مَّنِ
ٱهۡتَدَىٰ
فَإِنَّمَا
يَهۡتَدِي
لِنَفۡسِهِۦۖ
وَمَن
ضَلَّ
فَإِنَّمَا
يَضِلُّ
عَلَيۡهَاۚ
وَلَا
تَزِرُ
وَازِرَةٞ
وِزۡرَ
أُخۡرَىٰۗ
وَمَا
كُنَّا
مُعَذِّبِينَ
حَتَّىٰ
نَبۡعَثَ
رَسُولٗا
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Whosoever goeth right, it is only for (the good of) his own soul that he goeth right, and whosoever erreth, erreth only to its hurt. No laden soul can bear another's load, We never punish until we have sent a messenger.
— M. Pickthall
Whoever is guided is only guided for [the benefit of] his soul. And whoever errs only errs against it. And no bearer of burdens will bear the burden of another. And never would We punish until We sent a messenger.
— Saheeh International
Who receiveth guidance, receiveth it for his own benefit: who goeth astray doth so to his own loss: No bearer of burdens can bear the burden of another: nor would We visit with Our Wrath until We had sent an messenger (to give warning).
— A. Yusuf Ali
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Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
No One will have to bear the Sins of Another
Allah tells us that whoever is guided and follows the truth, walking in the footsteps of the Prophet , he will gain the good consequences of that for himself.
وَمَن ضَلَّ
(And whoever goes astray,) meaning from the truth, deviating from the way of guidance,
…No One will have to bear the Sins of Another
Allah tells us that whoever is guided and follows the truth, walking in the footsteps of the Prophet , he
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