If Allah sends down punishment, the punishment strikes everyone who is in the place where the punishment is sent down. How is this reconciled with His saying, the Exalted: “No bearer of burdens will bear the burden of another”?

The questioner : If Allah sends down punishment upon you, the punishment strikes... then they are resurrected according to their deeds. How is this reconciled with His saying, the Exalted: ?

The Shaykh : This is a general statement regarding this world. As for the Hereafter, everyone is judged according to their intention. However, in this world, everyone is punished because, in most cases, no one is free from the negligence of others.