Tafsir Ibn Abbas: An-Nisaa, Ayah 110

An-Nisaa · Ayah 110 · View Ayah
وَمَن يَعْمَلْ سُوٓءًا أَوْ يَظْلِمْ نَفْسَهُۥ ثُمَّ يَسْتَغْفِرِ ٱللَّهَ يَجِدِ ٱللَّهَ غَفُورًۭا رَّحِيمًۭا
And whoever does a wrong or wrongs himself but then seeks forgiveness of Allah will find Allah Forgiving and Merciful.

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Ibn Abbas Commentary

(Yet whoso doeth evil) whoever steals (or wrongeth his own soul) by lying in his oath or falsely accusing an innocent person, (then seeketh pardon of Allah) and then repents to Allah, (will find Allah Forgiving) of his sins, (Merciful) in that He accepted his repentance.

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