عَلِمَتْ نَفْسٌ مَّا قَدَّمَتْ وَأَخَّرَتْ
then a soul shall know what it has sent ahead and left behind.
Agha Ali Puya Commentary
Commentary on Quran 82:5
[Pooya/Ali Commentary 82:5] Every soul will be fully aware of what "its hands had sent forth". This verse refers to the deeds of commission and omission in this life- "the good or the evil he did" is that which he has sent forth, and "the consequences of his good and bad deeds which ensue to influence the human society after he departs" is that which he leaves behind. It may also refer to that which he earned for his spiritual life of the hereafter and the physical things, he prided in this life, which he left behind. If man does good he not only earns the eternal life of bliss in the hereafter as a reward but also leaves behind an example for his family and people among whom he lived and the posterity in general; and during his lifetime educates, disciplines and guides those who are associated with him to the path of Allah.