Verses of the Qur’an about forgiveness

Whether you reveal a goodact or keep it hidden, or pardon an evil act,
Allah is Ever-Pardoning, All-Powerful . (Surat An-Nisa, 149)
Make allowances for people , command what is right, and turn away from
the ignorant. (Surat Al-A'raf,199)
That is so. And if anyone inflicts an injury the same as the one done
to him andthen is again oppressed, Allah will come to his aid. Allah
is All-Pardoning, Ever-Forgiving . (Surat Al-Hajj, 60)
Those of you possessing affluence and ample wealth should not make
oaths that they will not give to their relatives and the very poor and
those who have made hijra in theway of Allah.* They shouldrather
pardon and overlook. Would you not love Allah to forgive you? Allah is
Ever-Forgiving, Most Merciful . (Surat An-Nur, 22)
The repayment of a bad action is one equivalent to it. But if someone
pardons and puts things right, his reward is with Allah .
Certainly He does not love wrongdoers. (Surat Ash-Shura, 40)
Allah does not impose on any self any more than it can stand. For it
is what it has earned; against it, what it has merited. Our Lord, do
not take us to taskif we forget or make a mistake! Our Lord, do not
place on us a load like the one You placed on those before us! Our
Lord, do not place on us a load we have not the strength to bear! And
pardon us; and forgive us ; and have mercy on us. You are our Master ,
so help us against the people of the kafirun. (Surat Al-Baqara, 286)
Those of you who turned their backs on the day the two armies clashed
– it was Shaytan who made them slip for what they had done. But Allah
has pardoned them. Allah is Ever-Forgiving, All-Forbearing . (Surat Al
'Imran, 155)
It may well be that Allah will pardon them. Allah isEver-Pardoning,
Ever-Forgiving. (Surat An-Nisa, 99)
The People of the Book willask you to bring down a Book from heaven to
them.They asked Musa for even more than that. They said, 'Let us see
Allah with our own eyes.' So the lightning-bolt struck them down for
their wrongdoing. Then they adopted the Calf after the Clear Signs had
come to them, but We pardoned them for that and gave Musa clear
authority. (SuratAn-Nisa, 153)
But because of their breaking of their covenant, We have cursed them
and made their hearts hard. They distort the true meaning of words and
have forgotten a good portion of what they were reminded of. You will
never cease to come upon some act of treachery on their part, except
for a few of them. Yet pardon them , and overlook. Allah loves
good-doers. (Surat Al-Ma'ida, 13)
You who believe! do not ask about matters which, ifthey were made
known to you, would make things difficult for you. If you do ask about
them when the Qur'an is being sent down, they will be made known to
you. Allah has ignored them. Allah is Ever-Forgiving, All-Forbearing .
(Surat Al-Ma'ida, 101)
Allah pardon you ! Why did you excuse them until it was clear to you
which ofthem were telling the truthand until you knew the liars?
(Surat At-Tawba, 43)
It is He Who accepts repentence from His servants and pardons evilacts
and knows what they do. (Surat Ash-Shura, 25)
Any disaster that strikes you is through what your own hands have
earned and He pardons much . (Surat Ash-Shura, 30)
Or He wrecks them for what they have earned though He pardons much .
(Surat Ash-Shura, 34)
Those of you who divorce your wives by equating them with your
mothers, they are not your mothers.Your mothers are only those who
gave birth to you. What you are saying is wrong and a slanderous
lie.But Allah is Ever-Pardoning, Ever-Forgiving . (Surat Al-Mujadala,
2)
You who believe! some of your wives and children are an enemy to you,
so bewary of them.But if you pardon and exonerate and forgive,Allah is
Ever-Forgiving, Most Merciful . (Surat At-Taghabun, 14)
FORGIVING
Those are the people who will have blessings and mercy from their
Lord; they are the ones who are guided. (Surat Al-Baqara, 157)
Your God is One God. There is no god but Him, the All-Merciful, the
Most Merciful . (Surat Al-Baqara, 163)
He has only forbidden you carrion, blood and pork and what has been
consecrated to other than Allah. But anyone who is forced to eat it –
without desiring it or going to excess in it – commits no crime. Allah
is Ever-Forgiving, Most Merciful . (Surat Al-Baqara, 173)
Those are the ones who have sold guidance for misguidance and
forgiveness for punishment. How steadfastly they will endure the Fire!
(Surat Al-Baqara, 175)
You who believe! retaliation is prescribed for you in the case of
people killed: free man for free man, slave for slave, femalefor
female. But if someone is absolved by his brother, blood-money should
be claimed with correctness and paid with good will. That is an
easement and a mercy from your Lord .

