Tenfold Reward
\r\n Al-Anam (The Cattle) Chapter 6: Verse 160
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"He who does good shall have ten times as much to his credit; he who does evil shall only be recompensed according to his evil. No wrong shall be done unto any of them."
Contained in the above passage is a great glad tiding. The verse reflects Allah's overflowing mercy and His great blessing to weak and mortal man. Were Allah to punish man tenfold for his misdeeds, man's fate would have been doomed long ago. For man commits more sins than he does good. Out of His immense grace, however, Allah has devised different norms for good and evil deeds.
\r\nAllah performs this great favour to man in the face of the undeniable truth that it is He Who has brought man into being out of nothing and blessed him with all faculties - physical, mental and spiritual. Yet man disobeys Him. Notwithstanding this provocation, Allah does not punish man instantly, tearing him into pieces, which would rule out any further disobedience on man's part once and for all. Allah is within His right to mete out exemplary punishment to erring man, yet He comforts man in telling him that he will not be wronged.
\r\nCompiled From:
\r\n "Guidance from the Holy Quran" - Sayyid Abul Hasan Ali Nadwi, pp. 224, 225