At-Tawbah 15: And so that Allah will dispel the wrath from their (the mu’min’s) hearts. Allah accepts the repentance of those who desire. Allah is Aleem (All-knowing) and Hakeem (All-Wise).
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Explanation
The misinterpretation
And remove anger from their (believers') hearts. Allah accepts the repentance of whom He wills. Allah is Knowing, Wise.
The right translation
And so that Allah will dispel the wrath from their (the mu’min’s) hearts. Allah accepts the repentance of those who desire. Allah is Aleem (All-knowing) and Hakeem (All-Wise).
Explanation
This is where the mistake is made: Allah accepts the repentance of whom He wills. The truth is: Allah accepts the repentance of those who wish.
Many misunderstood verses always mention the will of our Lord. However, our Lord's will does not exist over people. We have explained in the previous Verses that there is no will of our Lord over people. But since some people have not read the Holy Qur'an from the beginning, we recommend them to read the footnote of the 172nd verse of Surah A'râf, because they do not know that in the verses we have mentioned, our Lord's will is not over people.
What is said in the video
we go on. Surah At-Tawbah, on page 188, verse 15 — this too is a wrongly translated verse. And from their hearts, the believers' hearts, may He remove the anger. Allah accepts the repentance of whom He wills. Allah is All-Knowing, All- Wise. So here, where is the mistake? Look, I'll read it again. And from their hearts, the believers' hearts, may He remove the anger.
Allah accepts the repentance of whom He wills. Allah is All-Knowing, All-Wise.
I don't get it. Not whom Allah wills — Allah forgives the one who asks (?) Him, from Allah.
Right. One has to open up the details a little. Now: and
they, of the believers, it says, and they — from their hearts, the believers' hearts, may He remove the anger. Allah accepts the repentance of whoever asks for it. Look, what does it say here? Now: Allah, of whom He wills, accepts the repentance. Whom He wills. Now here it ascribes a quality to Allah Almighty. Why does it ascribe it? People will make mistakes; you will apologise to Allah. That is, you will repent. Now, He did not create us free of error either. But I followed my nafs, but through error I committed a sin. Then: my Allah, I, in my helplessness, in a time of ignorance (?), committed such a sin. Forgive me. I won't do such a thing again — when you say that, does Allah discriminate among His servants and say, no, I do not accept your repentance?
Would He say that? Would He? Does Allah commit injustice? And the verse: who is as faithful to his word as Allah? Wouldn't this be wrong? Wouldn't it contradict it?
What does it say?
We are the One who accepts repentance abundantly, it says in the verse. Well now, if here He accepts the repentance of whom He wills, wouldn't that be discriminating among His servants?
They translated it as they pleased. They have (?) the meanings of the verses.