سُوْرَةُ الْمُؤْمِنُوْنَ
Surah Al-Muminoon (23) — Ayah 103
وَمَنْ خَفَّتْ مَوَٰزِينُهُۥ فَأُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ ٱلَّذِينَ خَسِرُوٓا۟ أَنفُسَهُمْ فِى جَهَنَّمَ خَـٰلِدُونَ ﴿103﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And those whose scales (of good deeds) are light, they are those who lose their ownselves, in Hell will they abide.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَمَنْ
waman
But (the one) whose
خَفَّتْ
khaffat
(are) light
مَوَٰزِينُهُۥ
mawāzīnuhu
his scales
فَأُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ
fa-ulāika
then those
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
they [who]
خَسِرُوٓا۟
khasirū
have lost
أَنفُسَهُمْ
anfusahum
their souls
فِى
fī
in
جَهَنَّمَ
jahannama
Hell
خَـٰلِدُونَ
khālidūna
they (will) abide forever
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.
And those whose scales are light—these are the ones who have put themselves [99] in loss; they will abide in Hell forever.
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The Results of the Weighing of Deeds:
In these two verses, another scene of the Day of Resurrection is presented. At that time, every person's deeds will be weighed precisely, and by the heavier scale here is meant the scale of good deeds. The real thing that can make this scale heavy and weighty is the declaration of the Oneness of Allah and steadfastness upon it. Then, accordingly, righteous deeds will further support it. When the scale of good deeds tilts down, the doer will immediately know that he has passed the test of the world, and his happiness will know no bounds. And the one whose scale of good deeds is light and rises up, and the scale of evil deeds becomes heavy, such people will fail and be unsuccessful in this test. First, they will feel regret and sorrow over this failure, and secondly, as a result, the punishment of Hell will already be prepared for them. The biggest reason for their failure will be that, along with professing the Oneness of Allah, they also committed shirk. The form of loss will be that they continued to do good deeds, and made efforts, but due to the admixture of shirk, those deeds did not benefit them. On the contrary, they had to face the punishment of Hell.
[99]
The Results of the Weighing of Deeds:
In these two verses, another scene of the Day of Resurrection is presented. At that time, every person's deeds will be weighed precisely, and by the heavier scale here is meant the scale of good deeds. The real thing that can make this scale heavy and weighty is the declaration of the Oneness of Allah and steadfastness upon it. Then, accordingly, righteous deeds will further support it. When the scale of good deeds tilts down, the doer will immediately know that he has passed the test of the world, and his happiness will know no bounds. And the one whose scale of good deeds is light and rises up, and the scale of evil deeds becomes heavy, such people will fail and be unsuccessful in this test. First, they will feel regret and sorrow over this failure, and secondly, as a result, the punishment of Hell will already be prepared for them. The biggest reason for their failure will be that, along with professing the Oneness of Allah, they also committed shirk. The form of loss will be that they continued to do good deeds, and made efforts, but due to the admixture of shirk, those deeds did not benefit them. On the contrary, they had to face the punishment of Hell.
