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Repentance, accepted if evil done in ignorance repent soon afterwards

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4:17
Open Ayah
إِنَّمَاٱلتَّوۡبَةُعَلَىٱللَّهِلِلَّذِينَيَعۡمَلُونَٱلسُّوٓءَبِجَهَٰلَةٖثُمَّيَتُوبُونَمِنقَرِيبٖفَأُوْلَٰٓئِكَيَتُوبُٱللَّهُعَلَيۡهِمۡۗوَكَانَٱللَّهُعَلِيمًاحَكِيمٗا١٧
Saheeh International

The repentance accepted by Allāh is only for those who do wrong in ignorance [or carelessness] and then repent soon [after].1 It is those to whom Allāh will turn in forgiveness, and Allāh is ever Knowing and Wise.

إِنَّمَاInnama
ٱلتَّوْبَةُalttawbatu
عَلَىAAala
ٱللَّهِAllahi
لِلَّذِينَlillatheena
يَعْمَلُونَyaAAmaloona
ٱلسُّوٓءَalssooa
بِجَهَـٰلَةٍۢbijahalatin
ثُمَّthumma
يَتُوبُونَyatooboona
مِنmin
قَرِيبٍۢqareebin
فَأُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَfaolaika
يَتُوبُyatoobu
ٱللَّهُAllahu
عَلَيْهِمْ ۗAAalayhim
وَكَانَwakana
ٱللَّهُAllahu
عَلِيمًاAAaleeman
حَكِيمًۭاhakeeman
6:54
Open Ayah
وَإِذَاجَآءَكَٱلَّذِينَيُؤۡمِنُونَبِـَٔايَٰتِنَافَقُلۡسَلَٰمٌعَلَيۡكُمۡۖكَتَبَرَبُّكُمۡعَلَىٰنَفۡسِهِٱلرَّحۡمَةَأَنَّهُۥمَنۡعَمِلَمِنكُمۡسُوٓءَۢابِجَهَٰلَةٖثُمَّتَابَمِنۢبَعۡدِهِۦوَأَصۡلَحَفَأَنَّهُۥغَفُورٞرَّحِيمٞ٥٤
Saheeh International

And when those come to you who believe in Our verses, say, "Peace be upon you. Your Lord has decreed upon Himself mercy: that any of you who does wrong out of ignorance and then repents after that and corrects himself - indeed, He is Forgiving and Merciful."

وَإِذَاWaitha
جَآءَكَjaaka
ٱلَّذِينَallatheena
يُؤْمِنُونَyuminoona
بِـَٔايَـٰتِنَاbiayatina
فَقُلْfaqul
سَلَـٰمٌsalamun
عَلَيْكُمْ ۖAAalaykum
كَتَبَkataba
رَبُّكُمْrabbukum
عَلَىٰAAala
نَفْسِهِnafsihi
ٱلرَّحْمَةَ ۖalrrahmata
أَنَّهُۥannahu
مَنْman
عَمِلَAAamila
مِنكُمْminkum
سُوٓءًۢاsooan
بِجَهَـٰلَةٍۢbijahalatin
ثُمَّthumma
تَابَtaba
مِنۢmin
بَعْدِهِۦbaAAdihi
وَأَصْلَحَwaaslaha
فَأَنَّهُۥfaannahu
غَفُورٌۭghafoorun
رَّحِيمٌۭraheemun