The Holy Quran 4:17 — Surah An-Nisa

Arabic text

إِنَّمَا ٱلتَّوْبَةُ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ لِلَّذِينَ يَعْمَلُونَ ٱلسُّوٓءَ بِجَهَـٰلَةٍ ثُمَّ يَتُوبُونَ مِن قَرِيبٍ فَأُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ يَتُوبُ ٱللَّهُ عَلَيْهِمْ ۗ وَكَانَ ٱللَّهُ عَلِيمًا حَكِيمًا

Translation

Allaah accepts the repentance only of those who carry out evil because of foolishness (ignorance or naivety) and then (sincerely with remorse) repent soon (quickly) afterwards (before the pangs of death grip them). These are the ones whom Allaah forgives. Allaah is All Knowing, The Wise.

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

Those whose repentance is not accepted: that is, repentance is undoubtedly such a thing that through it Almighty Allah forgives even crimes as grave as fornication and sodomy, as was understood from the previous verse.

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