنتم تستكبرون؟ أهؤلاء الذين أقسمتم لا ينالهم اللهُ برحمة؟ ادخلوا الجنةَ لا خوفٌ عليكم ولا أنتم تحزنون». {الأعراف: 46-49} (ج) جماعةٌ من الناس يلقَون اللهَ وهم مُصرّون على ارتكاب الكبائر، وهم في الأصل من أهل التوحيد.

screen and on Al-A'raf will be men (whose good and evil deeds would be equal in scale), who would recognize all (of the Paradise and Hell people) by their marks (the dwellers of Paradise by their white faces and the dwellers of Hell by their black faces), they will call out to the dwellers of Paradise, "Salamun Alaikum" (Peace be on you), and at that time they (men on Al-A'raf) will not yet have entered it (Paradise), but they will hope to enter (it) with certainty. And when their eyes will be turned towards the dwellers of the Fire, they will say: "Our Lord! Place us not with the people who are Zalimun (polytheists and wrong-doers)." And the men on Al-A'raf will call unto the men whom they would recognize by their marks, saying: "Of what benefit to you were your great numbers (and hoards of wealth), and your arrogance (against Faith)?" Are they those, of whom you swore that Allah would never show them mercy; (Behold! It has been said to them): Enter Paradise, no fear shall be on you, nor shall you grieve}. (Al-A'raf, 46- 49) (c) A group of people who meets Allah while they insist on committing major sins and they are basically from among the people of Monotheism.

وأمّا مَن رجحت حسناتُه على سيّئاته، فهؤلاء يدخلون النار بحسب عِظَم ذنوبهم؛ فمنهم من تأخذه النار إلى كعبيه، ومنهم من تأخذه إلى ساقيه، ومنهم من تأخذه إلى ركبتيه، ومنهم من تأخذه النار إلا جبهته (وهو الموضع الذي يسجد عليه في الصلاة). والصنف الأخير هم الذين في قلوبهم إيمان؛ فيُخرجهم الله تعالى من النار، ويُمكّن شفاعةَ محمدٍ ﷺ، مع شفاعة سائر الأنبياء والملائكة ومن شاء الله. فيجعل لهم حدًّا يُخرجون من النار بمقتضاه، ثم يجعل لهم حدًّا أخفّ من ذلك يُخرجون به من النار، وهكذا، حتى يُخرِج من النار مَن كان في قلبه ما يعادل وزنَ دينارٍ من خير، ثم ما هو أقل من ذلك، حتى لا يبقى في قلبه خيرٌ البتة.

And, whose good deeds outweigh their bad ones, those would enter Hell in accordance with the seriousness of their sins: some of them would be taken by Fire till their heels, some till their legs, some till their knees, and some of them would be taken by fire except their forehead (the place on which they prostrate themselves in prayer). The last category are those in their right Allah the Almighty will make Muhammad's Intercession possible, along with the intercession of other Prophets, angels and whom He wills. He would set for them a limit whom they take out from Hell. Then, He would set for them a less-restricted limit of whom they take out from Hell, etc. Till they would take out from Hell whomsoever has in his heart what equals the weight of a Dinar of good, and less and less, till there would be no good at all in his heart.

علاوةً على ذلك، لن يُخَلَّدَ في النار أحدٌ من الموحِّدين مهما ارتكب من الذنوب! لكنّ من كان منهم إيمانُه أعظم وذنبُه أخفّ، فإنّ عذابَه في نار جهنم يكون أخفّ، ويكون مكثُه فيها أقلّ، والعكسُ بالعكس.

Moreover, none from among the monotheists will be kept for good in Hell, no matter what they have committed! But, those from among them whose faith was greater and sin was lighter, their torment in Hell-fire would be lighter and the period they stay therein less, and vice versa.

قال رسول الله ﷺ: "مَن قال: لا إله إلا الله، نَفَعَتْه يومًا من الدهر، ما أصابه قبل ذلك اليوم". (رواه البيهقي وأبو نعيم)

Allah's Messenger (Peace be upon him) says: "Whosoever said La Ilah illallah (none has the right to be worshipped but Allah), it would benefit him one day, whatsoever he would be afflicted before that (day). " (Transmitted by Al-Baihaqi and Abu Nu' aim)