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What are the deeds that make the scales heavy on the Day of Resurrection?

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Every good deed weighs heavily on the Scales on the Day of Judgment, and there are specific deeds that are particularly heavy on the Scales:

1. Tahleel (Lā ilāha illallāh - There is no god but Allah): Nothing weighs heavier on the Scales with the name of Allah.

2. Remembrance of Allah the Almighty: Such as "Subhanallah Al-Adhim, Subhanallahi wa bihamdihi" (Glory be to Allah, the Most Great; Glory be to Allah and with His praise), and "Subhanallahi wa bihamdihi adada khalqihi, wa rida nafsihi, wa zinata arshihi, wa midada kalimatihi" (Glory be to Allah and with His praise, as many times as the number of His creation, and to the extent of His pleasure, and to the weight of His Throne, and to the extent of the ink of His words).

3. Maintaining the remembrances after prayer: Such as glorifying Allah (Tasbeeh), praising Him (Tahmeed), and exalting Him (Takbeer) ten times after each prayer, and similarly before sleep with the combination of "thirty-three" (34 Takbeer, 33 Tahmeed, 33 Tasbeeh).

4. Patience and seeking reward from Allah when losing a righteous child: This deed, along with Tahleel, Takbeer, Tasbeeh, and Tahmeed, is among those that weigh heavily on the Scales.

5. Noble character: Nothing is heavier on the Scales than good character. Its possessor reaches the rank of those who fast and pray.

6. Following a funeral procession until its burial is completed: This is heavier on the Scales than [what one could do by] being alone.

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