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Enemy Becomes a Friend

In the sixth year after the hijrah, the Prophet, peace be upon him,
decided to expand the scope of his mission. He sent eight letters to
rulers in the Arabian peninsula and surrounding areas invitingthem to
Islam. One of these rulers was Thumamah ibn Uthal.
Thumamah was one of themost powerful Arab rulers in pre-Qur'anic
times. This is not surprising since he was a chieftain of the Banu
Hanifah and one of the rulers of al- Yamamah whose word no one daredto
challenge or disobey.
When Thumamah receivedthe Prophet's letter, he was consumed by anger
and rejected it. He refused to listen to the invitation of Truth and
goodness. More than that, he felt a strong desire to go and killthe
Prophet and bury his mission with him.
Thumamah waited and waited for a convenient time to carry out his
design against the Prophet until eventually forgetfulness caused him
to lose interest. One of his uncles, however, remindedhim of his plan,
praising what he intended to do.
In the pursuit of his evil design against the Prophet, Thumamah met
and killed a group of the Prophet's companions. TheProphet thereupon
declared him a wanted man who could lawfully be killed on sight.
Not long afterwards, Thumamah decided to perform umrah. He wanted to
perform tawaf around the Ka'bah and sacrifice to the idols there (The
people of Makkah, before becoming Muslims, placed hundreds of idols
inthe Holy Ka'bah. These idols were later destroyed by the Prophet).
So he left al-Yamamah for Makkah. As he was passing near Madinah, an
incident took place which he had not anticipated.
Groups of Muslims were patrolling the districts of Madinah and
outlying areas on the lookout for any strangers or anyone intent on
causing trouble. One of these groups came upon Thumamah and
apprehended him but theydid not know who he was.They took him to
Madinah and tied him to one of the columns in the mosque. They waited
for the Prophet himself to question the man and decide what should be
done with him.
When the Prophet was about to enter the mosque, he saw Thumamah and
asked his companions, "Do you know whom you have taken?"
"No, messenger of God," they replied.
"This is Thumamah ibn Uthal al-Hanafi," he said."You have done well in
capturing him."
The Prophet then returnedhome to his family and said, "Get what food
you can and send it to Thumamah ibn Uthal." He then ordered his camel
to be milked for him. All this was done before he met Thumamah or had
spoken to him.
The Prophet then approached Thumamah hoping to encourage him to become
a Muslim."What do you have to say for yourself" he asked.
"If you want to kill in reprisal," Thumamah replied, "you can have
someone of noble blood to kill. If, out of your bounty, you want to
forgive, I shall be grateful. If you want money in compensation, I
shall give you whatever amount youask."
The Prophet then left him for two days, but still personally sent him
food and drink and milk from his camel. The Prophet went back to him
and asked, "What do you have to say for yourself" Thumamah repeated
whathe had said the day before. The Prophet then left and came back to
him the following day. "What do you have to say for yourself?" he
asked again and Thumamah repeated what he had said once more. Then the
Prophet turned to his companions and said, "Set him free."
Thumamah left the mosque of the Prophet and rode until he came to a
palm grove on the outskirts of Madinah near al-Baqi' (a place of
luxuriant vegetation which later became a cemetery for many of the
Prophet's companions). Hewatered his camel and washed himself well.
Thenhe turned back and made his way to the Prophet's mosque. There, he
stood before a congregation of Muslims and said:
"I bear witness that there is no god but Allah and I bear witness that
Muhammad is His servant and His messenger." He then went to the
Prophet, upon whom be peace, andsaid:
"O Muhammad, by God, there was never on this earth a face more
detestable than yours. Now, yours is the dearest face of all to me."
"I have killed some of yourmen," he continued, "I am at your mercy.
What will you have done to me?"
"There is now no blame on you, Thumamah," replied the
Prophet."Becoming a Muslim obliterates past actions and marks a new
beginning."

