Tafsir of Ash-Shura 42:20

He metaphorically termed the deeds performed by the worker—seeking benefit and growth—as "tillage" (ḥarth).

He distinguished between the deeds of the two types of workers:

• The one who works for the Hereafter: He is granted success in his deeds, and his good deeds are multiplied.
• The one whose work is for the worldly life: He is given a portion of it, but not necessarily what he desires or seeks. It is merely the provision already allotted and decreed for him. He has absolutely no share in the Hereafter.

He did not mention that the worker for the Hereafter has a share in this world, even though his allotted provision will inevitably reach him. This omission is to show the insignificance of worldly provision compared to what he is focused on: the growth of his deeds and his ultimate success in the Hereafter.

"Or do they have partners who have ordained for them a religion to which Allah has not given permission? But if not for the decisive word, it would have been judged between them. And indeed, the wrongdoers will have a painful punishment."