Surah Nisa Verse 17 & 18 In English

17.  إِنَّمَا التَّوْبَةُ عَلَى اللَّهِ لِلَّذِينَ يَعْمَلُونَ السُّوءَ بِجَهَالَةٍ ثُمَّ يَتُوبُونَ مِنْ قَرِيبٍ فَأُولَٰئِكَ يَتُوبُ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِمْ ۗ وَكَانَ اللَّهُ عَلِيمًا حَكِيمًا
18. وَلَيْسَتِ التَّوْبَةُ لِلَّذِينَ يَعْمَلُونَ السَّيِّئَاتِ حَتَّىٰ إِذَا حَضَرَ أَحَدَهُمُ الْمَوْتُ قَالَ إِنِّي تُبْتُ الْآنَ وَلَا الَّذِينَ يَمُوتُونَ وَهُمْ كُفَّارٌ ۚ أُولَٰئِكَ أَعْتَدْنَا لَهُمْ عَذَابًا أَلِيمًا

Transliteration & Translation of Al-Nisa Verse 17, 18

Surah Nisa Verse 17, 18 Transliteration

“Innamat-taubatu a’lallaahi lilladheena ya’maloonas-sooaa bi jahalatin thumma yatuboona min qareebin fa ulaaika yatoobullahu a’laihim. Wa kaanallahu a’leeman h’akeemaa.”

“Wa laisatit-taubatu lilladheena ya’maloonas-sayyiaati h’attaa idhaa h’aDara ah’adahumul mautu qaala innee tub’tul aaana wa laal-ladheena yamootoona wahum kuffaar. U’laaika a’atadnaa lahum a’dhaaban aleemaa.”

Surah Nisa Verse 17 & 18 Translation

“ALLAH accepts repentance with his own grace of only those who commit evil in ignorance and then repent soon afterwards. Such people’s repentance ALLAH accepts. And ALLAH is ever knowing, most wise. # Verse 17″

“But repentance is not (accepted) of those who (continue to) do evil until death comes to anyone of them and then says ‘I repent now’. Nor of those who die as infidels. We have prepared a painful torment for them. # Verse 18″

Surah Nisa Verse 17 & 18 Tafsir & Explanation

Surah Nisa Ayat 17 & 18 Roman Urdu

17.  إِنَّمَا التَّوْبَةُ عَلَى اللَّهِ لِلَّذِينَ يَعْمَلُونَ السُّوءَ بِجَهَالَةٍ ثُمَّ يَتُوبُونَ مِنْ قَرِيبٍ فَأُولَٰئِكَ يَتُوبُ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِمْ ۗ وَكَانَ اللَّهُ عَلِيمًا حَكِيمًا
18. وَلَيْسَتِ التَّوْبَةُ لِلَّذِينَ يَعْمَلُونَ السَّيِّئَاتِ حَتَّىٰ إِذَا حَضَرَ أَحَدَهُمُ الْمَوْتُ قَالَ إِنِّي تُبْتُ الْآنَ وَلَا الَّذِينَ يَمُوتُونَ وَهُمْ كُفَّارٌ ۚ أُولَٰئِكَ أَعْتَدْنَا لَهُمْ عَذَابًا أَلِيمًا

Surah Nisa Ayat 17, 18 Tarjuma

“Woh Tauba jisko ALLAH ne apne fazl se qubul karna lazim karliya hai (tauba ki taufeeq dena) woh sirf un logon ke liye hai jo nadani se gunah kar baithein. Phir anqarib tauba karlein toh yeh woh log hain jinki tauba ALLAH (apne fazal se) qubul farmata hai. Aur ALLAH janney wala, bohat hiqmat wala hai. # Ayat 17 “

“Aur un logon ki tauba maqbool nahi hai jo musalsal gunah karte rehte hain yahan tak keh jab inme se kisi shaks ko maut aati hai toh woh kehta hai maine ab tauba ki. Aur na un logon ki tauba maqbool hai jo halat e kufr mein marte hain. Yeh woh log hain jinke liye hum ne dardnaak a’zaab tayyar kar rakha hai.  # Ayat 18″

Al Nisa Ayat 17, 18 Tashreeh

Tauba ki tareef

Gunahon par dil se naadim hona aur dobara us gunah ko na karne ka a’zam karna aur ALLAH ta’ala se guzishta nafarmaniyon se bakhshish chahna aur gunahon ka tadaruk aur talafi karna hi tauba hai.

