Surah Furqan ayat 70 Tafsir Quran 25:70

﴿إِلَّا مَن تَابَ وَآمَنَ وَعَمِلَ عَمَلًا صَالِحًا فَأُولَٰئِكَ يُبَدِّلُ اللَّهُ سَيِّئَاتِهِمْ حَسَنَاتٍ ۗ وَكَانَ اللَّهُ غَفُورًا رَّحِيمًا﴾
[ الفرقان: 70]

25:70 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.

except for him who repents and believes and acts righteously from among them for such God will replace their mentioned evil deeds with good deeds in the Hereafter for God is ever Forgiving Merciful that is He is ever possessed of such attributes;

Unless he has repented -earlier - and imprinted his heart with the image of religious and spiritual virtues and his deeds with wisdom and piety. Such persons shall Allah exchange their evil deeds for pious and virtuous deeds, and Allah has always been Ghafurun and Rahimun

The Attributes of the Servants of the Most Gracious include avoiding Shirk, Murder and Zina Imam 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. ) He said, "Then what" He said:
«أَنْ تُزَانِي حَلِيلَةَ جَارِك»
( That you commit adultery with your neighbor's wife. ) `Abdullah said, "Then Allah revealed, confirming that: وَالَّذِينَ لاَ يَدْعُونَ مَعَ اللَّهِ إِلَـهَا ءَاخَرَ ( And those who invoke not any other god along with Allah.... )" This was also recorded by An-Nasa'i, and by Al-Bukhari and Muslim.
It was narrated that Sa`id bin Jubayr heard Ibn `Abbas saying that some of the people of Shirk killed a great deal and committed Zina a great deal, then they came to Muhammad ﷺ and said: "What you are saying and calling people to is good, if only you would tell us that there is a way to expiate for what we have done." Then the Ayah: وَالَّذِينَ لاَ يَدْعُونَ مَعَ اللَّهِ إِلَـهَا ءَاخَرَ ( And those who invoke not any other god along with Allah... ) was revealed, as was the Ayah, قُلْ يعِبَادِىَ الَّذِينَ أَسْرَفُواْ عَلَى أَنفُسِهِمْ ( Say: "O My servants who have transgressed against themselves!" ) ( 39:53 ). وَمَن يَفْعَلْ ذلِكَ يَلْقَ أَثَاماً ( and whoever does this shall receive Athama. ) It was recorded that `Abdullah bin `Amr said: "Athama is a valley in Hell." `Ikrimah also said that Athama refers to valleys in Hell in which those who commit unlawful sexual acts will be punished.
This was also narrated from Sa`id bin Jubayr and Mujahid.
As-Suddi said that Athama referred to punishment, which is closer to the apparent meaning of the Ayah.
This interpretation makes it interchangeable with what comes next, the Ayah: يُضَـعَفْ لَهُ الْعَذَابُ يَوْمَ الْقِيـمَةِ ( The torment will be doubled for him on the Day of Resurrection, ) i.e., repetitive and intensified. وَيَخْلُدْ فِيهِ مُهَاناً ( and he will abide therein in disgrace; ) scorned and humiliated. إِلاَّ مَن تَابَ وَءَامَنَ وَعَمِلَ عَمَلاً صَـلِحاً ( Except those who repent and believe, and do righteous deeds; ) means, those who do these evil deeds will be punished in the manner described, إِلاَّ مَن تَابَ ( Except those who repent ), that is; those who repent in this world to Allah from all of those deeds, for then Allah will accept their repentance.
This is evidence that the repentance of the murderer is acceptable, and there is no contradiction between this and the Ayah in Surat An-Nisa': وَمَن يَقْتُلْ مُؤْمِناً مُّتَعَمِّداً ( And whoever kills a believer intentionally ) ( 4:93 ), because even though this was revealed in Al-Madinah, the meaning is general, and it could be interpreted to refer to one who does not repent, because this Ayah states that forgiveness is only for those who repent.
Moreover Allah says: إِنَّ اللَّهَ لاَ يَغْفِرُ أَن يُشْرَكَ بِهِ وَيَغْفِرُ مَا دُونَ ذَلِكَ لِمَن يَشَآءُ ( Verily, Allah forgives not that partners should be set up with Him, but He forgives except that to whom He wills ) ( 4:48 ).
