The Holy Quran 5:98 — Surah Al-Ma'idah

Arabic text

ٱعْلَمُوٓا۟ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ شَدِيدُ ٱلْعِقَابِ وَأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ غَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ

Translation

Know that undoubtedly Allaah is severe in punishment (when punishing His enemies) and that Allaah is indeed Most Forgiving, Most Merciful (towards His friends, especially when they unintentionally commit sins).

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

That is, if you deliberately violate the rulings given concerning the state of ihram, reverence for the Kaaba and so on, then know that Allah’s punishment is very severe. And if some shortcoming occurs through forgetfulness or oversight, and you then make up for it through kaffarah (expiation)

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