سُوْرَةُ الشُّوْرٰي
Surah Ash-Shura (42) — Ayah 25
وَهُوَ ٱلَّذِى يَقْبَلُ ٱلتَّوْبَةَ عَنْ عِبَادِهِۦ وَيَعْفُوا۟ عَنِ ٱلسَّيِّـَٔاتِ وَيَعْلَمُ مَا تَفْعَلُونَ ﴿25﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And He it is Who accepts repentance from His slaves, and forgives sins, and He knows what you do.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَهُوَ
wahuwa
And He
ٱلَّذِى
alladhī
(is) the One Who
يَقْبَلُ
yaqbalu
accepts
ٱلتَّوْبَةَ
l-tawbata
the repentance
عَنْ
ʿan
of
عِبَادِهِۦ
ʿibādihi
His slaves
وَيَعْفُوا۟
wayaʿfū
and pardons
عَنِ
ʿani
[of]
ٱلسَّيِّـَٔاتِ
l-sayiāti
the evil
وَيَعْلَمُ
wayaʿlamu
and He knows
مَا
mā
what
تَفْعَلُونَ
tafʿalūna
you do
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.
25. 1. The meaning of tawbah is to express regret over sin and to resolve not to commit it again in the future. Merely saying "tawbah tawbah" with the tongue, or continuing to do the sinful and disobedient act while expressing tawbah, is not tawbah. This is mockery and jest. However, pure and sincere tawbah is certainly accepted by Allah Almighty.