And in the authentic Sunnah, it is reported from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ that the repentance of a murderer is acceptable, as was stated in the story of the person who killed one hundred men and then repented, and Allah accepted his repentance, and other Hadiths. فَأُوْلَـئِكَ يُبَدِّلُ اللَّهُ سَيِّئَاتِهِمْ حَسَنَـتٍ وَكَانَ اللَّهُ غَفُوراً رَّحِيماً ( for those, Allah will change their sins into good deeds, and Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful. ) Imam Ahmad recorded that Abu Dharr, may Allah be pleased with him, said, "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said:
«إِنِّي لَأَعْرِفُ آخِرَ أَهْلِ النَّارِ خُرُوجًا مِنَ النَّارِ، وَآخِرَ أَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ دُخُولًا إِلَى الْجَنَّةِ، يُؤْتَى بِرَجُلٍ فَيَقُولُ: نَحُّوا عَنْهُ كِبَارَ ذُنُوبِهِ وَسَلُوهُ عَنْ صِغَارِهَا، قَالَ: فَيُقَالُ لَهُ: عَمِلْتَ يَوْمَ كَذَا، كَذَا وَكَذَا، وَعَمِلْتَ يَوْمَ كَذَا، كَذَا وَكَذَا، فَيَقُولُ: نَعَمْ لَا يَسْتَطِيعُ أَنْ يُنْكِرَ مِنْ ذَلِكَ شَيْئًا، فَيُقَالُ: فَإِنَّ لَكَ بِكُلِّ سَيِّئَةٍ حَسَنَةً، فَيَقُولُ: يَا رَبِّ عَمِلْتُ أَشْيَاءَ لَا أَرَاهَا ههُنَا»
( I know the last person who will be brought forth from Hell, and the last person who will enter Paradise.
A man will be brought and it will be said, "Take away his major sins and ask him about his minor sins." So it will be said to him: "On such and such a day, you did such and such, and on such and such a day, you did such and such." He will say, "Yes, and he will not be able to deny anything." Then it will be said to him: "For every evil deed you now have one good merit." He will say: "O Lord, I did things that I do not see here." ) He ( Abu Dharr ) said: "And the Messenger of Allah ﷺ smiled so broadly that his molars could be seen." Muslim recorded it.
Ibn Abi Hatim recorded that Abu Jabir heard Makhul say, "A very old man with sunken eyes came and said, `O Messenger of Allah, a man betrayed others and did immoral deeds, and there was no evil deed which he did not do.
If ( his sins ) were to be distributed among the whole of mankind, they would all be doomed.
Is there any repentance for him" The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said:
«أَأَسْلَمْتَ؟»
( Have you become Muslim ) He said, "As for me, I bear witness that there is no God but Allah Alone, with no partner or associate, and that Muhammad ﷺ is His servant and Messenger." The Prophet said:
«فَإِنَّ اللهَ غَافِرٌ لَكَ مَا كُنْتَ كَذَلِكَ، وَمُبَدِّلُ سَيِّئَاتِكَ حَسَنَات»
( Allah will forgive you for whatever you have done like that, and will replace your evil deeds with good merits. ) The man said: "O Messenger of Allah, even my betrayals and immoral actions" The Prophet said:
«وَغَدَرَاتُكَ وَفَجَرَاتُك»
( Even your betrayals and immoral actions. ) "The man went away saying `La ilaha illallah' and `Allahu Akbar."' Allah tells us how His mercy extends to all His creatrues, and that whoever among them repents to Him, He will accept his repentance for any sin, great or small.
Allah says: وَمَن تَابَ وَعَمِلَ صَـلِحاً فَإِنَّهُ يَتُوبُ إِلَى اللَّهِ مَتاباً ( And whosoever repents and does righteous good deeds; then indeed he has repented to Allah Mataba. ) meaning, Allah will accept his repentance.
This is like the Ayat: وَمَن يَعْمَلْ سُوءاً أَوْ يَظْلِمْ نَفْسَهُ ثُمَّ يَسْتَغْفِرِ اللَّهَ يَجِدِ اللَّهَ غَفُوراً رَّحِيماً ( And whoever does evil or wrongs himself but afterwards seeks Allah's forgiveness, he will find Allah Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful ) ( 4:110 ). أَلَمْ يَعْلَمُواْ أَنَّ اللَّهَ هُوَ يَقْبَلُ التَّوْبَةَ عَنْ عِبَادِهِ ( Know they not that Allah accepts repentance from His servants... ) ( 9:104 ). قُلْ يعِبَادِىَ الَّذِينَ أَسْرَفُواْ عَلَى أَنفُسِهِمْ لاَ تَقْنَطُواْ مِن رَّحْمَةِ اللَّهِ ( Say: "O My servants who have transgressed against themselves! Despair not of the mercy of Allah." ) ( 39:53 ) - for those who repent to Him.

