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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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In the noble verse, “For her is what she has earned, and upon her is what she has acquired,” is not evidence for abrogation, because accountability is for what a person acquires?

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The questioner : Regarding the verse
Allah does not charge a soul except [with that within] its capacity. It will have [the consequence of] what [good] it has gained, and it will bear [the consequence of] what [evil] it has earned. لا يكلف الله نفسا إلا وسعها لَهَا مَا كَسَبَتْ وَعَلَيْهَا مَا اكْتَسَبَتْ
[Al-Baqarah 2:286]
, meaning, if we apply our intellect to His saying
Allah does not charge a soul except [with that within] its capacity. It will have [the consequence of] what [good] it has gained, and it will bear [the consequence of] what [evil] it has earned. "Our Lord, do not impose blame upon us if we have forgotten or erred. Our Lord, and lay not upon us a burden like that which You laid upon those before us. Our Lord, and burden us not with that which we have no ability to bear. And pardon us; and forgive us; and have mercy upon us. You are our protector, so give us victory over the disbelieving people." لَهَا مَا كَسَبَتْ وَعَلَيْهَا مَا اكْتَسَبَتْ
[Al-Baqarah 2:286]
, is not the evidence for abrogation here the accountability for what a person acquires?

The Shaykh : No, because earning is also a matter of the heart; earning is of two types: earning of the heart and earning through speech and action.

The questioner : A hadith comes to specify, thereby specifying...
Al-‘Aid al-‘Abassi: The most important thing, my brother, is the earning.

The questioner : I mean, a hadith comes to specify, meaning the earning, meaning the earning of the heart for which one is not held accountable, and the earning that leads to speech and action is what one is held accountable for.

The Shaykh : Look, there is a subtle point here. When the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) says
Allah has accepted my invocation to forgive إن الله تجاوز لي عن أمتي
Sahih al-Bukhari 2528
, what is the meaning of this statement?

The questioner : This is fundamentally something for which one is held accountable.

The Shaykh : That is it, so this was lifted, and that is the abrogation.
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The Shaykh : The evidence for this is abundant.
Source alathar.net

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