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Al-Ma’idah 5: 39–41

(39) But he who repents after he has committed wrong, and makes amends, Allah will graciously turn to him.31 Truly Allah is All-Forgiving, All- Compassionate. (40) Do you not know that to Allah belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth? He chastises whom He wills and forgives whom He wills. Allah is All- Powerful.

(41) O Messenger! Do not be grieved on account of those who vie with one another in disbelieving, even though they be those who say with their mouths: “We believe,” but their hearts have no faith; or they be Jews who have their ears eagerly turned to falsehood and spy for other people who did not chance to come to you, ▶

31 Forgiveness on the part of God does not mean that the hand of the thief should not be cut off. It rather means that he who repents and becomes righteous by purging his soul of the sin of stealing will be spared the wrath of God, Who will remove the stain of that sin from him. But if after his hand has been cut off the person concerned does not purge himself of evil intent and continues to nurture the same impure feelings which had led to his stealing and thus to the cutting off of his hand, it is evident that even though his hand has been severed from his body, stealing remains ingrained in his soul. The result will be that he will continue to merit God’s wrath as he did before his hand was cut off. The Qur’an, therefore, directs the thief to seek pardon from God and to try to reform himself. Judicial punishment does not automatically purify a person’s soul. Purity of soul can be achieved only by repentance and turning to God.

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