(25:70) except the one who may have repented (after those sins) and have believed and done righteous works, *86 for then Allah will change his evil deeds into good deeds, and He is very Forgiving and Merciful.

Except for those who repent, believe and meaning

*86) This is a good news for those people who repented and reformed themselves, for they will have the benefit of the " general amnesty " contained in verse 70.
This was regarded as a great blessing by the true servants because very few of those who embraced Islam had been free from those vices during their 'ignorance', and were terrified by the threat contained in vv.
63-69, but this amnesty not only redeemed them but filled them with hope.

Many instances of such people, who sincerely repented and reformed their lives, have been related in the traditions.
For instance, Ibn Jarir and Tabarani have related an incident from Hadrat Abu Hurairah, who savs, " One day when 1 returned home after offering the 'lsha prayer in the Prophet's Mosque, I saw a woman standing at my door.
I saluted her and walked into my room, closed the door and busied myself in voluntary worship.
After a while she knocked at the door.
I opened the door and asked what she wanted.
She said that she had come with a problem: She had committed zina, had become pregnant, given birth to a child and then killed it.
She wanted to know if there was any chance of her sin being forgiven.
I replied in the negative.
She went back grief-stricken, exclaiming, "Ah! this beautiful body was created for the fire!" The next morning, after the prayer, when I related the night's incident before the Holy Prophet, he said, "You gave a very wrong answer, Abu Hurairah: Haven't you read the Qur'anic verse which says: '( Those ) who do not invoke any other deity than Allah...except the une who may have repented ( after those sins ) and have believed and done righteous deeds' `?" Hearing this from the Holy Prophet, I went out in search of the woman, and had her traced again at the `Isha time.
I gave her the good news and told her what the Holy Prophet had said in reply to her question.
She immediately tell prostrate on the ground and thanked Allah, Who had opened a way for her forgiveness.
Then she offered repentance and set a slave-girl, along with her son, tree. " A similar incident about an old man has been related in the traditions.
He came before the Holy Prophet and said, " O Messenger of AIIah, aII my life has passed in sin: there is no sin which I have not committed; so much so that if my sins were to be distributed over the people of the whole world, they would alI be doomed.
Is there any way out for my forgiveness? " The Holy Prophet asked him, " Have you embraced Islam? " He said, " I bear witness that there is no god but Allah, and that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah. " The Holy Prophet said, " Go back, Allah is All-Forgiving and has the power to change your evil deeds into good deeds. " He asked," Is it about alI my crimes and errors?'' The Holy Prophet replied, "Yes, it is about aII your crimes and errors." ( Ibn Kathir ) .

