THE HEAVIEST THING ON THE SCALE

Once a deed is beloved to Allah, the Exalted, then it is weighty on the scale. When the scale is heavy with the righteous deeds, the slave prospers and succeeds.

Deeds var and are unequal; some are more virteous than others. There are big and small, light and heavy deeds. The Prophet (Solallohu ‘alaehi wasalm) has informed us that some deeds are heavy in the scale, among them are:

Good Character

 it includes easy demeanour, good countenance and gentle words. Whoever is endowed with good character,  persistent smile, and pleasant interaction and is flexible, his deeds will be heavy in the scale and beloved to the All-Beneficient.

The Prophet (Solallohu ‘alaehi wasalm) has also extolled good character. He said, “There is nothing heavier than good character put in the scale of a believer on the Day of Ressurection.” (Tirmidhi)

Remembrance of Allah

Profusely remembering Allah, saying subhaanallah, Alhamdulillah and la ilaaha ill’Allaah makes a servant beloved and draw him closer to Allaah. Whoever loves Allaah he increases in His remembrance. The Prophet (Solallohu ‘alaehi wasalm) said, “Shouldn’t I inform you of the bestof your deeds and the purest with your owner, the one that raises your statusthe most and which is better for you than spending gold and silver (in charity), better for you that you meet your enemy and you strikes their necks and they strike yours.” Thdey (the Companions) said, “Yes.” The Prophet (Solallohu ‘alaehi wasalm) said, “Remembrance of Allaah.” (Ahmad)

A man came to the Messenger of Allah and said, “O Messenger of Allaah, the commands of islam have become too numerous for me, so give me a command to which I may adhere.” The Prophet (Solallohu ‘alaehi wasalm) said, “Do not let your tongue cease to be moist with the remembrance of Allaah.”(Ahmad)

Remembrance of allaah is weighty on the scale as the Prophet (Solallohu ‘alaehi wasalm) mentioned: “Two are the expressions which are light on the tongue, but heavy in the scale, dear to Ar-Rahman (the Compassionate one): ‘Subhaanalloh wa bihamdihi, subhaanalloh il-‘Atheem (Glory be to Allaah and praise is due to Him; glory be to Allaah, the Great)’.” (Bukhari)

One of the best word of remembrance is to say, “alhamdulillah” and it is heavy on the scale as the Prophet (Solallohu ‘alaehi wasalm) said, “Cleanliness is of faith and al-Hamdulillah (praise be to Allaah)  fills the scale, and SubhanaAllah (Glory be to Allaah) and al-Hamdulillah fill up what is between the heavens and the earth.” (Muslim)

Endowment for Allaah’s sake

 An endowment is the act of specifying a part of one’s wealth such as real estate and the income that accrues from that portion oof the wealth is spenton pious endeavours as a means of approach to Allaah the Exalted. Endowment is one of the peculiarities of Islam and it is heavy on the scale. The Messenger  (Solallohu ‘alaehi wasalm) said, “Whoever tethers a horse in  the cause of Allah motivated by his faith in Allaah and his belief in His Promise, then what the horse has eaten or drunk and its dung will be in his scale on the Day of Ressurection.”

The hadeeth contains an encouragement for a Muslim to give something in endowment so that he  may obtain its benefit. So, whoever tethers a horse in the cause of Allaah, the horse’s eating to its fill, its watering and dung – i.e. its ingestion and excretion – all of these will be heavy on the scale of his good deeds on the Day of Resurection.