The benefits of the saying of Allah the Exalted: << ثم عفونا عنكم . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . >

And among the benefits of the second verse is the clarification of the favor of Allah the Exalted upon the Children of Israel: that after they committed this shirk (associating partners with Allah), which was based on misguidance in religion and foolishness in intellect, Allah forgave them . And among the benefits of this noble verse is that Allah the Exalted forgives all sins without exception, but only after repentance, as Allah the Exalted said: . But if someone were to say: "There is nothing in this noble verse indicating that they repented?" It is said: Another verse indicates that they repented to Allah the Majestic and Exalted and turned back to Allah, and that humiliation befell them and they were commanded to kill one another. When Allah knew from them the sincerity of their return to Him and that they complied even to the point of killing, Allah forgave them. And among the benefits of this noble verse is that whoever Allah has blessed with a religious blessing must give thanks for it in worldly blessings, due to His saying: Which of the two is a greater favor? Without doubt, the religious one is the greater favor. So if Allah has blessed you with a religious blessing, consider it among the greatest of blessings and give thanks for it. And giving thanks for religious blessings is of the same kind as the blessing itself; for example, if Allah has blessed someone with knowledge, then part of giving thanks for Allah's blessing upon him is that he learns and spreads knowledge. Likewise, if Allah has blessed someone with wealth, then part of giving thanks for Allah's blessing upon him in wealth is that he gives charity from it, benefits the poor, maintains family ties, and is dutiful to his parents. And among the benefits of this noble verse is the affirmation of causes for the actions of Allah. From where are they taken? From His saying: And there is no doubt for us in this that all the actions of Allah and the rulings of Allah are all based on causes and benefits, but some of them are known and some are not known. As for the one who says that the actions of Allah the Exalted and His rulings are not based on wisdom and are not attributed to a cause, there is no doubt that he is misguided in his religion and foolish in his intellect.