سُوْرَةُ الْفُرْقَانِ
Surah Al-Furqaan (25) — Ayah 70
إِلَّا مَن تَابَ وَءَامَنَ وَعَمِلَ عَمَلًا صَـٰلِحًا فَأُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ يُبَدِّلُ ٱللَّهُ سَيِّـَٔاتِهِمْ حَسَنَـٰتٍ ۗ وَكَانَ ٱللَّهُ غَفُورًا رَّحِيمًا ﴿70﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Except those who repent and believe (in Islâmic Monotheism), and do righteous deeds; for those, Allâh will change their sins into good deeds, and Allâh is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
إِلَّا
illā
Except
مَن
man
(he) who
تَابَ
tāba
repents
وَءَامَنَ
waāmana
and believes
وَعَمِلَ
waʿamila
and does
عَمَلًۭا
ʿamalan
righteous deeds
صَـٰلِحًۭا
ṣāliḥan
righteous deeds
فَأُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ
fa-ulāika
then (for) those
يُبَدِّلُ
yubaddilu
Allah will replace
ٱللَّهُ
l-lahu
Allah will replace
سَيِّـَٔاتِهِمْ
sayyiātihim
their evil deeds
حَسَنَـٰتٍۢ ۗ
ḥasanātin
(with) good ones
وَكَانَ
wakāna
And is
ٱللَّهُ
l-lahu
Allah
غَفُورًۭا
ghafūran
Oft-Forgiving
رَّحِيمًۭا
raḥīman
Most Merciful
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan — Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan is a well-known Quran commentary by Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. This tafsir explains the meanings of the Quran in accordance with the methodology of the Salaf (early righteous generations), relying on authentic sources and straightforward language. Due to its reliability and adherence to sound Islamic scholarship, the Saudi government publishes and distributes this tafsir among the Hujjaj (pilgrims) visiting the Haramain. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
70-1 From this it is understood that in this world, every sin can be forgiven through sincere repentance, no matter how great it is. And in Surah Nisa, verse 93, the punishment of Hell that is mentioned for the killing of a believer will apply in the case when the killer did not repent and died without repenting. Otherwise, it is mentioned in the hadith that even the killer of a hundred people, when he sincerely repented, Allah forgave him (Sahih Muslim).
70-2 One meaning of this is that Allah changes his condition; before accepting Islam, he used to do evil deeds, now he does good deeds; before, he used to commit shirk, now he worships only Allah alone; before, he used to fight against Muslims alongside disbelievers, now he fights against disbelievers on behalf of Muslims, and so on. The second meaning is that his evil deeds are turned into good deeds. This is also supported by hadith. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "I know the person who will be the last to enter Paradise and the last to come out of Hell. He will be the man whose minor sins will be presented to him on the Day of Judgment, while the major ones will be set aside. He will be told, 'Did you do such and such on such and such a day?' He will answer in the affirmative, he will not have the strength to deny, and besides this, he will also be afraid that now the major sins will also be presented. Then it will be said to him, 'Go, for every evil deed of yours, you will have a good deed.' Seeing Allah's mercy, he will say, 'There are many deeds of mine that I do not see here.' After narrating this, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ laughed until his teeth became visible (Sahih Muslim).
70-2 One meaning of this is that Allah changes his condition; before accepting Islam, he used to do evil deeds, now he does good deeds; before, he used to commit shirk, now he worships only Allah alone; before, he used to fight against Muslims alongside disbelievers, now he fights against disbelievers on behalf of Muslims, and so on. The second meaning is that his evil deeds are turned into good deeds. This is also supported by hadith. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "I know the person who will be the last to enter Paradise and the last to come out of Hell. He will be the man whose minor sins will be presented to him on the Day of Judgment, while the major ones will be set aside. He will be told, 'Did you do such and such on such and such a day?' He will answer in the affirmative, he will not have the strength to deny, and besides this, he will also be afraid that now the major sins will also be presented. Then it will be said to him, 'Go, for every evil deed of yours, you will have a good deed.' Seeing Allah's mercy, he will say, 'There are many deeds of mine that I do not see here.' After narrating this, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ laughed until his teeth became visible (Sahih Muslim).
