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Al-Furqan (The Criterion)

Verse 70of 77

إِلَّا مَن تَابَ وَءَامَنَ وَعَمِلَ عَمَلًۭا صَٰلِحًۭا فَأُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ يُبَدِّلُ ٱللَّهُ سَيِّـَٔاتِهِمْ حَسَنَٰتٍۢ ۗ وَكَانَ ٱللَّهُ غَفُورًۭا رَّحِيمًۭا﴿٧٠

Translation (Sahih International)

Except for those who repent, believe and do righteous work. For them Allah will replace their evil deeds with good. And ever is Allah Forgiving and Merciful.

Word-by-word meaning

إِلَّاillāExcept
مَنman(he) who
تَابَtābarepents
وَءَامَنَwaāmanaand believes
وَعَمِلَwaʿamilaand does
عَمَلًۭاʿamalanrighteous deeds
صَـٰلِحًۭاṣāliḥanrighteous deeds
فَأُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَfa-ulāikathen (for) those
يُبَدِّلُyubaddiluAllah will replace
ٱللَّهُl-lahuAllah will replace
سَيِّـَٔاتِهِمْsayyiātihimtheir evil deeds
حَسَنَـٰتٍۢ ۗḥasanātin(with) good ones
وَكَانَwakānaAnd is
ٱللَّهُl-lahuAllah
غَفُورًۭاghafūranOft-Forgiving
رَّحِيمًۭاraḥīmanMost Merciful

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

The Attributes of the Servants of the Most Gracious include avoiding Shirk, Murder and ZinaImam Ahmad recorded that `Abdullah bin Mas`ud said, "The Messenger of Allah was asked which sin is the most serious" He said:«أَنْ تَجْعَلَ للهِ نِدًّا وَهُوَ خَلَقَك»(That you appoint a rival to Allah when He has created you.) He asked, "Then what" He said:«أَنْ تَقْتُلَ وَلَدَكَ خَشْيَةَ أَنْ يَطْعَمَ مَعَك»(That you kill your child for fear that he may eat with you.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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