…and no intercession shall be accepted from it [the soul], nor shall compensation be taken, neither shall they be helped.When asked about these words Sahl said:It means that even if it [the soul] were to bring the sum of all good actions great and small, in abundance or just a few, none of this will be accepted from it on its arrival on the Day of Resurrection, nor anything from him [the servant]. Compensation (ʿadl) here means equivalence[or like, mathal]. Do you not note His words: Or its compensation in fasts [5:95] — that is, its equivalence and reward?