The Holy Quran 2:134 — Surah Al-Baqarah

Arabic text

تِلْكَ أُمَّةٌ قَدْ خَلَتْ ۖ لَهَا مَا كَسَبَتْ وَلَكُم مَّا كَسَبْتُمْ ۖ وَلَا تُسْـَٔلُونَ عَمَّا كَانُوا۟ يَعْمَلُونَ

Translation

They (Ibraheem, Yaqoob and their children) were a group (Ummah/nation) who have passed on. To their benefit will be the actions they have earned (done) and to your benefit will be the actions that you earn (the actions that you do). You will not be questioned about what they did.

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

Everyone is responsible for his own deeds: the Jews and the Christians were convinced that children would be seized for the sins of their parents and would also share in their reward. But this is false: what you have done yourself, that you will find before you — good or bad.

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