Is there a difference between 'afw (forgiveness) and safh (turning away)?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says: Regarding the saying of Allah the Exalted,[At-Taghabun 64:14], we ask: Is there a difference between 'afw (pardon) and safh (forgiveness)?
Answer:
Yes. 'Afw is that you leave the sinner and do not punish him, and safh is that you turn away from him and do not mention to him what happened from him. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says: Regarding the saying of Allah the Exalted,
But if you pardon and overlook and forgive - then indeed, Allah is Forgiving and Merciful.
وَإِن تَعْفُوا وَتَصْفَحُوا وَتَغْفِرُوا فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ غَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌAnswer:
Yes. 'Afw is that you leave the sinner and do not punish him, and safh is that you turn away from him and do not mention to him what happened from him. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [2063- 4717] هل هناك فرق بين العفو والصفح؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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