Tafsir al-Sadi - Abd al-Rahman al-Sadi’ - (283)

(8–9) “The weighing on that Day will be just. Those whose scales are heavy will be the successful. But those whose scales are light are the ones who have lost their souls because they used to wrongfully reject Our signs.”

Then He mentioned the recompense for deeds, saying: “The weighing on that Day will be just. Those whose scales are heavy will be the successful. But those whose scales are light are the ones who have lost their souls because they used to wrongfully reject Our signs.” That is, the weighing on the Day of Resurrection will be conducted with justice and equity, with no injustice ⦗284⦘ or wrongdoing whatsoever.

“Those whose scales are heavy,” because the pan containing their good deeds outweighs the one containing their evil deeds, “will be the successful”; that is, those delivered from what they fear and granted what they desire. They will attain immense gain and everlasting happiness.

“But those whose scales are light,” because their evil deeds outweigh their good deeds and thus determine the judgment, “are the ones who have lost their souls,” for they will have missed out on everlasting bliss and incurred painful punishment, “because they used to wrongfully reject Our signs,” refusing to submit to them as they were required to do.

﴿٨، ٩﴾ ﴿وَالْوَزْنُ يَوْمَئِذٍ الْحَقُّ فَمَنْ ثَقُلَتْ مَوَازِينُهُ فَأُولَئِكَ هُمُ الْمُفْلِحُونَ * وَمَنْ خَفَّتْ مَوَازِينُهُ فَأُولَئِكَ الَّذِينَ خَسِرُوا أَنْفُسَهُمْ بِمَا كَانُوا بِآيَاتِنَا يَظْلِمُونَ﴾ . ثم ذكر الجزاء على الأعمال، فقال: ﴿وَالْوَزْنُ يَوْمَئِذٍ الْحَقُّ فَمَنْ ثَقُلَتْ مَوَازِينُهُ فَأُولَئِكَ هُمُ الْمُفْلِحُونَ وَمَنْ خَفَّتْ مَوَازِينُهُ فَأُولَئِكَ الَّذِينَ خَسِرُوا أَنْفُسَهُمْ بِمَا كَانُوا بِآياتِنَا يَظْلِمُونَ﴾ أي: والوزن يوم القيامة يكون بالعدل والقسط، الذي لا جور ⦗٢٨٤⦘ فيه ولا ظلم بوجه. ﴿فَمَنْ ثَقُلَتْ مَوَازِينُهُ﴾ بأن رجحت كفة حسناته على سيئاته ﴿فَأُولَئِكَ هُمُ الْمُفْلِحُونَ﴾ أي: الناجون من المكروه، المدركون للمحبوب، الذين حصل لهم الربح العظيم، والسعادة الدائمة. ﴿وَمَنْ خَفَّتْ مَوَازِينُهُ﴾ بأن رجحت سيئاته، وصار الحكم لها، ﴿فَأُولَئِكَ الَّذِينَ خَسِرُوا أَنْفُسَهُمْ﴾ إذ فاتهم النعيم المقيم، وحصل لهم العذاب الأليم ﴿بِمَا كَانُوا بِآيَاتِنَا يَظْلِمُونَ﴾ فلم ينقادوا لها كما يجب عليهم ذلك.