When the Earth Is Shaken With Its Earthquake — Accounting for a Speck's Weight
tadabbur
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akhirah
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فَمَن يَعۡمَلۡ مِثۡقَالَ ذَرَّةٍ خَيۡرٗا يَرَهُۥ وَمَن يَعۡمَلۡ مِثۡقَالَ ذَرَّةٍ شَرًّا يَرَهُۥ
— الزلزلة 7
Verse: "Whoever does a speck of good will see it, and whoever does a speck of evil will see it." (99:7-8)
The most comprehensive verse on recompense: No good deed is too small to count; no evil deed too small to be recorded. Total and complete accounting.
Lesson: The simplest deeds — a smile, a kind word, feeding someone, a small kindness — are counted. And the small slip is also counted. Live every day with this awareness.
Source: Ibn Kathir (8/421); Al-Sadi; Al-Qurtubi (20/143)
Question: Why did Ibn Masud say Surah Az-Zalzala equals half the Quran?
Answer: Because it establishes the principle of complete recompense for every deed — half of the religion (action and reward) in the most eloquent brevity.