LessonsThe Weighing, the Record, and the Questioning on Judgment DayQuiz

A disputed question is whether weighing concerns believers alone or also disbelievers. Some argued for restricting it to believers because the disbeliever’s deeds lack saving weight; others inferred a broader application from texts describing light scales and loss.

﴿فَلَا نُقِيمُ لَهُمْ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ وَزْنًا﴾
“We shall assign no weight to them on the Day of Resurrection.” (al-Kahf 18:105)

The negation of weight has also been understood as the absence of recognized merit rather than necessarily the absence of any weighing event. The distinction between an event occurring and a deed having value matters when interpreting this passage.

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Whether disbelievers also undergo weighing

The Weighing, the Record, and the Questioning on Judgment Day

A disputed question is whether weighing concerns believers alone or also disbelievers. Some argued for restricting it to believers because the disbeliever’s deeds lack saving weight; others inferred a broader application from texts describing light scales and loss.

﴿فَلَا نُقِيمُ لَهُمْ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ وَزْنًا﴾
“We shall assign no weight to them on the Day of Resurrection.” (al-Kahf 18:105)

The negation of weight has also been understood as the absence of recognized merit rather than necessarily the absence of any weighing event. The distinction between an event occurring and a deed having value matters when interpreting this passage.