And Muqatil said: They are the people of Paradise who were on Adam’s right side on the Day of the Covenant, when Allah said to them, “These are in Paradise, and I do not mind.” It is also related from him that they are those who are given their records in their right hands; and it is also related from him that they are those who were fortunate for themselves.

Al-Hasan said: They are the sincere Muslims. [Al-Qasim] (1) said: Every soul is held accountable for what it has earned, whether good or evil, except one who relies upon divine bounty. Whoever relies upon his own deeds is held in pledge by them, whereas whoever relies upon divine bounty is not held accountable for them.

“In Gardens, they will ask one another (40) about the criminals (41): ‘What has landed you in Hell?’ (42) They will say, ‘We were not among those who prayed (43), nor did we feed the poor (44). We used to engage in vain discourse with those who engaged in it (45), and we used to deny the Day of Recompense (46), until the certainty came to us.’ (47)”