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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books A Shi'ite Creed Concerning The Reckoning (al-hisab) And The Scales (al-mawazin) Concerning The Reckoning (al-hisab) And The Scales (al-mawazin) [^1] Says the Shaykh Abu Ja'far: Our belief concerning the reckoning (al-hisab) is that it is real. Some of it will be undertaken by Allah, the Mighty and Glorious, and some by His Proofs (the Imams).

The reckoning of Prophets and Imams, on whom be peace, will be undertaken by Allah the Glorious and Mighty; while every Prophet will be entrusted with the reckoning of his wasi (vicegerent, representative). And the vicegerents (awsiya') will take the reckoning of the whole of their communities. Allah, who is Blessed and Exalted above all, will be witness for the prophets ( anbiya' ) and apostles (rusul); and these (prophets and apostles) will be witnesses for the vicegerents (awsiya').

And the Imams will be witnesses for the people, and this is borne out by His saying: “But how (will it be with them) when We bring of every people a witness, and We bring thee (O Muhammad) as a witness against these?” (Qur'an 4:41) . And Allah says: “Is he (to be counted equal with him) who relieth on a clear proof from his Lord, and a witness from Him reciteth it.....” (Qur'an 11:17) .[^2] And the witness (here referred to) is the Prince of Believers, 'Ali bin Abi Talib.

And He says, Exalted is He: “Lo! Unto Us is their return, and Ours their reckoning” (Qur'an 88:25-26) . And Imam Ja'far was asked concerning the saying of Allah, Exalted is He: “And We shall set a just balance for the Day of Resurrection so that no soul shall be wronged in aught” (Qur'an 21:47) .[^3] He said the scales (or balance) are the Prophets and their vicegerents (awsiya').

Among men there will be some who will enter Paradise without a reckoning; but everyone will be questioned according to the saying of Allah: “Then verily We shall question those unto whom (Our message) hath been sent, and verily We shall question the messengers” (Qur'an 7:6) . That is, concerning religion. And as for sins, no one will be questioned about them except he whose reckoning[^4] is being taken. Says Allah: “On that day neither man nor jinni will be questioned” (Qur'an 55:39).

That is, especially those who are the partisans (Shi'a) of the Prophet and the Imams, and not of the others**,**[^5] as has been handed down in the commentaries of the Qur'an.