 

The Attributes of the Servants of the Most Gracious include avoiding Shirk, Murder and Zina Imam 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. ) He said, "Then what" He said: «أَنْ تُزَانِي حَلِيلَةَ جَارِك» ( That you commit adultery with your neighbor's wife. ) `Abdullah said, "Then Allah revealed, confirming that: وَالَّذِينَ لاَ يَدْعُونَ مَعَ اللَّهِ إِلَـهَا ءَاخَرَ ( And those who invoke not any other god along with Allah.... )" This was also recorded by An-Nasa'i, and by Al-Bukhari and Muslim.
It was narrated that Sa`id bin Jubayr heard Ibn `Abbas saying that some of the people of Shirk killed a great deal and committed Zina a great deal, then they came to Muhammad ﷺ and said: "What you are saying and calling people to is good, if only you would tell us that there is a way to expiate for what we have done." Then the Ayah: وَالَّذِينَ لاَ يَدْعُونَ مَعَ اللَّهِ إِلَـهَا ءَاخَرَ ( And those who invoke not any other god along with Allah... ) was revealed, as was the Ayah, قُلْ يعِبَادِىَ الَّذِينَ أَسْرَفُواْ عَلَى أَنفُسِهِمْ ( Say: "O My servants who have transgressed against themselves!" ) ( 39:53 ). وَمَن يَفْعَلْ ذلِكَ يَلْقَ أَثَاماً ( and whoever does this shall receive Athama. ) It was recorded that `Abdullah bin `Amr said: "Athama is a valley in Hell." `Ikrimah also said that Athama refers to valleys in Hell in which those who commit unlawful sexual acts will be punished.
This was also narrated from Sa`id bin Jubayr and Mujahid.
As-Suddi said that Athama referred to punishment, which is closer to the apparent meaning of the Ayah.
This interpretation makes it interchangeable with what comes next, the Ayah: يُضَـعَفْ لَهُ الْعَذَابُ يَوْمَ الْقِيـمَةِ ( The torment will be doubled for him on the Day of Resurrection, ) i.e., repetitive and intensified. وَيَخْلُدْ فِيهِ مُهَاناً ( and he will abide therein in disgrace; ) scorned and humiliated. إِلاَّ مَن تَابَ وَءَامَنَ وَعَمِلَ عَمَلاً صَـلِحاً ( Except those who repent and believe, and do righteous deeds; ) means, those who do these evil deeds will be punished in the manner described, إِلاَّ مَن تَابَ ( Except those who repent ), that is; those who repent in this world to Allah from all of those deeds, for then Allah will accept their repentance.
This is evidence that the repentance of the murderer is acceptable, and there is no contradiction between this and the Ayah in Surat An-Nisa': وَمَن يَقْتُلْ مُؤْمِناً مُّتَعَمِّداً ( And whoever kills a believer intentionally ) ( 4:93 ), because even though this was revealed in Al-Madinah, the meaning is general, and it could be interpreted to refer to one who does not repent, because this Ayah states that forgiveness is only for those who repent.
Moreover Allah says: إِنَّ اللَّهَ لاَ يَغْفِرُ أَن يُشْرَكَ بِهِ وَيَغْفِرُ مَا دُونَ ذَلِكَ لِمَن يَشَآءُ ( Verily, Allah forgives not that partners should be set up with Him, but He forgives except that to whom He wills ) ( 4:48 ).
And in the authentic Sunnah, it is reported from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ that the repentance of a murderer is acceptable, as was stated in the story of the person who killed one hundred men and then repented, and Allah accepted his repentance, and other Hadiths. فَأُوْلَـئِكَ يُبَدِّلُ اللَّهُ سَيِّئَاتِهِمْ حَسَنَـتٍ وَكَانَ اللَّهُ غَفُوراً رَّحِيماً ( for those, Allah will change their sins into good deeds, and Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful. ) Imam Ahmad recorded that Abu Dharr, may Allah be pleased with him, said, "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: «إِنِّي لَأَعْرِفُ آخِرَ أَهْلِ النَّارِ خُرُوجًا مِنَ النَّارِ، وَآخِرَ أَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ دُخُولًا إِلَى الْجَنَّةِ، يُؤْتَى بِرَجُلٍ فَيَقُولُ: نَحُّوا عَنْهُ كِبَارَ ذُنُوبِهِ وَسَلُوهُ عَنْ صِغَارِهَا، قَالَ: فَيُقَالُ لَهُ: عَمِلْتَ يَوْمَ كَذَا، كَذَا وَكَذَا، وَعَمِلْتَ يَوْمَ كَذَا، كَذَا وَكَذَا، فَيَقُولُ: نَعَمْ لَا يَسْتَطِيعُ أَنْ يُنْكِرَ مِنْ ذَلِكَ شَيْئًا، فَيُقَالُ: فَإِنَّ لَكَ بِكُلِّ سَيِّئَةٍ حَسَنَةً، فَيَقُولُ: يَا رَبِّ عَمِلْتُ أَشْيَاءَ لَا أَرَاهَا ههُنَا» ( I know the last person who will be brought forth from Hell, and the last person who will enter Paradise.
