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And whoever denies the Resurrection has disbelieved. The proof is the Almighty’s statement: “Those who disbelieve claim they will never be resurrected. Say: ‘Yes indeed—by my Lord—you will surely be resurrected; then you will surely be informed of what you used to do. That is easy for Allah.’” (al-Taghābun 64:7). [73]
…good deeds. Other scholars contend that the disbelievers will indeed be subjected to an evidentiary reckoning: their deeds, their disbelief, and their atheism will be set forth to them, after which they will be driven to the Fire.
The Scale (al-mizan) is the instrument by which people’s deeds will be weighed: good deeds are placed on one pan and bad deeds on the other. Allah says, “So those whose scales are heavy—it is they who will prosper; and those whose scales are light—it is they who have ruined their own souls” (Surah al-Muminun, 102–103). When the bad deeds outweigh the good a person is ruined, whereas if the good deeds outweigh the bad he succeeds.
This is the Scale of deeds. Likewise, whoever is given his record in his right hand will have an easy reckoning, while the one who receives it in his left will have a harsh reckoning and will behold immense terrors, passing from one ordeal to another amid the stations of Resurrection, Reckoning, and Gathering—matters of staggering magnitude if we but reflected upon them.
(73) The clause “Whoever denies the resurrection has disbelieved” means that he has rejected a pillar of faith and belied Allah, His messengers, and His scriptures, all of which affirm the resurrection; therefore, whoever denies it is a disbeliever, as evidenced by His saying:
وَمَنْ كَذَّبَ بِالْبَعْثِ كَفَرَ، وَالدَّلِيلُ قَوْلُهُ تَعَالَى: ﴿زَعَمَ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا أَنْ لَنْ يُبْعَثُوا قُلْ بَلَى وَرَبِّي لَتُبْعَثُنَّ ثُمَّ لَتُنَبَّؤُنَّ بِمَا عَمِلْتُمْ وَذَلِكَ عَلَى اللَّهِ يَسِيرٌ﴾ [التغابن: ٧] . [٧٣]
لهم حسنات، ومن العلماء من يقول: إنهم يحاسبون حساب تقرير، أي بأعمالهم وكفرهم وإلحادهم، ثم يذهب بهم إلى النار.
والميزان: معناه الآلة التي توزن بها أعمال العباد توضع الحسنات في كفة والسيئات في كفة، قال تعالى: ﴿فَمَنْ ثَقُلَتْ مَوَازِينُهُ فَأُولَئِكَ هُمُ الْمُفْلِحُونَ وَمَنْ خَفَّتْ مَوَازِينُهُ فَأُولَئِكَ الَّذِينَ خَسِرُوا أَنْفُسَهُمْ﴾ [المؤمنون١٠٢- ١٠٣] فإذا ثقلت السيئات خسر الإنسان وإذا ثقلت الحسنات ربح الإنسان.
هذا الميزان ميزان الأعمال، كذلك من أوتي كتابه بيمينه فحسابه يسير، ومن أوتي كتابه بشماله فحسابه عسير، وسيرى الأهوال والأخطار جسيمة، ومن خطر إلى خطر في مواقف القيامة والحساب والحشر، هذه أمور هائلة لو فكرنا فيها.
[٧٣] قوله: من كذب بالبعث كفر: لأنه جحد ركنًا من أركان الإيمان، ولأنه مكذب لله ولرسله ولكتبه؛ لأن الله جل وعلا أخبر عن البعث، والرسل أخبرت عن البعث، والكتب أخبرت عن البعث، فمن أنكره فهو كافر والدليل قوله تعالى: