Quran 4:17

Surah An-Nisa, Verse 17

Verse 17 of 176 in Surah An-Nisa (النساء), chapter 4 of the Quran — in Arabic with Tamil, Sinhala and English translation, tafsir and MP3 recitation.

إِنَّمَا ٱلتَّوْبَةُ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ لِلَّذِينَ يَعْمَلُونَ ٱلسُّوٓءَ بِجَهَـٰلَةٍ ثُمَّ يَتُوبُونَ مِن قَرِيبٍ فَأُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ يَتُوبُ ٱللَّهُ عَلَيْهِمْ ۗ وَكَانَ ٱللَّهُ عَلِيمًا حَكِيمًا

EnglishSaheeh International
The repentance accepted by Allāh is only for those who do wrong in ignorance [or carelessness] and then repent soon [after]. It is those to whom Allāh will turn in forgiveness, and Allāh is ever Knowing and Wise.
TamilJan Trust Foundation
எவர்கள் அறியாமையினால் தீமை செய்துவிட்டு, பின்னர் விரைவில் மன்னிப்புத் தேடி கொள்கிறார்களோ அவர்களுக்குத்தான் அல்லாஹ்விடத்தில் மன்னிப்பு. உண்டு. அல்லாஹ் அவர்களின் மன்னிப்பை ஏற்றுக்கொள்கிறான். இன்னும் அல்லாஹ் நன்கறிந்தோனும். ஞானம் உடையோனுமாக இருக்கின்றான்.
SinhalaRuwwad Center
අල්ලාහ් වෙතින් වූ පාපක්ෂමාව ඇත්තේ නොදැනුවත්කමින් නපුරක් කර පසුව කෙටි කලකින් පාශ්චාත්තාපයෙහි නිරත වන අයට ය. එවිට අල්ලාහ් ඔවුනට සමාව දෙනු ඇත. තවද අල්ලාහ් සර්ව ඥානී හා සර්ව ප්‍රඥාවන්ත විය.
UrduMaulana Muhammad Junagarhi
اللہ تعالیٰ صرف انہی لوگوں کی توبہ قبول فرماتا ہے جو بوجہ نادانی کوئی برائی کر گزریں پھر جلد اس سے باز آ جائیں اور توبہ کریں تو اللہ تعالیٰ بھی ان کی توبہ قبول کرتا ہے، اللہ تعالیٰ بڑے علم واﻻ حکمت واﻻ ہے۔
JapaneseRyoichi Mita
アッラーが悔悟を御赦しなされるのは,知らずに悪事を犯したが,直ぐ後で,悔い改める者だけである。アッラーは,これらの者を御赦しになられる。アッラーは全知にして英明な御方であられる。
ChineseMa Jian
真主只赦宥无知而作恶,不久就悔罪的人;这等人,真主将赦宥他们。真主是全知的,是至睿的。

Tafsir of 4:17

Repentance is Accepted Until one Faces death Allah states that He accepts repentance of the servant who commits an error in ignorance and then repents, even just before he sees the angel who captures the soul, before his soul reaches his throat. Mujahid and others said, "Every person who disobeys Allah by mistake, or intentionally is ignorant, until he refrains from the sin." Qatadah said that Abu Al-`Aliyah narrated that the Companions of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to say, "Every sin that the servant commits, he commits out of ignorance." `Abdur-Razzaq narrated that, Ma`mar said that Qatadah said that, the Companions of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ agreed that every sin that is committed by intention or otherwise, is committed in ignorance." Ibn Jurayj said, "Abdullah bin Kathir narrated to me that Mujahid said, `Every person who disobeys Allah (even willfully), is ignorant while committing the act of disobedience."' Ibn Jurayj said, "`Ata' bin Abi Rabah told me something similar." Abu Salih said that Ibn `Abbas commented, "It is because of one's ignorance that he commits the error." `Ali bin Abi Talhah reported that Ibn `Abbas said about the Ayah, ثُمَّ يَتُوبُونَ مِن قَرِيبٍ (and…

Source: Ibn Kathir (Abridged)

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Quran 4:17 — Surah An-Nisa Verse 17