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Surah Aal-i-Imraan (3) — Ayah 135
وَٱلَّذِينَ إِذَا فَعَلُوا۟ فَـٰحِشَةً أَوْ ظَلَمُوٓا۟ أَنفُسَهُمْ ذَكَرُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ فَٱسْتَغْفَرُوا۟ لِذُنُوبِهِمْ وَمَن يَغْفِرُ ٱلذُّنُوبَ إِلَّا ٱللَّهُ وَلَمْ يُصِرُّوا۟ عَلَىٰ مَا فَعَلُوا۟ وَهُمْ يَعْلَمُونَ ﴿135﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And those who, when they have committed Fâhishah (illegal sexual intercourse) or wronged themselves with evil, remember Allâh and ask forgiveness for their sins; - and none can forgive sins but Allâh - and do not persist in what (wrong) they have done, while they know.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَٱلَّذِينَ
wa-alladhīna
And those
إِذَا
idhā
when
فَعَلُوا۟
faʿalū
they did
فَـٰحِشَةً
fāḥishatan
immorality
أَوْ
aw
or
ظَلَمُوٓا۟
ẓalamū
wronged
أَنفُسَهُمْ
anfusahum
themselves
ذَكَرُوا۟
dhakarū
they remember
ٱللَّهَ
l-laha
Allah
فَٱسْتَغْفَرُوا۟
fa-is'taghfarū
then ask forgiveness
لِذُنُوبِهِمْ
lidhunūbihim
for their sins
وَمَن
waman
and who
يَغْفِرُ
yaghfiru
(can) forgive
ٱلذُّنُوبَ
l-dhunūba
the sins
إِلَّا
illā
except
ٱللَّهُ
l-lahu
Allah
وَلَمْ
walam
And not
يُصِرُّوا۟
yuṣirrū
they persist
عَلَىٰ
ʿalā
on
مَا
mā
what
فَعَلُوا۟
faʿalū
they did
وَهُمْ
wahum
while they
يَعْلَمُونَ
yaʿlamūna
know
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran — Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani
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135. And those who, when they commit an indecency or wrong themselves [121], remember Allah and seek forgiveness for their sins—and who can forgive sins except Allah?—and they do not persist knowingly [122] in what they have done.
[121]
Important Conditions of Repentance:
It is clearly evident from the words of the verse that the pious people neither knowingly commit any evil deed nor wrong themselves, rather, such acts occur from them unintentionally due to human nature, and when they become aware of their mistake, they immediately turn to Allah and begin to seek forgiveness, and Allah certainly forgives such people. Here, it should be kept in mind that if the effect of this evil deed or mistake is limited only to oneself, then Allah is Most Forgiving, Most Merciful; He will certainly forgive. But if its effect falls upon the rights of others, then it is necessary to make amends or to seek forgiveness from that person, and this is an important condition of seeking forgiveness.
[122]
The Virtue of Repentance:
To persist in sin or to continue committing the same sin after seeking forgiveness is a greater sin than the original sin itself, and those who do this are certainly not pious. However, it can happen that one sin is committed, and forgiveness is sought for it, then another occurs, and forgiveness is sought from Allah for that as well, then yet another happens, and forgiveness is sought for that too. In this way, even if forgiveness is sought from Allah seventy times in a day, Allah forgives, because man is prone to error, and Allah, upon the sinner seeking forgiveness, not only forgives him but is also pleased with him. And in reality, not seeking forgiveness after committing a sin is also tantamount to persisting in it, as it is mentioned in the hadith that whoever has sought forgiveness for his sin has not persisted, and in another hadith it is stated: Whoever repents, it is as if he has not sinned at all.
[ابن ماجہ، ابواب الزہد، ذکر التوبة]
[121]
Important Conditions of Repentance:
It is clearly evident from the words of the verse that the pious people neither knowingly commit any evil deed nor wrong themselves, rather, such acts occur from them unintentionally due to human nature, and when they become aware of their mistake, they immediately turn to Allah and begin to seek forgiveness, and Allah certainly forgives such people. Here, it should be kept in mind that if the effect of this evil deed or mistake is limited only to oneself, then Allah is Most Forgiving, Most Merciful; He will certainly forgive. But if its effect falls upon the rights of others, then it is necessary to make amends or to seek forgiveness from that person, and this is an important condition of seeking forgiveness.
[122]
The Virtue of Repentance:
To persist in sin or to continue committing the same sin after seeking forgiveness is a greater sin than the original sin itself, and those who do this are certainly not pious. However, it can happen that one sin is committed, and forgiveness is sought for it, then another occurs, and forgiveness is sought from Allah for that as well, then yet another happens, and forgiveness is sought for that too. In this way, even if forgiveness is sought from Allah seventy times in a day, Allah forgives, because man is prone to error, and Allah, upon the sinner seeking forgiveness, not only forgives him but is also pleased with him. And in reality, not seeking forgiveness after committing a sin is also tantamount to persisting in it, as it is mentioned in the hadith that whoever has sought forgiveness for his sin has not persisted, and in another hadith it is stated: Whoever repents, it is as if he has not sinned at all.
[ابن ماجہ، ابواب الزہد، ذکر التوبة]
