The Shaykh al-Sa'di says: The ruling is of three types: legal, divine decree, and retributive. What is meant by that?

Question:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says: Shaykh al-Sa'di (may Allah have mercy on him) mentions in his tafsir that the ruling is of three types: a cosmic ruling of divine decree, a religious legal ruling, and a retributive ruling. What is meant by the retributive ruling?

Answer:
My brother, say Shaykh 'Abd al-Rahman al-Sa'di; do not say Shaykh al-Sa'di. His name is Shaykh 'Abd al-Rahman ibn Nasir al-Sa'di. As for his statement that the ruling is of three sections, that is correct: a ruling of divine decree, a legal ruling, and a legal ruling. This legal ruling is in disputes and judgment; it is a legal ruling by which one judges between people regarding what they differ in. And the retributive ruling is in the Hereafter; He (Glorified and Exalted is He) judges between them and rewards them. Yes.