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Surah An-Nisaa (4) — Ayah 48
إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَا يَغْفِرُ أَن يُشْرَكَ بِهِۦ وَيَغْفِرُ مَا دُونَ ذَٰلِكَ لِمَن يَشَآءُ ۚ وَمَن يُشْرِكْ بِٱللَّهِ فَقَدِ ٱفْتَرَىٰٓ إِثْمًا عَظِيمًا ﴿48﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Verily, Allâh forgives not that partners should be set up with Him (in worship), but He forgives except that (anything else) to whom He wills; and whoever sets up partners with Allâh in worship, he has indeed invented a tremendous sin.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
ٱللَّهَ
l-laha
Allah
لَا
lā
(does) not
يَغْفِرُ
yaghfiru
forgive
أَن
an
that
يُشْرَكَ
yush'raka
partners be associated
بِهِۦ
bihi
with Him
وَيَغْفِرُ
wayaghfiru
but He forgives
مَا
mā
from
دُونَ
dūna
other than
ذَٰلِكَ
dhālika
that
لِمَن
liman
for whom
يَشَآءُ ۚ
yashāu
He wills
وَمَن
waman
And whoever
يُشْرِكْ
yush'rik
associates partners
بِٱللَّهِ
bil-lahi
with Allah
فَقَدِ
faqadi
then surely
ٱفْتَرَىٰٓ
if'tarā
he has fabricated
إِثْمًا
ith'man
a sin
عَظِيمًا
ʿaẓīman
tremendous
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.
48. 1. That is, such sins from which a believer dies without repenting, Allah, if He wills for someone, will forgive without any kind of punishment, and many will be forgiven due to the intercession of the Prophet ﷺ. But shirk will not be forgiven in any case because Allah has made Paradise forbidden for the polytheist. (2) In another place it is said (اِنَّ الشِّرْكَ لَظُلْمٌ عَظِيْمٌ) 31:13 "Shirk is a great injustice." In the hadith, it is declared the greatest sin. Akbar al-kabair al-shirk billah.
