Is it permissible to use a painting depicting a two-pan scale, with one pan holding a Quran, a mosque, and tools of obedience, and the other holding an oud (lute used in singing) and musical instruments, with the noble verse: "And the weighing on that Day will be the truth..." written beneath it, given that this is a representation of unseen matters whose nature we do not know? And am I allowed to object to someone who does this, or are these matters subject to personal interpretation (ijtihad)?

It is not appropriate to draw unseen matters, such as scales, the Qur'an, and the mosque in the scales, because their true nature is unknown, and drawing them might diminish their significance. It is sufficient to explain what is stated in the texts regarding the weighing of deeds and their doers. The benefit of weighing the Qur'an and the mosque in the scales is unknown, and what appears to be intended is the weighing of the recitation of the Qur'an and the frequenting of mosques. Sheikh Ibn Uthaymeen advised against drawing Paradise and Hellfire due to our lack of knowledge about their nature, and he warned against depicting matters of the Afterlife as if they were tangible and visible. One should suffice with what is mentioned in the texts and avoid elaboration and over-extension.