Effects Of Good Deeds Or Sins In This World
This general narrative does not come from religion, it is but a popular misperception.
God has told us that our life in this world is a test, and we will be judged in the hereafter for our deeds. الَّذِي خَلَقَ الْمَوْتَ وَالْحَيَاةَ لِيَبْلُوَكُمْ أَيُّكُمْ أَحْسَنُ عَمَلًا ۚ وَهُوَ الْعَزِيزُ الْغَفُورُ [He] Who created death and life to test you as to which of you does better deeds. And He is also Mighty and Forgiving. (67: 2) However, at the collective level, the good and bad deeds of a nation or a people are rewarded or punished in this world too. وَإِن مِّن قَرْيَةٍ إِلَّا نَحْنُ مُهْلِكُوهَا قَبْلَ يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ أَوْ مُعَذِّبُوهَا عَذَابًا شَدِيدًا ۚ كَانَ ذَٰلِكَ فِي الْكِتَابِ مَسْطُورًا [They should not go about hastening the punishment. In reality,] there is not a city that We shall not destroy before the Day of Judgement or not inflict with a severe punishment. This is written in the register of God. [17: 58] For individuals, certain deeds may have some worldly results but they depend upon God’s discretion.