It has what it earned.You have what you have earned..."

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Tafsir Qurtubi 2:134


2:134 "That was a community which has long since passed away.
It has what it earned.You have what you have earned..."


This ayat indicates that a person's actions and earnings are
ascribed to him, even though it is Allah who gives him the power
to do what he does. If it is good, it is by Allah's favour. If it is evil,
it is by His justice. This is the school of the People of the Sunna.
There are many ayats in the Qur'an which express this. A person
earns his actions since the power connected to the action was cre-
ated for him and there is a clear difference between a movement he
makes by his own choice and, for instance, an involuntary move-
ment such as a shiver. That capacity is the core of accountability.
The Jabrites negate any possibility of personal responsibility and
say that people are like plants which move whichever way the
wind blows. The Qadarites and Mu'tazilites take the opposite posi-
tion that a person creates his own actions.