if allah punished people for their sins he would not leave one creature that crawls on the earth. he reprieves them to an appointed term when their term is come they shall neither delay it by a single hour nor can they hasten it.
ولو يؤاخذ الله الناس بظلمهم ما ترك عليها من دابة ولكن يؤخرهم إلى أجل مسمى فإذا جاء أجلهم لا يستأخرون ساعة ولا يستقدمون