Al-Isrá 17:15 من اهتدى فانما يهتدي لنفسه ومن ضل فانما يضل عليها ولا تزر وازرة وزر اخرى وما كنا معذبين حتى نبعث رسولا ١٥
مَّنِ
ٱهۡتَدَىٰ
فَإِنَّمَا
يَهۡتَدِي
لِنَفۡسِهِۦۖ
وَمَن
ضَلَّ
فَإِنَّمَا
يَضِلُّ
عَلَيۡهَاۚ
وَلَا
تَزِرُ
وَازِرَةٞ
وِزۡرَ
أُخۡرَىٰۗ
وَمَا
كُنَّا
مُعَذِّبِينَ
حَتَّىٰ
نَبۡعَثَ
رَسُولٗا
١٥
Whoever chooses to be guided, it is only for their own good. And whoever chooses to stray, it is only to their own loss. No soul burdened with sin will bear the burden of another. And We would never punish ˹a people˺ until We have sent a messenger ˹to warn them˺.
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran
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
Lee Tafsir
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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