Is ayat ka maana yeh huwa keh jo log nadani mein, bhul chukkar jahalat ka kaam kar baithein phir tauba karlein ya jo log gunah ke a’zaab se jahaalat ki bina par gunah kar baithein phir tauba karlein toh sirf unke liye tauba ki qubuliyyat hai.  Iske baad ALLAH ta’ala ne farmaya toh yeh woh log hain jinki tauba ALLAH ta’ala qubul farmata hai.

Ispar yeh aitraaz hota hai keh aayat ke pehle juzz mein bhi yehi farmaya tha keh sirf unke liye tauba ki qubuliyyat hai. Aur baad mein bhi yehi farmaya keh unki tauba ALLAH ta’ala qubul farmata hai. Aur yeh ba-zahir takrar hai. Iska jawab yeh hai keh aayat ke pehle juzz mein tauba ki taufeeq murad hai, aur dosre juzz mein ALLAH ka apne karam se tauba ka qubul farmana murad hai. Aur Dosra aitraaz ke tauba ki taufeeq yeh sirf ALLAH ke karam se hai, aur isme bandey ka koi istehqaq nahi toh iska khulasa yeh hai: Tauba ki taufeeq milna sirf un logon ke liye hai jo jahalat se gunah kar baithein phir anqareeb tauba karlein toh yeh woh log hain jinki tauba ALLAH qubul farmata hai.

Maut ke qareeb nazaa’a ke waqt tauba ka qubul na hona

يَعْمَلُونَ السَّيِّئَاتِ mein barabar gunah karne se murad a’am hai khwa gunah ko baar baar kiya jaaye ya ek hi gunah par israr ho keh woh bhi barabar ke hukum mein hai.

Isse pehli aayat mein farmaya tha keh jo log gunah karne ke baad jald tauba karlete hain toh ALLAH ta’ala unki tauba qubul farmaleta hai. Aur is ayat mein farmaya keh jo log musalsal gunah karte rehte hain aur tauba karne mein taakhir karte hain yahan tak keh unki naza’a e rooh ka waqt aajata hai aur woh amoor e ghaibiyyah ka mushahidah karlete hain us waqt unko izterari taur par ALLAH ke haq hone ka yaqeen hojata hai, us waqt woh imaan le aayein ya tauba karlein toh woh Imaan aur tauba maqbool nahi kyunke apne ikhtiyar se ALLAH ko haq manney aur tauba karne ka naam Imaan hai.

Imam Abu Isa Mohammad bin Isa Tirmidhi Mautufi 279 hijri mein riwayat karte hain:

Hazrat A’bdullah bin U’mar Radiallahu a’nhu bayan karte hain keh Nabi (Sallallahu a’laihi wa sallam) ne farmaya, jab tak gargarahe maut (naza’a rooh) ka waqt na aaye ALLAH ta’ala bandon ki tauba qubul karta rehta hai.

Imam Ibn e Jarir ne Hazrat Ibn e A’bbas Radiallahu a’nhuma se riwayat kiya hai keh jis shaks ne farishton ko dekhne se pehle tauba karli woh uski anqareeb tauba hai. Imam Ibn e Jarir aur Imam Beyhaqi ne Shua’bul Imaan mein Dhihaak se se riwayat kiya hai keh maut se pehle har cheez anqareeb hai. Maut ke farishtey ko dekhne se pehle tauba maqbool hoti hai. Aur maut ke farishtey ko dekhne ke baad tauba maqbool nahi hoti.

Fira’un chunke maut ke farishte aur a’zaab ko dekhne ke baad Imaan laaya tha isliye ALLAH ta’ala ne uska Imaan qubul nahi farmaya,

“Hatta keh Fira’un ko jab gharaq ne ghair liya toh usne kaha mai ALLAH par Imaan laaya jiske siwa koi ibadat ka mustahiq nahi. Jispar banu Israeel imaan laaye hain aur mai musalmano mein se hun. (Farmaya) Tu ab Imaan laya hai halanke isse pehle toh nafarmani karta raha tha aur tu fasad karne walon mein se tha.” (Surah Younus 90-91)