Ash-Shuraa (The Consultation)
Verse 40of 53
وَجَزَٰٓؤُا۟ سَيِّئَةٍۢ سَيِّئَةٌۭ مِّثْلُهَا ۖ فَمَنْ عَفَا وَأَصْلَحَ فَأَجْرُهُۥ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ لَا يُحِبُّ ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ﴿٤٠﴾
Translation (Sahih International)
And the retribution for an evil act is an evil one like it, but whoever pardons and makes reconciliation - his reward is [due] from Allah. Indeed, He does not like wrongdoers.
Word-by-word meaning
Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)
Forgiving or exacting Revenge on Wrongdoersوَجَزَآءُ سَيِّئَةٍ سَيِّئَةٌ مِّثْلُهَا(The recompense for an evil is an evil like thereof). This is like the Ayat:فَمَنِ اعْتَدَى عَلَيْكُمْ فَاعْتَدُواْ عَلَيْهِ بِمِثْلِ مَا اعْتَدَى عَلَيْكُمْ(Then whoever transgresses the prohibition against you, you transgress likewise against him) (2:194), andوَإِنْ عَاقَبْتُمْ فَعَاقِبُواْ بِمِثْلِ مَا عُوقِبْتُمْ بِهِ(And if you punish, then punish them with the like of that with which you were afflicted) (16:...
Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt
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