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Qur'anic names of Paradise

Firdaws — The Highest Gardens of the Paradise (al-Kahf,[11] Al-Mu'minoon[12 ])
Dār al-maqāmah — The Home (Fāṭir[13])
Dār as-salām — Home of Peace (Yūnus[14])
Dār al-ʾĀḫirah — The Homein the Hereafter (al-ʿAnkabūt[15 ])
al-Ǧannah — This is the most commonly used term in the Qur'an and
Hadith. (al-Baqarah,[16 ] Al-i-Imran,[17] [10] al-Maʾidah[18])
Ǧannat al-ʿadn — Gardens of Everlasting Bliss (at-Tawbah[19]: 72, ar-Raʾd[20])
Ǧannat al-Ḫuld — The Eternal Gardens (al-Furqān[21])
Ǧannat al-Maʾwā — Gardenof Abode (an-Naǧm[22])
Ǧannat an-Naʿīm — The Gardens of Delight (al-Māʾidah,[23 ]
Yūnus,[24]al-Ḥaǧǧ[25])
Maqʿad aṣ-Ṣidq — Assembly of Truth (al-Qamar[26])
al-Maqām al-ʾAmīn — The House of Security (ad-Duḫḫān[27])

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Ruling on one who forgets to make up missed fasts before the next Ramadaan comes

What is the ruling on one who forgets to make up missed fasts before
the next Ramadaan comes?.
Praise be to Allaah.
The fuqaha' are unanimously agreed that forgetting is an excuse which
means that there is no sin or accountability in all matters, because
of a great deal of evidence in the Qur'aan and Sunnah, but they
differed as to whether the fidyah is still required in cases of
forgetfulness.
With regard to the issue of forgetting to make up missed Ramadaan
fasts before the next Ramadaan comes, the scholars are also
unanimously agreed that they must still be made up after the second
Ramadaan, and they are not waived as a result of forgetting.
But they differed as to whether the fidyah (which is feeding a poor
person) is required when making up the missed fast (after the second
Ramadaan has come and gone). There are two points of view:
1 – That the fidyah is not required, because forgetting is an excuse
thatmeans there is no sin and the fidyah is waived.
This was the view of most of the Shaafa'is and some of the Maalikis.
See: Tuhfat al-Muhtaaj by Ibn Hajar al-Haytami (3/445); Nihaayat
al-Muhtaaj (3/196); Minah al-Jaleel (2/154); Sharh Mukhtasar Khaleel
(2/263).
2 – That the fidyah is required, and forgetting is an excuse that
means thereis no sin only.
This was the view of al-Khateeb al-Sharbeeni among the Shaafa'is, who
said in Mughni al-Muhtaaj (2/176):
It seems that it means there is no sin only, and that the fidyah is not waived.
This was also stated by some of the Maalikis.
See: Mawaahib al-Jaleel Sharh Mukhtasar Khaleel (2/450).
The more correct view is the former, in sha Allaah, for three reasons:
1 – The general meaning ofthe verses and ahaadeeth which say that
people are not held accountable for forgetting, such as the verse in
which Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):
"Our Lord! Punish us not if we forget or fall into error"
[al-Baqarah 2:286]
2 – The basic principle that one is not subject to any expiation or
fidyah except with evidence, and there is no reliable evidence in this
case.
3 – There is a difference of opinion as to whether this fidyah is
required in the first place, even in the case of one who delays making
up the fasts deliberately. The Hanafis and Zaahiris are of the view
that it is not obligatory and Shaykh Ibn 'Uthaymeen was of the view
that it is only mustahabb, because there is no report to suggest
thatit is prescribed except fromthe actions of some of the Sahaabah,
which is not strong enough to suggest that people be obliged to follow
it, let alone oblige them to do it in a case where Allaah has granted
an excuse.
See the answer to questionno. 26865 .
To sum up, he only has to make up the missed fasts, and he does not
have to feed the poor, so he shouldmake them up after Ramadaan.
And Allaah knows best.

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