The Holy Quran 5:34 — Surah Al-Ma'idah

Arabic text

إِلَّا ٱلَّذِينَ تَابُوا۟ مِن قَبْلِ أَن تَقْدِرُوا۟ عَلَيْهِمْ ۖ فَٱعْلَمُوٓا۟ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ غَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ

Translation

...except those who repent before you overpower (arrest) them (they will not be punished in the Aakhirah if their repentance is sincere and if they redress the wrong they may have done to others). Know that Allaah is Most Forgiving, Most Merciful.

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

Pardon of the rights of Allah through repentance: that is, the punishments mentioned above, which were [prescribed] as hudud (fixed punishments set by the shariah) and as the right of Allah, are waived if [the offenders] repent before being arrested. The rights of people, however, will not be pardoned.

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