Surah An Nur ayat 20 Tafsir Quran 24:20

﴿وَلَوْلَا فَضْلُ اللَّهِ عَلَيْكُمْ وَرَحْمَتُهُ وَأَنَّ اللَّهَ رَءُوفٌ رَّحِيمٌ﴾
[ النور: 20]

24:20 And if it had not been for the favor of Allah upon you and His mercy... and because Allah is Kind and Merciful.

And were it not for God’s bounty to you O band of accusers and His mercy and that God is Gentle Merciful to you He would have surely hastened to bring about your punishment.

And had it not been for Allahs efficacious grace and mercy abounding in you and that He displays a kind disposition and mercy to those who serve Him and to those who do not, He would have punished you, but His mercy is extended to all

A Reminder of the Grace of Allah and a Warning against following the Footsteps of Shaytan Allah says: وَلَوْلاَ فَضْلُ اللَّهِ عَلَيْكُمْ وَرَحْمَتُهُ وَأَنَّ اللَّهَ رَءُوفٌ رَّحِيمٌ ( And had it not been for the grace of Allah and His mercy on you, and that Allah is full of kindness, Most Merciful. ) meaning, if it were not for this, it would have been another matter altogether, but He, may He be exalted, is full of kindness towards His servants and Merciful towards them.
He accepts the repentance of those who repent to Him from this sin, and purifies those among them who are purified by the prescribed punishment carried out on them.
Then Allah says: يأَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ لاَ تَتَّبِعُواْ خُطُوَتِ الشَّيْطَـنِ ( O you who believe! Follow not the Khutuwat of Shaytan. ) hmeaning, his ways and paths and what he commands, وَمَن يَتَّبِعْ خُطُوَتِ الشَّيْطَـنِ فَإِنَّهُ يَأْمُرُ بِالْفَحْشَآءِ وَالْمُنْكَرِ ( And whosoever follows the footsteps of Shaytan, then, verily, he commands immorality and the evil deeds. ) This is a warning given in the most concise and eloquent manner.
`Ali bin Abi Talhah recorded from Ibn `Abbas that خُطُوَتِ الشَّيْطَـنِ ( the Khutuwat of Shaytan ) means his deeds.
`Ikrimah said that it means his evil whispers.
Qatadah said: "Every sin is one of the footsteps of Shaytan." Abu Mijlaz said: "Vowing to commit sin is one of the footsteps of Shaytan." Then Allah says: وَلَوْلاَ فَضْلُ اللَّهِ عَلَيْكُمْ وَرَحْمَتُهُ مَا زَكَى مِنكُم مِّنْ أَحَدٍ أَبَداً ( And had it not been for the grace of Allah and His mercy on you, not one of you would ever have been pure from sins. ) meaning, if He did not help whomever He wills to repent and come back to Him and be purified from Shirk, evil and sin, and whatever bad characteristics each person has according to his nature, no one would ever attain purity and goodness. وَلَـكِنَّ اللَّهَ يُزَكِّى مَن يَشَآءُ ( But Allah purifies whom He wills ) means, among His creation, and He sends astray whomever He wills, leaving him to be doomed in his misguidance and sin. وَاللَّهُ سَمِيعٌ ( and Allah is All-Hearer, ) means, He hears what His servants say, عَلِيمٌ ( All-Knower. ) of who deserves to be guided and who deserves to be misguided.

A Reminder of the Grace of Allah and a Warning against following the Footsteps of Shaytan Allah says: وَلَوْلاَ فَضْلُ اللَّهِ عَلَيْكُمْ وَرَحْمَتُهُ وَأَنَّ اللَّهَ رَءُوفٌ رَّحِيمٌ ( And had it not been for the grace of Allah and His mercy on you, and that Allah is full of kindness, Most Merciful. ) meaning, if it were not for this, it would have been another matter altogether, but He, may He be exalted, is full of kindness towards His servants and Merciful towards them.
He accepts the repentance of those who repent to Him from this sin, and purifies those among them who are purified by the prescribed punishment carried out on them.
Then Allah says: يأَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ لاَ تَتَّبِعُواْ خُطُوَتِ الشَّيْطَـنِ ( O you who believe! Follow not the Khutuwat of Shaytan. ) hmeaning, his ways and paths and what he commands, وَمَن يَتَّبِعْ خُطُوَتِ الشَّيْطَـنِ فَإِنَّهُ يَأْمُرُ بِالْفَحْشَآءِ وَالْمُنْكَرِ ( And whosoever follows the footsteps of Shaytan, then, verily, he commands immorality and the evil deeds. ) This is a warning given in the most concise and eloquent manner.
`Ali bin Abi Talhah recorded from Ibn `Abbas that خُطُوَتِ الشَّيْطَـنِ ( the Khutuwat of Shaytan ) means his deeds.
`Ikrimah said that it means his evil whispers.
Qatadah said: "Every sin is one of the footsteps of Shaytan." Abu Mijlaz said: "Vowing to commit sin is one of the footsteps of Shaytan." Then Allah says: وَلَوْلاَ فَضْلُ اللَّهِ عَلَيْكُمْ وَرَحْمَتُهُ مَا زَكَى مِنكُم مِّنْ أَحَدٍ أَبَداً ( And had it not been for the grace of Allah and His mercy on you, not one of you would ever have been pure from sins. ) meaning, if He did not help whomever He wills to repent and come back to Him and be purified from Shirk, evil and sin, and whatever bad characteristics each person has according to his nature, no one would ever attain purity and goodness. وَلَـكِنَّ اللَّهَ يُزَكِّى مَن يَشَآءُ ( But Allah purifies whom He wills ) means, among His creation, and He sends astray whomever He wills, leaving him to be doomed in his misguidance and sin. وَاللَّهُ سَمِيعٌ ( and Allah is All-Hearer, ) means, He hears what His servants say, عَلِيمٌ ( All-Knower. ) of who deserves to be guided and who deserves to be misguided.

( Had it not been for the grace of Allah and His mercy unto you ) unto those who did not slander ’A’ishah and Safwan, ( and that Allah is Clement, Merciful, (ye had been undone )) towards the believers.

And had it not been for the Grace of Allah and His Mercy on you, (Allah would have hastened the punishment upon you). And that Allah is full of kindness, Most Merciful.

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