A man will be brought and it will be said, "Take away his major sins and ask him about his minor sins." So it will be said to him: "On such and such a day, you did such and such, and on such and such a day, you did such and such." He will say, "Yes, and he will not be able to deny anything." Then it will be said to him: "For every evil deed you now have one good merit." He will say: "O Lord, I did things that I do not see here." ) He ( Abu Dharr ) said: "And the Messenger of Allah ﷺ smiled so broadly that his molars could be seen." Muslim recorded it.
Ibn Abi Hatim recorded that Abu Jabir heard Makhul say, "A very old man with sunken eyes came and said, `O Messenger of Allah, a man betrayed others and did immoral deeds, and there was no evil deed which he did not do.
If ( his sins ) were to be distributed among the whole of mankind, they would all be doomed.
Is there any repentance for him" The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: «أَأَسْلَمْتَ؟» ( Have you become Muslim ) He said, "As for me, I bear witness that there is no God but Allah Alone, with no partner or associate, and that Muhammad ﷺ is His servant and Messenger." The Prophet said: «فَإِنَّ اللهَ غَافِرٌ لَكَ مَا كُنْتَ كَذَلِكَ، وَمُبَدِّلُ سَيِّئَاتِكَ حَسَنَات» ( Allah will forgive you for whatever you have done like that, and will replace your evil deeds with good merits. ) The man said: "O Messenger of Allah, even my betrayals and immoral actions" The Prophet said: «وَغَدَرَاتُكَ وَفَجَرَاتُك» ( Even your betrayals and immoral actions. ) "The man went away saying `La ilaha illallah' and `Allahu Akbar."' Allah tells us how His mercy extends to all His creatrues, and that whoever among them repents to Him, He will accept his repentance for any sin, great or small.
Allah says: وَمَن تَابَ وَعَمِلَ صَـلِحاً فَإِنَّهُ يَتُوبُ إِلَى اللَّهِ مَتاباً ( And whosoever repents and does righteous good deeds; then indeed he has repented to Allah Mataba. ) meaning, Allah will accept his repentance.
This is like the Ayat: وَمَن يَعْمَلْ سُوءاً أَوْ يَظْلِمْ نَفْسَهُ ثُمَّ يَسْتَغْفِرِ اللَّهَ يَجِدِ اللَّهَ غَفُوراً رَّحِيماً ( And whoever does evil or wrongs himself but afterwards seeks Allah's forgiveness, he will find Allah Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful ) ( 4:110 ). أَلَمْ يَعْلَمُواْ أَنَّ اللَّهَ هُوَ يَقْبَلُ التَّوْبَةَ عَنْ عِبَادِهِ ( Know they not that Allah accepts repentance from His servants... ) ( 9:104 ). قُلْ يعِبَادِىَ الَّذِينَ أَسْرَفُواْ عَلَى أَنفُسِهِمْ لاَ تَقْنَطُواْ مِن رَّحْمَةِ اللَّهِ ( Say: "O My servants who have transgressed against themselves! Despair not of the mercy of Allah." ) ( 39:53 ) - for those who repent to Him.

Save him who repenteth) from his disbelief ( and believeth ) in Allah ( and doth righteous work ) sincerely after he accepts faith; ( as for such, Allah will change their evil deeds to good deeds ) Allah will change them from the state of disbelief to the state of faith, from disobedience to obedience, from the worship of idols to His worship, and from evil to goodness. ( Allah is ever Forgiving ) He forgives whoever repents, ( Merciful ) He shows mercy towards whoever dies in a state of repentance.

Except those who repent and believe (in Islamic Monotheism), and do righteous deeds, for those, Allah will change their sins into good deeds, and Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.

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