Surah An Nisa Ayat 17 Translation Tafseer

Para 4 - لَنْ تَنَالُوا

سورة النساء

Audio PDF

بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِیْمِ

4.17

اِنَّمَا التَّوْبَةُ عَلَى اللّٰهِ لِلَّذِیْنَ یَعْمَلُوْنَ السُّوْٓءَ بِجَهَالَةٍ ثُمَّ یَتُوْبُوْنَ مِنْ قَرِیْبٍ فَاُولٰٓىٕكَ یَتُوْبُ اللّٰهُ عَلَیْهِمْؕ-وَ كَانَ اللّٰهُ عَلِیْمًا حَكِیْمًا(17)

Kanz-ul-Irfan

Allah only accepts the repentance of those who transgress in ignorance[1] then repent soon after.[2] Allah turns to such people with His mercy—and Allah is All-Knowing, Most-Wise.[3]

Commentary

[1]

Sincere repentance is when one considers sin to be the disobedience of Allah Almighty, regrets it while refraining from the sin instantly, and has a firm conviction in his heart to avoid the sin in the future; the sins which require expiation are fulfilled appropriately; e.g. if he missed prayers and fasts, he makes up for them, if he unjustly took the wealth of another, through theft, illegal seizure, and bribery for example, he must return it. If an apology is required, he must seek forgiveness.

[2]

Here, “soon after” has the limit of before seeing objects of the next realm near death.

[3]

The principle of repentance in Islam is based upon wisdom and knowledge. The adherents of religions which do not have the concept of repentance are more prone to sin, as despair incites more transgression and the hope of forgiveness encourages repentance. A murderer who is given a death sentence is segregated from other prisoners to prevent the possibility of more killing as he has lost all hope of living; and one who is sentenced to prison for a fixed term will be freed after his duration, so he is placed with other prisoners, as generally the same threat does not come from a person who has hopes of freedom.

Next Ayat Prev Ayat