سُوْرَةُ الْقَارِعَةِ
Surah Al-Qaari'a (101) — Ayah 6
فَأَمَّا مَن ثَقُلَتْ مَوَٰزِينُهُۥ ﴿6﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Then as for him whose balance (of good deeds) will be heavy,
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
فَأَمَّا
fa-ammā
Then as for
مَن
man
(him) whose
ثَقُلَتْ
thaqulat
(are) heavy
مَوَٰزِينُهُۥ
mawāzīnuhu
his scales
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran — Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran (Facilitation of the Quran) is a comprehensive Quran commentary by Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. Known for his eloquent and accessible writing style, Kilani authored this tafsir with a focus on clarity — making Quranic meanings understandable to the common reader. The tafsir provides detailed historical context for verses related to battles and expeditions, and firmly refutes modernist ideologies using strong scriptural evidence. It is widely regarded as an invaluable resource for understanding the Quran and countering deviant interpretations. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
Then as for him whose scales (of good deeds) are heavy [5],
[5] The Different Meanings of Mawazin and the Forms of the Scales of Deeds: In this verse, after the second blowing of the trumpet, a scene from the Plain of Resurrection is being presented, where the deeds of people will be weighed. The singular of مَوَازِیْنُ is mawzun as well as mizan, and the plural of both is mawazin. In this regard, there are two meanings of this verse. One is that only mawzun, or things that have weight, will be weighed. And in the sight of Allah, the only things that have weight or value are righteous deeds, and having faith is the foremost condition for them. Because even the good deeds of disbelievers will not be weighed. As stated in Surah Al-Kahf, verse number 105: ﴿فَلَا نُقِيْمُ لَهُمْ يَوْمَ الْقِيٰمَةِ وَزْنًا﴾ meaning, We will not weigh their deeds at all. The second meaning is that mizan means scale as well, and it also means the weight or load that is placed in one of the pans of the scale, and each of the two pans of the scale. In this regard, the meaning will be that the person whose pan of good deeds becomes weighty or heavy, such people will be considered successful, and on that day they will be in ample comfort and ease. It should be clear that two things have a profound effect on the weight of deeds. One is with what intention a person performed that deed, and the second is how much sincerity and pure seeking of Allah’s pleasure is present in it. For example, take prayer. A hypocrite also performs prayer, and so does a believer. But there can be as much difference between the weight of their seemingly identical deeds as between the earth and the sky. Or, for example, one person, purely for the sake of Allah’s pleasure and with sincere intention, feeds a poor person. Another does the same, but wants to extract some forced labor from the poor person, or does it so that people talk about his charity towards the poor—so there will be a great difference in the weight of these seemingly identical deeds. Since Allah is aware of people’s intentions and all that is in their hearts, the weighing of deeds will be based on utmost justice.
[5] The Different Meanings of Mawazin and the Forms of the Scales of Deeds: In this verse, after the second blowing of the trumpet, a scene from the Plain of Resurrection is being presented, where the deeds of people will be weighed. The singular of مَوَازِیْنُ is mawzun as well as mizan, and the plural of both is mawazin. In this regard, there are two meanings of this verse. One is that only mawzun, or things that have weight, will be weighed. And in the sight of Allah, the only things that have weight or value are righteous deeds, and having faith is the foremost condition for them. Because even the good deeds of disbelievers will not be weighed. As stated in Surah Al-Kahf, verse number 105: ﴿فَلَا نُقِيْمُ لَهُمْ يَوْمَ الْقِيٰمَةِ وَزْنًا﴾ meaning, We will not weigh their deeds at all. The second meaning is that mizan means scale as well, and it also means the weight or load that is placed in one of the pans of the scale, and each of the two pans of the scale. In this regard, the meaning will be that the person whose pan of good deeds becomes weighty or heavy, such people will be considered successful, and on that day they will be in ample comfort and ease. It should be clear that two things have a profound effect on the weight of deeds. One is with what intention a person performed that deed, and the second is how much sincerity and pure seeking of Allah’s pleasure is present in it. For example, take prayer. A hypocrite also performs prayer, and so does a believer. But there can be as much difference between the weight of their seemingly identical deeds as between the earth and the sky. Or, for example, one person, purely for the sake of Allah’s pleasure and with sincere intention, feeds a poor person. Another does the same, but wants to extract some forced labor from the poor person, or does it so that people talk about his charity towards the poor—so there will be a great difference in the weight of these seemingly identical deeds. Since Allah is aware of people’s intentions and all that is in their hearts, the weighing of deeds will be based on utmost justice.
