Tafheem ul Quran
Surah 20 Taha, Ayat 81-82
كُلُوۡا مِنۡ طَيِّبٰتِ مَا رَزَقۡنٰكُمۡ وَلَا تَطۡغَوۡا فِيۡهِ فَيَحِلَّ عَلَيۡكُمۡ غَضَبِىۡۚ وَمَنۡ يَّحۡلِلۡ عَلَيۡهِ غَضَبِىۡ فَقَدۡ هَوٰى
﴿20:81﴾
وَاِنِّىۡ لَـغَفَّارٌ لِّمَنۡ تَابَ وَاٰمَنَ وَعَمِلَ صَالِحًـا ثُمَّ اهۡتَدٰى
﴿20:82﴾
(20:81) saying: "Partake of the good things that We have provided for you,
but do not transgress lest My wrath fall upon you; for he upon whom My wrath
falls is ruined. (20:82) But I am indeed Most Forgiving to him who repents and believes and
does righteous works and keeps to the Right Way."60
Notes
60. According to this (verse 82), there are four conditions for forgiveness:
(1) Repentance: to refrain from rebellion, disobedience, shirk or disbelief.
(2) Faith: sincere belief in Allah and the Messenger and the Book and the
Hereafter.
(3) Righteous works: to do good deeds according to the instructions of Allah
and His Messenger.
(4) Guidance: to follow the right way steadfastly and to refrain from straying
into any wrong path.