Tafsir Ibn Abbas: Ibrahim, Ayah 51
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that God may requite li-yajziya is semantically connected to the verb barazū ‘they shall come forth’ every soul for what it has earned of good and evil. Truly God is swift at reckoning — He shall reckon with all creatures in about half a day of the days of this world as one hadīth states to that effect.
Related Hadiths
`Aisha said, "The Prophet (ﷺ) said, 'Anybody whose account (record) is questioned will surely be punished.' I said, 'Doesn't Allah say: 'He surely will receive an easy reckoning?' (84.8) The Prophet ...
Everyone who is reckoned thoroughly is undone. I said: Allah's Messenger, has Allah not called (reckoning) as easy reckoning? Thereupon he said.. It implies only presenta- tion of (one's deeds to Him)...
I heard Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying: When Allah intends to chastise a people, He chastises all of them then they would be raised according to their deeds.
Ibn Abbas Commentary
They emerge and become manifest to Allah so (That Allah may repay each soul) whether it is a believing or a sinful soul (what it hath earned) of good or evil. (Lo! Allah is swift at reckoning) Allah is severe in His chastisement.