سُوْرَةُ الشُّوْرٰي
Surah Ash-Shura (42) — Ayah 37
وَٱلَّذِينَ يَجْتَنِبُونَ كَبَـٰٓئِرَ ٱلْإِثْمِ وَٱلْفَوَٰحِشَ وَإِذَا مَا غَضِبُوا۟ هُمْ يَغْفِرُونَ ﴿37﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And those who avoid the greater sins, and Al-Fawâhish (illegal sexual intercourse), and when they are angry, forgive.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَٱلَّذِينَ
wa-alladhīna
And those who
يَجْتَنِبُونَ
yajtanibūna
avoid
كَبَـٰٓئِرَ
kabāira
(the) greater
ٱلْإِثْمِ
l-ith'mi
sins
وَٱلْفَوَٰحِشَ
wal-fawāḥisha
and the immoralities
وَإِذَا
wa-idhā
and when
مَا
mā
and when
غَضِبُوا۟
ghaḍibū
they are angry
هُمْ
hum
they
يَغْفِرُونَ
yaghfirūna
forgive
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.
37. 1. That is, forgiving and overlooking people is a part of their temperament and nature, not taking revenge and retaliation. Just as it is mentioned about the Prophet ﷺ: "The Prophet ﷺ never took revenge for his own self, yes, the violation of Allah's sanctities was unbearable for him."
