You could not count how many sins individuals committed before becoming Christians; yet, on the basis of the ransom, God can forgive those sins.
طَبْعًا ،‏ لَمْ يَكُنْ لَدَى ٱللهِ ٱلْتِزَامٌ أَنْ يُطَبِّقَ فَوَائِدَ ٱلْفِدْيَةِ عَلَى ٱلرُّسُلِ وَغَيْرِهِمْ بِسَبَبِ أَعْمَالِهِمِ ٱلْحَسَنَةِ .‏