Is a person excused for their ignorance or interpretation, or is one who believes that the Scale of Deeds and the Scrolls of Deeds are not real considered an unbeliever?
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The Balance and the Scrolls with which the deeds of servants will be weighed on the Day of Resurrection are established by the Qur’an, the , and the consensus of the Ahl al-Sunnah. Ignorance and interpretation prevent declaring one a disbeliever, so whoever interprets the Balance and the Scrolls is not judged to be a disbeliever. However, denying them—a denial of falsehood and rejection after having knowledge of them—is major disbelief, because their texts are definitive in authenticity and clear in meaning. Speaking about declaring someone a disbeliever is serious and is referred back to the people of knowledge.
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