سُوْرَةُ النِّسَآءِ
Surah An-Nisaa (4) — Ayah 31
إِن تَجْتَنِبُوا۟ كَبَآئِرَ مَا تُنْهَوْنَ عَنْهُ نُكَفِّرْ عَنكُمْ سَيِّـَٔاتِكُمْ وَنُدْخِلْكُم مُّدْخَلًا كَرِيمًا ﴿31﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
If you avoid the great sins which you are forbidden to do, We shall expiate from you your (small) sins, and admit you to a Noble Entrance (i.e. Paradise).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
إِن
in
If
تَجْتَنِبُوا۟
tajtanibū
you avoid
كَبَآئِرَ
kabāira
great (sins)
مَا
mā
(of) what
تُنْهَوْنَ
tun'hawna
you are forbidden
عَنْهُ
ʿanhu
from [it]
نُكَفِّرْ
nukaffir
We will remove
عَنكُمْ
ʿankum
from you
سَيِّـَٔاتِكُمْ
sayyiātikum
your evil deeds
وَنُدْخِلْكُم
wanud'khil'kum
and We will admit you
مُّدْخَلًۭا
mud'khalan
(to) an entrance
كَرِيمًۭا
karīman
noble
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 31) ➊ {اِنْ تَجْتَنِبُوْا كَبَآىِٕرَ …:} Major sins are those regarding which there is a clear warning of Hell in the Qur'an or Hadith, or where Allah's anger is expressed, or where a prescribed punishment has been set in the Shariah; and by { ”سَيِّئَاتٌ“ } is meant here the minor sins from which there is only prohibition and no warning has been mentioned. (Razi, Ibn Kathir)
➋ {نُكَفِّرْ عَنْكُمْ سَيِّاٰتِكُمْ: } That is, if you keep avoiding the major sins, We will forgive your minor sins because of your good deeds. In some narrations, a list of major sins is also mentioned, such as associating partners with Allah, unjustly killing a soul, gambling, drinking alcohol, and slandering chaste women, etc., but there is no fixed number for them; they can be from seven to seventy or even up to seven hundred, and some scholars have compiled the major sins in their books, those which are mentioned in the Qur'an or Hadith, such as Imam Dhahabi (rahimahullah)'s {”اَلْكَبَائِرُ“} and Imam Haythami (rahimahullah)'s { ’’اَلزَّوَاجِرُ عَنِ اقْتَرِافِ الْكَبَائِرِ‘‘}. See also Surah An-Najm (32).
➋ {نُكَفِّرْ عَنْكُمْ سَيِّاٰتِكُمْ: } That is, if you keep avoiding the major sins, We will forgive your minor sins because of your good deeds. In some narrations, a list of major sins is also mentioned, such as associating partners with Allah, unjustly killing a soul, gambling, drinking alcohol, and slandering chaste women, etc., but there is no fixed number for them; they can be from seven to seventy or even up to seven hundred, and some scholars have compiled the major sins in their books, those which are mentioned in the Qur'an or Hadith, such as Imam Dhahabi (rahimahullah)'s {”اَلْكَبَائِرُ“} and Imam Haythami (rahimahullah)'s { ’’اَلزَّوَاجِرُ عَنِ اقْتَرِافِ الْكَبَائِرِ‘‘}. See also Surah An-Najm (32).
