سُوْرَةُ الإِسۡرَاءِ
Surah Al-Israa (17) — Ayah 25
رَّبُّكُمْ أَعْلَمُ بِمَا فِى نُفُوسِكُمْ ۚ إِن تَكُونُوا۟ صَـٰلِحِينَ فَإِنَّهُۥ كَانَ لِلْأَوَّٰبِينَ غَفُورًا ﴿25﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Your Lord knows best what is in your inner-selves. If you are righteous, then, verily, He is Ever Most Forgiving to those who turn unto Him again and again in obedience, and in repentance.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
رَّبُّكُمْ
rabbukum
Your Lord
أَعْلَمُ
aʿlamu
(is) most knowing
بِمَا
bimā
of what
فِى
fī
(is) in
نُفُوسِكُمْ ۚ
nufūsikum
yourselves
إِن
in
If
تَكُونُوا۟
takūnū
you are
صَـٰلِحِينَ
ṣāliḥīna
righteous
فَإِنَّهُۥ
fa-innahu
then indeed, He
كَانَ
kāna
is
لِلْأَوَّٰبِينَ
lil'awwābīna
to those who often turn (to Him)
غَفُورًۭا
ghafūran
Most Forgiving
Tafsir al-Quran al-Karim — Hafiz Abdus Salam Bin Muhammad Bhutvi
Tafsir al-Quran al-Karim is a 4-volume Quran commentary by Hafiz Abdus Salam bin Muhammad Bhutvi, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar and Sheikh ul-Hadith from Pakistan. Based on over 45 years of teaching and research, this tafsir follows the methodology of Tafsir bil-Ma'thur — interpreting the Quran through authentic Hadith, statements of the Companions, and the understanding of the early generations (Salaf). It is distinguished by its complete avoidance of Israeliyyat (Judeo-Christian narratives) and unverified reports. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
(Ayah 25) {رَبُّكُمْ اَعْلَمُ بِمَا فِيْ نُفُوْسِكُمْ … :} In these words, there is also a warning for those who do not have compassion and mercy in their hearts for their parents, and a consolation for such righteous children whose parents remain displeased without any valid reason and are not pleased despite every effort of the children. So it is said that if you are righteous and there is compassion and mercy in your heart for your parents, then for such repentant ones, Allah is extremely forgiving. Some scholars have explained this to mean that if you were negligent in service or committed any excess, then you repented and turned back, Allah will forgive you.
