Guidance on the Hadith: "If Allah were to punish the inhabitants of His heavens and earth, He would punish them while being unjust to them"

Question : Now, what came in the hadith has crossed my mind. How do we respond to this hadith?

Answer : The answer to it is stated from several angles. First, we demand its authenticity; that is one point. If it is authentic, the meaning is that if Allah were to punish the inhabitants of His heavens and earth, His punishment of them would not be unjust. That is, His punishment of them would be for a cause on their part, which is sin. Third, if He were to punish them, He would punish them while being unjust to them, in the sense that He would counter His favor with their favor. For if He counters His favor with their favor, their favor becomes nothing.
Their favor becomes nothing. For this reason, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said by their deeds, meaning by way of counterbalancing. Because if Allah were to hold us to account in a way of strict scrutiny, our doing of good deeds would be a debt upon us, because it is He who bestowed them upon us. And in that case, if He were to punish us in this state or from this angle, He would punish us while being unjust to us. If the hadith is authentic, there is no difficulty in this.