Surah Al-Furqaan (25) — Ayah 71
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
Tafsir al-Quran al-Karim — Hafiz Abdus Salam Bin Muhammad Bhutvi
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Secondly, although righteous deeds were also mentioned in the previous verse, due to their importance, Allah Almighty repeated it and said that mere verbal repentance is not accepted by Allah; action in accordance with it is also necessary. Thus, whoever repents and does righteous deeds, he is making a true and genuine repentance to Allah, and whoever, despite having the ability, does not act, his claim of repentance is not accepted, and his repentance is neither true nor genuine, but rather false and useless. Thirdly, in the previous verse, repentance from sins committed during the time of disbelief was mentioned; in this verse, repentance from sins committed after becoming Muslim is mentioned, that even after becoming Muslim, if someone repents from any sin, his repentance will also be true and accepted. Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) was of the opinion that the repentance of a Muslim murderer is not accepted, but from this verse, the acceptance of his repentance is also proven. For details, see the commentary of Surah An-Nisa, verse (93): «{ وَ مَنْ يَّقْتُلْ مُؤْمِنًا مُّتَعَمِّدًا }».
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The Benefit and Conditions of Repentance:
In the previous verse, those people were mentioned who repent from disbelief and enter the fold of Islam. In this verse, those Muslims are mentioned who commit sins and then repent. The conditions for the acceptance of repentance are that one must truly feel remorse for what has been done. Then, one should seek forgiveness from Allah. After repentance and seeking forgiveness, one should reform oneself, and at the very least, not commit again the sin from which one has repented. Now, after repentance and seeking forgiveness, the more one reforms oneself and performs righteous deeds, the closer one will become to Allah.
