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Scholarly commentary explaining a verse — its context, its meaning and how the scholars have understood it.

Fatir 35:18

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وَلَا تَزِرُ وَازِرَةٌ وِزْرَ أُخْرَىٰ ۚ وَإِن تَدْعُ مُثْقَلَةٌ إِلَىٰ حِمْلِهَا لَا يُحْمَلْ مِنْهُ شَىْءٌ وَلَوْ كَانَ ذَا قُرْبَىٰٓ ۗ إِنَّمَا تُنذِرُ ٱلَّذِينَ يَخْشَوْنَ رَبَّهُم بِٱلْغَيْبِ وَأَقَامُوا۟ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ ۚ وَمَن تَزَكَّىٰ فَإِنَّمَا يَتَزَكَّىٰ لِنَفْسِهِۦ ۚ وَإِلَى ٱللَّهِ ٱلْمَصِيرُ

And no bearer of burdens will bear the burden of another. And if a heavily laden soul calls [another] to [carry some of] its load, nothing of it will be carried, even if he should be a close relative. You can only warn those who fear their Lord unseen and have established prayer. And whoever purifies himself only purifies himself for [the benefit of] his soul. And to Allāh is the [final] destination.

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Tafsir Muyassar

Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Saudi Arabia

ولا تحمل نفس مذنبة ذنب نفس أخرى، وإن تَسْأل نفسٌ مثقَلَة بالخطايا مَن يحمل عنها من ذنوبها لم تجد من يَحمل عنها شيئًا، ولو كان الذي سألتْه ذا قرابة منها من أب أو أخ ونحوهما. إنما تحذِّر -أيها الرسول- الذين يخافون عذاب ربهم بالغيب، وأدَّوا الصلاة حق أدائها. ومن تطهر من الشرك وغيره من المعاصي فإنما يتطهر لنفسه. وإلى الله سبحانه مآل الخلائق ومصيرهم، فيجازي كلا بما يستحق.

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