Al-An‘ām 6:164
The verse
Say: Shall I seek another than Allah for Lord, when He is Lord of all things? Each soul earneth only on its own account, nor doth any laden bear another's load. Then unto your Lord is your return and He will tell you that wherein ye differed. — Marmaduke Pickthall
The issue
This verse mentions that every human who is an evildoer will endure the consequences
of his own deeds and that no person will be punished on another’s behalf: “...but no
soul shall earn aught save against itself; nor shall one bearing a burden bear the burden of another...” (Q 6.164).
However, another verse states that the transgressors will endure the consequences of
their own deeds in full, as well as bearing the weight of some of the transgressions of
those who followed and obeyed them: “Let them bear the burden of their sins entirely on
the resurrection day [Day of Judgment], and some of the burdens of those whom they led astray without knowledge...” (Q 16.25).
Additionally, a third verse threatens that the transgressors will bear both their own
burdens and the burdens of others: “But they shall surely bear their own burdens, and burdens with their burdens...” (Q 29.13).
Arabic text of this item
تقول الآية إن كل إنسان آثم يتحمل عواقب أفعاله، فلا تؤاخذ نفس بحمل ذنب نفس أخرى، ولا يُعاقب أحد نيابةً عن أحد: <وَلاَ تَزِرُ وَازِرَةٌ وِزْرَ أُخْرَى> (الأنعام 6: 164).
ولكن هناك آية تنص على أن الآثمين سيتحملون عواقب أفعالهم كاملة إضافة لبعض أوزار كل مَن تبعهم أو أطاعهم (النحل 16: 25): <لِيَحْمِلُواْ أَوْزَارَهُمْ كَامِلَةً يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ وَمِنْ أَوْزَارِ الَّذِينَ يُضِلُّونَهُم بِغَيْرِ عِلْمٍ>.
في حين تهدد آية ثالثة الآثمين بأنهم سيتحملون أوزارهم الخاصة وأوزار آخرين ايضا: <وَلَيَحْمِلُنَّ أَثْقَالَهُمْ وَأَثْقَالاً مَّعَ أَثْقَالِهِمْ> (العنكبوت 29: 13).
Sources cited
Sources added in review (the original item cited none)
- al-Qurṭubī, al-Jāmiʿ li-aḥkām al-Qurʾān, on Q 6:164 (pp. 142–143 of that volume) · link checked 2026-10-12