Transliteration:( Wa man taaba wa 'amila saalihan fa innahoo yatoobu ilal laahi mataabaa )
71. And whoever repents [124] and does righteous work, he has certainly turned to Allah in repentance.
The tafsir of Surah Furqan verse 71 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Furqan ayat 68 which provides the complete commentary from verse 68 through 71.
(25:71) Whosoever repents[87] and does good, he returns to Allah in the manner that he should.[88]
87. It has two meanings: (1) When he has repented sincerely, he will start a new life of belief and obedience to Allah and by His grace and help will start doing good deeds instead of evil deeds that he used to do in his life of unbelief, and his evil deeds will be replaced by good deeds. (2) Not only will his evil deeds done in the past be written off, but it will also be recorded in his conduct register that he was the servant who gave up rebellion against his Lord and adopted the way of His obedience. Then, as he will feel more and more sorry for his past sins and offer repentance, more and more good deeds will be credited to him. For repenting of one’s wrong doing and seeking forgiveness is in itself a good deed. Thus, good deeds will supersede all his evil deeds in his conduct register, and he will not only escape punishment in the Hereafter but, in addition, he will also be blessed with high favors by Allah.
88. That is, ultimately everyone has to return to Allah for Allah alone is man’s last and real refuge. He alone can reward him for his good deeds or punish him for his evil deeds. He alone is All-Merciful and All Compassionate, Who receives the penitent with forgiveness and Who does not rebuke him for his past errors provided that he has repented sincerely, and adopted the right attitude and reformed himself.
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