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(38). 2990. Isrā'īl narrated from As-Suddi who said: "Someone who heard from 'Alī, narrated about him saying: 'When this Āyah was revealed: "And whether you disclose what is in yourselves or conceal it, Allāh will call you to account for it. Then He forgives whom He wills and He punishes whom He wills."[1] – we were very distressed about it.' He said: 'We said: "Something occurs in ourselves to one of us, and he will be taken to account for it, and we do not know what of it he will be pardoned for, and what of it he will not be pardoned for." So this Āyah was revealed: Allāh does not burden a
soul beyond what it can bear, for it, is what it has earned, and against it, is what it has wrought.[1] (Da'if)[2]
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[1] Al-Baqarah 2:284.
Commentary
The revelation of this Verse and its apparent meaning demonstrated the fear of accountability of all types of thoughts, whims and imaginations, whether they were provoked or they came to the mind through oneself; so the noble Companions became worried, and the following Verse made a clear explanation. According to Hāfīz Ibn Al-Qayyim, the companion would implement the meaning of Nasakh (abrogation) for explanation as well; so 'Ali رضي الله عنه interpreted the meaning of the abrogation in the explanation and description.
