Transliteration:( Al-Yawma tujzaa kullu nafsim bimaa kasabat; laa zulmal Yawm; innal laaha saree'ul hisaab )
"Today every soul shall be rewarded [44] what it earned. There will be no injustice [45] to anyone on this day. Surely Allah is swift in reckoning [46]."
This verse speaks of the Day of Judgment, where each soul will receive exactly what it has earned—whether good or bad. The word “earned” refers to sins that were not forgiven and good deeds that remained valid and were not erased.
This verse is not in contradiction with other verses about forgiveness or the nullification of deeds. Allah has declared:
“Without doubt, Allah forgives all sins.” (Surah Az-Zumar, 39:53)
And also:
“Lest your deeds become vain while you are unaware.” (Surah Muhammad, 47:33)
Thus, only those sins that were not forgiven and deeds that were not cancelled will be the basis for reward or punishment.
The verse assures that no one will be wronged on that Day. Injustice would mean either exceeding punishment beyond what is deserved, or reducing the reward for good deeds. Neither will happen.
Instead, Allah’s Mercy may cause sins to be forgiven or rewards to be increased—this is His compassion and kindness, not injustice. His justice is perfect, and no soul will suffer more or less than what it rightfully deserves, unless mercy intervenes in its favor.
Allah is swift in reckoning. Despite the immense number of creations, the entire accounting will be completed in four hours.
The remainder of the Day of Judgment will be spent in honoring the Holy Prophet ﷺ. During that time:
People will search for an intercessor, wandering in desperation.
The Holy Prophet ﷺ will be raised to the “Maqam-e-Mahmood” (Station of Praise).
Na’at Shareef (poetry in praise of the Prophet ﷺ) will be recited by those who praised him in the world.
As Allah says:
“It is near that your Lord may place you at a station worthy of all praise.” (Surah Al-Isra, 17:79)
This verse reminds us of the justice of Allah, the importance of sincere deeds, and the central role of the Prophet ﷺ on the Day of Judgment.
The tafsir of Surah Muminun verse 17 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Muminun ayat 15 which provides the complete commentary from verse 15 through 17.
(40:17) (It will then be said): “Today shall everyone be fully recompensed for his deeds. None shall be wronged today.[28] Surely Allah is Swift in Reckoning.”[29]
28. That is, none shall be wronged in any way whatsoever today. It should be noted that in respect of recompense, injustice can have several forms: (1) A person may deserve a reward but he is not given it. (2) He is given a lesser reward than what was due to him. (3) He is given a punishment although he is not liable to any punishment. (4) The one who is liable to punishment is not given any punishment. (5) The one who is liable to a lesser punishment is given a greater punishment. (6) The oppressor goes free. (7) One is seized for the sin committed by another. What Allah means to say is that none of these different kinds of injustices will be allowed to take place in His Court.
29. It means: it will take Allah no time to do the reckoning. Just as He is providing for every creature of the universe simultaneously and He is not so occupied in providing for one that He may have no time to provide for others, and just as He is seeing everything in the universe simultaneously, and hearing everything simultaneously, is managing every small and big affair simultaneously, and nothing absorbs His attention so completely that He may be unable to give attention to others, at the same time, so He will subject to reckoning every single individual simultaneously and the hearing of one case will not make Him so occupied as to render Him unable to hear other countless cases at the same time. Then in His Court no delay will also be allowed to take place due to any difficulty in the investigation of the facts of the case and the availability of the witnesses. The Judge of the Court will Himself be aware of all the facts directly. Each party in every case will stand completely exposed before Him and clear undeniable evidence of the events and deeds, with each minor detail, will come forward without any delay. Therefore, each case will be settled and decided instantaneously.
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