Allah Does Not Wrong Anyone Even an Atom's Weight — The Precision of Absolute Justice
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إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَا يَظۡلِمُ مِثۡقَالَ ذَرَّةٍ
— النساء 40
Verse: "Indeed Allah does not wrong anyone by even an atom's weight — and if there is a good deed He multiplies it." (4:40)
"An atom's weight": The smallest visible particle in a sunbeam. Allah doesn't diminish reward by even a billionth fraction — precision no human mind can comprehend.
"Multiplies it": Divine justice doesn't merely avoid wrongdoing — it multiplies the good deed. Allah doesn't diminish but adds.
Practical effect: One certain that Allah wrongs by not even an atom — won't worry about a small deed being lost, won't despair of shortcomings that can be corrected.
Source: Ibn Kathir (2/245); Al-Sadi; Al-Qurtubi (5/184)
Question: How does Allah combine "does not wrong" and "multiplies it" in this verse?
Answer: His complete justice: He doesn't diminish the good deed, then He adds to it by multiplying. His justice is not merely avoiding wrong but adding bounty.