سُوْرَةُ الْاَنْعَامِ
Surah Al-An'aam (6) — Ayah 54
وَإِذَا جَآءَكَ ٱلَّذِينَ يُؤْمِنُونَ بِـَٔايَـٰتِنَا فَقُلْ سَلَـٰمٌ عَلَيْكُمْ ۖ كَتَبَ رَبُّكُمْ عَلَىٰ نَفْسِهِ ٱلرَّحْمَةَ ۖ أَنَّهُۥ مَنْ عَمِلَ مِنكُمْ سُوٓءًۢا بِجَهَـٰلَةٍ ثُمَّ تَابَ مِنۢ بَعْدِهِۦ وَأَصْلَحَ فَأَنَّهُۥ غَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ ﴿54﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
When those who believe in Our Ayât (proofs, evidence, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) come to you, say: "Salâmun ‘Alaikum" (peace be on you); your Lord has written (prescribed) Mercy for Himself, so that if any of you does evil in ignorance, and thereafter repents and does righteous good deeds (by obeying Allâh), then surely, He is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَإِذَا
wa-idhā
And when
جَآءَكَ
jāaka
come to you
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
those who
يُؤْمِنُونَ
yu'minūna
believe
بِـَٔايَـٰتِنَا
biāyātinā
in Our Verses
فَقُلْ
faqul
then say
سَلَـٰمٌ
salāmun
Peace
عَلَيْكُمْ ۖ
ʿalaykum
(be) upon you
كَتَبَ
kataba
(Has) Prescribed
رَبُّكُمْ
rabbukum
your Lord
عَلَىٰ
ʿalā
upon
نَفْسِهِ
nafsihi
Himself
ٱلرَّحْمَةَ ۖ
l-raḥmata
the Mercy
أَنَّهُۥ
annahu
that he
مَنْ
man
who
عَمِلَ
ʿamila
does
مِنكُمْ
minkum
among you
سُوٓءًۢا
sūan
evil
بِجَهَـٰلَةٍۢ
bijahālatin
in ignorance
ثُمَّ
thumma
then
تَابَ
tāba
repents
مِنۢ
min
from
بَعْدِهِۦ
baʿdihi
after it
وَأَصْلَحَ
wa-aṣlaḥa
and reforms
فَأَنَّهُۥ
fa-annahu
then, indeed He
غَفُورٌۭ
ghafūrun
(is) Oft-Forgiving
رَّحِيمٌۭ
raḥīmun
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.
54. 1 That is, honor and respect them by greeting them with Salam or by responding to their Salam.
54. 2 And give them glad tidings that, as a favor and grace, Allah has decided to bestow His mercy upon His grateful servants. Just as it is mentioned in the hadith, that when Allah finished the creation of the universe, He wrote on the Throne: (انَّ رَحْمَتِیْ تَغْلِبُ (صحیح بخاریٰ و مسلم) My mercy prevails over My wrath.
54. 3 In this too, there is good news for the believers, because this is their characteristic: if, out of ignorance or due to human nature, they commit a sin, then they immediately repent and reform themselves. They do not persist in sin, nor do they turn away from repentance and returning to Allah.
54. 2 And give them glad tidings that, as a favor and grace, Allah has decided to bestow His mercy upon His grateful servants. Just as it is mentioned in the hadith, that when Allah finished the creation of the universe, He wrote on the Throne: (انَّ رَحْمَتِیْ تَغْلِبُ (صحیح بخاریٰ و مسلم) My mercy prevails over My wrath.
54. 3 In this too, there is good news for the believers, because this is their characteristic: if, out of ignorance or due to human nature, they commit a sin, then they immediately repent and reform themselves. They do not persist in sin, nor do they turn away from repentance and returning to Allah.
