Exegesis of the saying of Allah the Exalted: "And every soul will be paid in full for what it has done"

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The Shaykh:
May Allah greet you and bless you.

The questioner:
This brother, Saud, says: Shaykh, in the noble verse, in the saying of the Blessed and Exalted is He: I seek refuge

in Allah from Satan, the expelled [from His mercy].

بِاللَّهِ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ الرَّجِيمِ

[An-Nahl 16:98]

On the Day when every soul will come disputing for itself, and every soul will be fully compensated for what it did, and they will not be wronged.

يَوْمَ تَأْتِي كُلُّ نَفْسٍ تُجَادِلُ عَن نَّفْسِهَا وَتُوَفَّىٰ كُلُّ نَفْسٍ مَّا عَمِلَتْ وَهُمْ لَا يُظْلَمُونَ

[An-Nahl 16:111]

I hope for an explanation of this verse?

The Shaykh:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad. The interpretation of this noble verse is clear from its wording: "The Day it comes" means the Day of Resurrection,

every soul will come disputing for itself

كُلُّ نَفْسٍ تُجَادِلُ عَن نَّفْسِهَا

[An-Nahl 16:111]

, it does not argue on behalf of anyone else; it defends itself and does not defend anyone else. Everyone is occupied with themselves, everyone saying, "Myself, myself,"

and every soul will be fully compensated for what it did

وَتُوَفَّىٰ كُلُّ نَفْسٍ مَّا عَمِلَتْ

[An-Nahl 16:111]

. Allah, Exalted and Majestic is He, will reward

every soul will find what it has done of good

كُلُّ نَفْسٍ مَّا عَمِلَتْ مِنْ خَيْرٍ

[Ali 'Imran 3:30]

or evil, and He will give them in full what they have done, without diminishing anything from their deeds. Yes.

The presenter:
May Allah reward you,

Source نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/106 — archive.org (0:54)

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