An-Naml 11: “But those who commit injustice, then commit good deeds in return for the evil deed, shall know that I am Ghafoor (Forgiving) and Raheem (the One who very generously accepts repentance).”
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“But those who commit injustice, then commit good deeds in return for the evil deed, shall know that I am Ghafoor (Forgiving) and Raheem (the One who very generously accepts repentance).”
Tafsir
Since Allah (swt) created human beings deficient in intellect, they are full of mistakes. With these mistakes, they commit sins. They also knowingly or unknowingly disobey the command of Allah (swt). If a person who commits a sin realizes that he has sinned against Allah (swt) and repents, Allah (swt) will forgive him his sin. This is because he has realized that he has sinned against Allah (swt). But there is no other door to go to except Allah. In this situation, Allah has opened the doors of repentance for people.
So when a person commits a crime and then realizes his guilt and does good deeds and repents and asks Allah (swt) for forgiveness, he will find Allah (swt) to be very forgiving and merciful.
This verse is a declaration of forgiveness for the crime committed by Hazrat Musa 'alaihis-salâm' and a mercy to the people. When Hazrat Musa 'alaihis-salâm' accidentally pushed a Copt in Egypt and the Copt's head hit a stone and died of brain hemorrhage, Hazrat Musa 'alaihis-salâm' realized that he had committed a crime against Allah (swt). He immediately repented and asked for forgiveness. Allah (swt) informs us with this Ayat (verse) that the guilt of Hazrat Moses (peace be upon him) was also forgiven.
What is said in the video
We have come to verse 11 of Surah An-Naml.
But whoever does wrong, then, in place of the evil he has done, does good, let him know that toward him too I am most forgiving, most merciful.
Is there a hadith for this?
In this verse — with the verses, the corresponding hadith will always come to your mind at once.
According to this verse — look, pay attention. It already says the hadith itself. The Prophet already says this. What does it say? But whoever does wrong, then in place of the evil he has done does good, let him know that toward him too I am most forgiving, most merciful. What is this hadith? When you commit a sin, give charity. That is the first. And also: even if the evils you have done reached the stars in the sky, whoever repents with a (?) heart — when you do an evil deed, if we do, immediately do a good deed. Let us say: give charity. When you commit a sin, immediately after it do a good deed, he says. Let that take it away. This is exactly that.
He forgives him. Right after it, a good deed.
How beautifully the verses correspond to the hadiths. I mean, someone who puts hadiths in his pocket and says "I am a hadith scholar" is not a hadith scholar. Now, there is a saying of Imam al-Ghazali. He says whoever knows three hadiths is a scholar. By what will he know these three hadiths? By what will he know these three hadiths? He will know them by the verses. He even says that whoever knows one hadith is a scholar too. What will he be able to see? He will be able to see the verses.
Since Allah Almighty created people deficient in reason, people are full of mistakes. With these mistakes they also commit sins. Also, knowingly or unknowingly, they (?) against the command of Allah Almighty. A person who commits a sin, if in this situation he realizes that he is sinful toward Allah Almighty and repents and asks forgiveness, Allah forgives this person his sin. Because this person has grasped that he has committed an offense against Allah Almighty. But there is no other door to go to besides Allah. In this situation, Allah has opened the doors of repentance to people.
So when a person commits an offense, then realizes his offense and does good deeds — if he repents and asks forgiveness of Allah Almighty, he will find Allah most forgiving and compassionate, and also merciful. This verse, while declaring the forgiveness of the offense committed by Moses (peace be upon him), is at the same time a mercy for people.
You know, he had killed a man, right; it points to the forgiveness of that. It is also a mercy for people. If it is so for him, it will of course be so for us too. When Moses (peace be upon him), in Egypt, in (?), pushed the Copt and the Copt struck his head on a stone and, from a brain hemorrhage, died, Moses (peace be upon him) came to realize that he had committed an offense against Allah Almighty. He immediately repented and asked forgiveness. So with this verse Allah Almighty makes known that the offense of Moses (peace be upon him) too has been forgiven.