سُوْرَةُ البَقَرَةِ
Surah Al-Baqara (2) — Ayah 58
وَإِذْ قُلْنَا ٱدْخُلُوا۟ هَـٰذِهِ ٱلْقَرْيَةَ فَكُلُوا۟ مِنْهَا حَيْثُ شِئْتُمْ رَغَدًا وَٱدْخُلُوا۟ ٱلْبَابَ سُجَّدًا وَقُولُوا۟ حِطَّةٌ نَّغْفِرْ لَكُمْ خَطَـٰيَـٰكُمْ ۚ وَسَنَزِيدُ ٱلْمُحْسِنِينَ ﴿58﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And (remember) when We said: "Enter this town (Jerusalem) and eat bountifully therein with pleasure and delight wherever you wish, and enter the gate in prostration (or bowing with humility) and say: ‘Forgive us,’ and We shall forgive you your sins and shall increase (reward) for the good-doers."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَإِذْ
wa-idh
And when
قُلْنَا
qul'nā
We said
ٱدْخُلُوا۟
ud'khulū
Enter
هَـٰذِهِ
hādhihi
this
ٱلْقَرْيَةَ
l-qaryata
town
فَكُلُوا۟
fakulū
then eat
مِنْهَا
min'hā
from
حَيْثُ
ḥaythu
wherever
شِئْتُمْ
shi'tum
you wish[ed]
رَغَدًۭا
raghadan
abundantly
وَٱدْخُلُوا۟
wa-ud'khulū
and enter
ٱلْبَابَ
l-bāba
the gate
سُجَّدًۭا
sujjadan
prostrating
وَقُولُوا۟
waqūlū
And say
حِطَّةٌۭ
ḥiṭṭatun
Repentance
نَّغْفِرْ
naghfir
We will forgive
لَكُمْ
lakum
for you
خَطَـٰيَـٰكُمْ ۚ
khaṭāyākum
your sins
وَسَنَزِيدُ
wasanazīdu
And We will increase
ٱلْمُحْسِنِينَ
l-muḥ'sinīna
the good-doers (in reward)
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran — Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran (Facilitation of the Quran) is a comprehensive Quran commentary by Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. Known for his eloquent and accessible writing style, Kilani authored this tafsir with a focus on clarity — making Quranic meanings understandable to the common reader. The tafsir provides detailed historical context for verses related to battles and expeditions, and firmly refutes modernist ideologies using strong scriptural evidence. It is widely regarded as an invaluable resource for understanding the Quran and countering deviant interpretations. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
58. And (remember) when We said, "Enter this town and eat freely from wherever you wish, but when you enter its gate, bow down in prostration and say, 'Hittah' (forgiveness). We will forgive your sins and will increase the reward for the doers of good."
[74] Then, when this period of training had passed and they conquered a town, We instructed them to enter this city in prostration before Allah and with humility, and also to seek forgiveness from Allah (that is, to worship both physically and verbally, and one meaning of «(حِطَّةٌ)» can also be that those whom you conquer, do not start killing and bloodshed among them, rather forgive them—as the Messenger of Allah ﷺ did at the conquest of Makkah), so that We may forgive your sins and grant you rewards.
[74] Then, when this period of training had passed and they conquered a town, We instructed them to enter this city in prostration before Allah and with humility, and also to seek forgiveness from Allah (that is, to worship both physically and verbally, and one meaning of «(حِطَّةٌ)» can also be that those whom you conquer, do not start killing and bloodshed among them, rather forgive them—as the Messenger of Allah ﷺ did at the conquest of Makkah), so that We may forgive your sins and grant you rewards.
