An-Nisaa 4:17 انما التوبة على الله للذين يعملون السوء بجهالة ثم يتوبون من قريب فاولايك يتوب الله عليهم وكان الله عليما حكيما ١٧
إِنَّمَا
ٱلتَّوۡبَةُ
عَلَى
ٱللَّهِ
لِلَّذِينَ
يَعۡمَلُونَ
ٱلسُّوٓءَ
بِجَهَٰلَةٖ
ثُمَّ
يَتُوبُونَ
مِن
قَرِيبٖ
فَأُوْلَٰٓئِكَ
يَتُوبُ
ٱللَّهُ
عَلَيۡهِمۡۗ
وَكَانَ
ٱللَّهُ
عَلِيمًا
حَكِيمٗا
١٧
Allah only accepts the repentance of those who commit evil ignorantly ˹or recklessly˺ then repent soon after1—Allah will pardon them. And Allah is All-Knowing, All-Wise.
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran
The repentance accepted by Allāh is only for those who do wrong in ignorance [or carelessness] and then repent soon [after].1 It is those to whom Allāh will turn in forgiveness, and Allāh is ever Knowing and Wise.
— Saheeh International
Soma Tafsir
Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
Repentance is Accepted Until one Faces death
Allah states that He accepts repentance of the servant who commits an error in ignorance and then repents, even just before he sees the angel who captures the soul, before his soul reaches his throat. Mujahid and others said, "Every person who disobeys All
…Repentance is Accepted Until one Faces death
Allah states that He accepts repentance of the servant who commits an error in ignorance and then repents,
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