Discussion regarding the saying of Allah the Exalted: "Allah does not burden a soul beyond that it can bear."

Shaykh Muhammad ibn Salih al-‘Uthaymeen

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The Shaykh : Now, regarding the verse that follows it,

Allah does not charge a soul except [with that within] its capacity

لا يكلف الله نفسا إلا وسعها

[Al-Baqarah 2:286]

, is it abrogating His saying:

Whether you show what is within yourselves or conceal it, Allah will bring you to account for it

وإن تبدوا ما في أنفسكم أو تخفوه يحاسبكم به الله

[Al-Baqarah 2:284]

? This is because Allah the Exalted mentioned in another verse:

Say, "Whether you conceal what is in your breasts or reveal it

قل إن تخفوا ما في صدوركم أو تبدوه

[Ali 'Imran 3:29]

What is it?

Allah knows it

يعلمه الله

And He did not say "He will judge you," but here He said:

Whether you show what is within yourselves or conceal it, Allah will bring you to account for it

إن تبدو ما في أنفسكم أو تخفوه يحاسبكم به الله

[Al-Baqarah 2:284]

So, is the verse that follows it,

Allah does not charge a soul except [with that within] its capacity

لا يكلف الله نفسا إلا وسعها

[Al-Baqarah 2:286]

, abrogating it or not? The answer is yes, it is abrogating, because what is in the souls, which is the whispering of the soul, carries no punishment, since a person cannot rid himself of the whispering of the soul. Therefore, His saying:

Allah does not charge a soul except [with that within] its capacity

لا يكلف الله نفسا إلا وسعها

[Al-Baqarah 2:286]

is abrogating His saying:

Allah will bring you to account for it

يحاسبكم به الله

[Al-Baqarah 2:284]

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