Deeds that will weigh heavily in the balance
Question

                What are the deeds that will weigh heavily in the balance on the Day of Resurrection?
Praise be to Allah.
	It is very 
	important to know that every righteous deed that a person does may be part 
	of that with which Allah will cause the balance of his good deeds to weigh 
	heavily on the Day of Resurrection. Allah, may He be exalted, says 
	(interpretation of the meaning):

	“Indeed, 
	Allah does not do injustice, [even] as much as an atom's weight; while if 
	there is a good deed, He multiplies it and gives from Himself a great reward”

	[an-Nisa’ 
	4:40]

	“So 
	whoever does an atom's weight of good will see it,

	And whoever does an atom's 
	weight of evil will see it”

	[az-Zalzalah 
	99:7-8].

	But there are 
	texts which speak of specific deeds which will weigh particularly heavy in 
	the doer’s balance on the Day of Resurrection. These include the following:

	1.
	Tahleel, or saying Laa ilaaha ill-Allah (there is no 
	god but Allah). This is the deed that will weigh most heavily in the 
	balance.

	It was narrated 
	that ‘Abdullah ibn ‘Amr ibn al-‘Aas said: The Messenger of Allah (blessings 
	and peace of Allah be upon him) said: “Allah 
	will bring forth a man belonging to my ummah before all creatures and will 
	spread ninety-nine scrolls [containing the record of his bad deeds] for him, 
	each scroll extending as far as the eye can see. Then He will say, ‘Do you 
	object to anything in this? Have my scribes who keep note wronged you?’ He 
	will say, ‘No, my Lord.’ He will ask him, ‘Do you have any excuse?’ He will 
	say, ‘No my Lord.’ Allah will say, ‘On the contrary, you have with Us a good 
	deed, and you will not be wronged this Day.’ A slip of paper will then be 
	brought out, on which are the words ‘Ashhadu an laa ilaaha ill-Allah wa 
	ashhadu anna Muhammadan ‘abduhu wa rasooluhu  (I  bear witness that 
	there is no god but Allah, and I bear witness that Muhammad is His slave and 
	His Messenger).’ Allah will say, ‘Bring your balance.’ The man will say, ‘O 
	Lord, what is this slip of paper in comparison to these scrolls?’ And He 
	will reply, ‘You will not be wronged.’ The scrolls will then be put in one 
	side of the Balance and the slip of paper in the other, and the scrolls will 
	become light and the slip of paper heavy, for nothing could compare in 
	weight to the name of Allah.”

	Narrated by 
	Ahmad (6699) and at-Tirmidhi (2639); classed as saheeh by Shaykh al-Albaani 
	(may Allah have mercy on him).

	2.
	Remembrance of Allah, may He be exalted: tasbeeh, tahmeed, 
	tahleel and takbeer

	It was narrated 
	from Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet 
	(blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) said: “Two 
	words which are light on the tongue but will weigh heavily in the Balance 
	and are beloved to the Most Merciful: Subhaan Allah il-‘Azeem, Subhaan 
	Allahi wa bi Hamdihi (Glory be to Allah the Almighty, Glory and praise 
	be to Allah.” 
	Al-Bukhaari (6406) and Muslim (2694).

	It was narrated 
	from Juwayriyyah that the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him)
	left her house 
	one morning when he prayed Fajr, and she was in her prayer-place, then he 
	came back after the forenoon had come, and she was still sitting there. He 
	said: “Are you still as you were when I left you?” She said: Yes. The 
	Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) said: “After I left you I 
	said four words three times, which if they were weighed against what you 
	have said today, they would outweigh it: 
	
	Subhaan Allah wa bi hamdih, ‘adada khalqihi, wa ridaa nafsihi, wazinata 
	‘arshihi, wa midaada kalimaatihi 
	(Glory 
	and praise be to Allah, as much as the number of His creation, as much as 
	pleases Him, as much as the weight of His Throne and as much as the ink of 
	His words).” 
	Narrated by Muslim, 2726.

	3.
	Regularly reciting adhkaar after the obligatory prayers

	It was narrated from 
	‘Abdullah ibn ‘Amr that the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon 
	him) said: “There are two deeds that a Muslim does not do regularly but he 
	will enter Paradise. They are easy but those who do them are few; saying 
	Subhaan-Allah ten times after every prayer, and saying al-hamdu 
	Lillaah ten times, and saying Allahu akbar ten times. That makes 
	one hundred and fifty on the tongue and one thousand and five hundred in the 
	Balance. And saying Allahu akbar thirty-four times when going to bed, 
	and saying al-hamdu Lillaah thirty-three times, and subhaan-Allah 
	thirty-three times. That is one hundred on the tongue and one thousand in 
	the Balance.”

	Narrated by Ahmad (6616), Abu 
	Dawood (5056), at-Tirmidhi (3410), an-Nasaa’i (1331) and Ibn Maajah (926). 
	Classed as saheeh by Shaykh al-Albaani in Saheeh at-Targheeb wa’t-Tarheeb.

	4.
	Patience and seeking reward with Allah upon the loss of a 
	righteous child

	It was narrated 
	from Zayd, from Abu Salaam, from the freed slave of the Messenger of Allah 
	(sa) (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) that the Messenger of Allah 
	(sa) (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) said: “Excellent, excellent, 
	for there are five things, how heavy they are in the balance: Laa ilaaha 
	ill-Allah, Allahu akbar, Subhaan-Allah and al-hamdu 
	Lillah, and the death of a righteous child whose parents seek reward 
	(for their loss, with Allah). Excellent, excellent, for there are five 
	things, whoever meets Allah believing with certainty in them, will enter 
	Paradise: belief in Allah, the Last Day, Paradise and Hell, the resurrection 
	after death, and the reckoning.”

	Narrated by Imam 
	Ahmad (15107); classed as saheeh by Shaykh al-Albaani in as-Silsilah 
	as-Saheehah.

	5.
	Good attitude

	It was narrated 
	from Abu’d-Darda’ that the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon 
	him) said: “There 
	is nothing that weighs more heavily in the Balance than a good attitude 
	(with people).” 
	Narrated by Abu Dawood (4799); classed as saheeh by Shaykh al-Albaani (may 
	Allah have mercy on him) in Saheeh Abi Dawood.

	It was narrated 
	from Umm ad-Darda’, from Abu’d-Darda’ who said: I heard the Prophet 
	(blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) say: “There is nothing that is 
	placed in the balance that will weigh more heavily than a good attitude 
	(with people); the one who has a good attitude will attain thereby the 
	status of one who fasts and prays.” 

	Narrated by 
	at-Tirmidhi (2003); classed as saheeh by al-Albaani (may Allah have mercy on 
	him) in Saheeh at-Tirmidhi.

	6.
	Attending a funeral until the burial is completed

	It was narrated 
	from Ubayy that the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) said: 
	“Whoever attends a funeral until the prayer has been offered for the 
	deceased and the (burial) is completed will have two qiraats (of reward), 
	and whoever attends until the prayer has been offered will have one qiraat. 
	By the One in Whose hand is the soul of Muhammad, it will weigh more heavily 
	in his balance than Uhud.” Narrated by Imam Ahmad (20256); classed as saheeh 
	by Shaykh al-Albaani in Saheeh al-Jaami‘ as-Sagheer.

	And Allah knows 
	best.