سُوْرَةُ الْعَنْكَبُوْتِ
Surah Al-Ankaboot (29) — Ayah 13
وَلَيَحْمِلُنَّ أَثْقَالَهُمْ وَأَثْقَالًا مَّعَ أَثْقَالِهِمْ ۖ وَلَيُسْـَٔلُنَّ يَوْمَ ٱلْقِيَـٰمَةِ عَمَّا كَانُوا۟ يَفْتَرُونَ ﴿13﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And verily, they shall bear their own loads, and other loads besides their own; and verily, they shall be questioned on the Day of Resurrection about that which they used to fabricate.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَلَيَحْمِلُنَّ
walayaḥmilunna
But surely they will carry
أَثْقَالَهُمْ
athqālahum
their burdens
وَأَثْقَالًۭا
wa-athqālan
and burdens
مَّعَ
maʿa
with
أَثْقَالِهِمْ ۖ
athqālihim
their burdens
وَلَيُسْـَٔلُنَّ
walayus'alunna
and surely they will be questioned
يَوْمَ
yawma
(on the) Day
ٱلْقِيَـٰمَةِ
l-qiyāmati
(of) the Resurrection
عَمَّا
ʿammā
about what
كَانُوا۟
kānū
they used
يَفْتَرُونَ
yaftarūna
(to) invent
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran — Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran (Facilitation of the Quran) is a comprehensive Quran commentary by Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. Known for his eloquent and accessible writing style, Kilani authored this tafsir with a focus on clarity — making Quranic meanings understandable to the common reader. The tafsir provides detailed historical context for verses related to battles and expeditions, and firmly refutes modernist ideologies using strong scriptural evidence. It is widely regarded as an invaluable resource for understanding the Quran and countering deviant interpretations. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
13. They will surely bear their own burdens, and along with them, the burdens of others [22] whom they led astray. And on the Day of Resurrection [23], they will surely be questioned about what they used to fabricate.
[22]
In What Case is the Punishment and Reward of Another Person?
However, it can happen that if someone goes astray due to the misleading of these people, then the one who goes astray will be given the punishment for his own misguidance. And the one who misleads will receive double punishment in such a way that, firstly, he will have to bear the punishment for his own misguidance, and secondly, he will also be given the proportional share of the punishment of the one whom he led astray. As the following hadith fully clarifies this subject:
Munzir bin Jarir narrates from his father that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "Whoever introduces a good way in Islam, for him is the reward of his own action and also the reward of those who act upon it after him, and there will be no decrease in the reward of those who act. And whoever introduces a bad way in Islam, upon him is the burden of his own action and also the burden of those who act upon it after him. But there will be no decrease in the burden of those who act." [مسلم۔ کتاب الزکوٰۃ۔ باب الحث علی الصدقة]
[23] The statement of the polytheists is a slander against Allah in the sense that they actually mocked the belief in the Hereafter, accountability, and the punishment for sins as explained by Allah. This amounts to denying the signs of Allah and His Messenger as well. That is, in addition to their own polytheistic deeds, this is an added crime of slandering Allah, and they will be questioned and punished for this crime as well.
[22]
In What Case is the Punishment and Reward of Another Person?
However, it can happen that if someone goes astray due to the misleading of these people, then the one who goes astray will be given the punishment for his own misguidance. And the one who misleads will receive double punishment in such a way that, firstly, he will have to bear the punishment for his own misguidance, and secondly, he will also be given the proportional share of the punishment of the one whom he led astray. As the following hadith fully clarifies this subject:
Munzir bin Jarir narrates from his father that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "Whoever introduces a good way in Islam, for him is the reward of his own action and also the reward of those who act upon it after him, and there will be no decrease in the reward of those who act. And whoever introduces a bad way in Islam, upon him is the burden of his own action and also the burden of those who act upon it after him. But there will be no decrease in the burden of those who act." [مسلم۔ کتاب الزکوٰۃ۔ باب الحث علی الصدقة]
[23] The statement of the polytheists is a slander against Allah in the sense that they actually mocked the belief in the Hereafter, accountability, and the punishment for sins as explained by Allah. This amounts to denying the signs of Allah and His Messenger as well. That is, in addition to their own polytheistic deeds, this is an added crime of slandering Allah, and they will be questioned and punished for this crime as well.
