الآية رقم (48) - إِنَّ اللّهَ لاَ يَغْفِرُ أَن يُشْرَكَ بِهِ وَيَغْفِرُ مَا دُونَ ذَلِكَ لِمَن يَشَاء وَمَن يُشْرِكْ بِاللّهِ فَقَدِ افْتَرَى إِثْمًا عَظِيمًا

(48) - (Indeed, Allah does not forgive association with Him, but He forgives what is less than that for whom He wills. And he who associates others with Allah has certainly fabricated a tremendous sin.)

This is one of the eight verses which Abdullah Ibn Abbass mentioned (indicated before). The Prophet (saws) said:

“Whoever says “There is no God but Allah” will enter the Paradise”[1]

This is the greatness of this religion, no one can judge others and say this one is a believer and that one disbeliever, this one will enter the Paradise and that one will go to Hell.

( إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَا يَغْفِرُ أَن يُشْرَكَ بِهِ ) (Indeed, Allah does not forgive association with Him,…): Because the top of faith is saying “No God but Allah”.

( وَيَغْفِرُ مَا دُونَ ذَٰلِكَ لِمَن يَشَاءُ ) (…, but He forgives what is less than that for whom He wills …): The human should not despair of the mercy of Allah (swt) whatever the sins he does:

  قُلْ يَا عِبَادِيَ الَّذِينَ أَسْرَفُوا عَلَىٰ أَنفُسِهِمْ لَا تَقْنَطُوا مِن رَّحْمَةِ اللَّهِ ۚ إِنَّ اللَّهَ يَغْفِرُ الذُّنُوبَ جَمِيعًا ۚ إِنَّهُ هُوَ الْغَفُورُ الرَّحِيمُ

(Say, “O My servants who have transgressed against themselves [by sinning], do not despair of the mercy of Allah. Indeed, Allah forgives all sins. Indeed, it is He who is the Forgiving, the Merciful.”) (Az-Zumar: 53)

Allah (swt) is near, responds to the invocation of the supplicant, in one condition that he intends not to recommit the sin. It is narrated that abul Asswad Ad-Delli said that Abo Thar (may Allah be pleased with him) said to him:

“I came to the Prophet and found him asleep under a white sheet. When I came back to him after he had awakened, he said:

“If anyone says there is no god but God and dies in that belief, he will enter paradise.”

I asked, “Even if he commits fornication and even if he steals?” He replied:

“Even if he commits fornication and even if he steals.”

I asked, “Even if he commits fornication and even if he steals?” He replied:

“Even if he commits fornication and even if he steals.”

I asked, “Even if he commits fornication and even if he steals?” He replied:

“Even if he commits fornication and even if he steals, in spite of Abu Dharr.”

When Abu Dharr told this he said, “Even if Abu Dharr’s pride is humbled.”[2]

Meaning, if anyone committed such sins then he repents, Allah (swt) accepts his repentance. The door of repentance is open, so no person becomes strict and makes himself a judge over people for their actions and deeds. Allah (swt) is The Lord of all people:

 الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ

([All] praise is [due] to Allah, Lord of the worlds) (Al-Fatiha: 2)

 وَمَا أَرْسَلْنَاكَ إِلَّا رَحْمَةً لِّلْعَالَمِينَ

(And We have not sent you, [O Muhammad], except as a mercy to the worlds.) (Al-Anbiyaa: 107)

( وَمَن يُشْرِكْ بِاللَّهِ فَقَدِ افْتَرَىٰ إِثْمًا عَظِيمًا ) (…And he who associates others with Allah has certainly fabricated a tremendous sin): Whoever sets up partners with Allah (swt) in worship, he has indeed invented a tremendous sin, with which there is no repentance unless he returns to faith

[1] Sahih Ibn Hayyan: Book of Faith, Hadith No.169.

[2] Sahih Al-Bukhari, Book of Dress, Chapter of the white dress, Hadith No.5489.