Allah says,
[يأَيُّهَا
الإِنسَـنُ إِنَّكَ كَادِحٌ إِلَى رَبِّكَ كَدْحاً]
(O man! Verily, you are returning towards your Lord with your deeds and
actions, a sure returning,) meaning, `verily you are hastening to your Lord and
working deeds.'
[فَمُلَـقِيهِ]
(and you will meet.) `Then you will meet that which you did of good or evil.'
A proof for this is what Abu Dawud At-Tayalisi recorded from Jabir, that the
Messenger of Allah said,
«قَالَ جِبْرِيلُ:
يَا مُحَمَّدُ، عِشْ مَا شِئْتَ فَإِنَّكَ مَيِّتٌ، وَأَحْبِبْ (مَنْ) شِئْتَ
فَإِنَّكَ مُفَارِقُهُ، وَاعْمَلْ مَا شِئْتَ فَإِنَّكَ مُلَاقِيه»
(Jibril said, "O Muhammad! Live how you wish, for verily you will die; love
what you wish, for verily you will part with it; and do what you wish, for
verily you will meet it (your deed).) There are some people who refer the
pronoun back to the statement "your Lord.'' Thus, they hold the Ayah to mean,
"and you will meet your Lord.'' This means that He will reward you for your
work, and pay you for your efforts. Therefore, both of these two views are
connected. Al-`Awfi recorded from Ibn `Abbas that he said explaining,
[يأَيُّهَا
الإِنسَـنُ إِنَّكَ كَادِحٌ إِلَى رَبِّكَ كَدْحاً]
(O man! Verily, you are returning towards your Lord with your deeds and
actions, a sure returning,) "Whatever deed you do, you will meet Allah with it,
whether it is good or bad.''