سُوْرَةُ الْاَنْعَامِ
Surah Al-An'aam (6) — Ayah 120
وَذَرُوا۟ ظَـٰهِرَ ٱلْإِثْمِ وَبَاطِنَهُۥٓ ۚ إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ يَكْسِبُونَ ٱلْإِثْمَ سَيُجْزَوْنَ بِمَا كَانُوا۟ يَقْتَرِفُونَ ﴿120﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Leave (O mankind, all kinds of) sin, open and secret. Verily, those who commit sin will get due recompense for that which they used to commit.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَذَرُوا۟
wadharū
Forsake
ظَـٰهِرَ
ẓāhira
open
ٱلْإِثْمِ
l-ith'mi
[the] sins
وَبَاطِنَهُۥٓ ۚ
wabāṭinahu
and the secret
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
those who
يَكْسِبُونَ
yaksibūna
earn
ٱلْإِثْمَ
l-ith'ma
[the] sin
سَيُجْزَوْنَ
sayuj'zawna
they will be recompensed
بِمَا
bimā
for what
كَانُوا۟
kānū
they used to
يَقْتَرِفُونَ
yaqtarifūna
commit
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.
120. Leave both open sins [125] and those done in secret. Those who commit sins will soon be repaid for what they used to do.
[125]
What are outward sins and what are inward sins?
In terms of the context of the subject, the meaning of this phrase would be that you should neither act outwardly nor harbor any kind of doubt in your heart at the instigation of these polytheists. However, this command is general. Outward sins are those sins which other people can see, and inward sins are those which cannot be seen, such as the beliefs of disbelief and polytheism, envy, malice, miserliness, arrogance, etc., which are related to the heart.
[125]
What are outward sins and what are inward sins?
In terms of the context of the subject, the meaning of this phrase would be that you should neither act outwardly nor harbor any kind of doubt in your heart at the instigation of these polytheists. However, this command is general. Outward sins are those sins which other people can see, and inward sins are those which cannot be seen, such as the beliefs of disbelief and polytheism, envy, malice, miserliness, arrogance, etc., which are related to the heart.
