Tafsir for verse: 53:38
أَلَّا تَزِرُ وَازِرَةٞ وِزۡرَ أُخۡرَىٰ ٣٨ ﴿38﴾
38(It was) that no bearer of burden shall bear the burden of the other,
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Commentary
﴿Does not bear﴾ meaning, does not commit a sin and carry ﴿a burden﴾ meaning, a soul that has reached a level in which it is a bearer ﴿of another's burden﴾ meaning, its heavy load of sin. This means that whoever carries the sin of one of the two parties that is obligatory upon him must certainly be sinful, both before taking charge and after it.
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