Tafsir Ibn Abbas: An-Najm, Ayah 38
أَلَّا تَزِرُ وَازِرَةٌۭ وِزْرَ أُخْرَىٰ
That no bearer of burdens will bear the burden of another
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that no burdened soul shall bear the burden of another an ‘that’ has been softened in place of the hardened form in other words no soul shall bear responsibility for the sins of another;
Related Hadiths
Sahih Muslim#2452Sahih
" Take upon yourselves (the burden of the deeds) for which you have the strength to bear."
Narrated by Abu Huraira (Allah be pleased with him) reported Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) as saying (the words as said in the previous hadith) but with this alteration (of words):
Sunan Ibn Majah#2408Sahih
“No person will be punished because of another's crime.”
Narrated by It was narrated from 'Usamah bin Sharik that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:
Ibn Abbas Commentary
(That no laden one shall bear another's load) that no bearer shall bear the sins of another; it is also said that this means: no soul shall be tormented for the sins of another soul,