The Holy Quran 9:114 — Surah At-Tawbah

Arabic text

وَمَا كَانَ ٱسْتِغْفَارُ إِبْرَٰهِيمَ لِأَبِيهِ إِلَّا عَن مَّوْعِدَةٍ وَعَدَهَآ إِيَّاهُ فَلَمَّا تَبَيَّنَ لَهُۥٓ أَنَّهُۥ عَدُوٌّ لِّلَّهِ تَبَرَّأَ مِنْهُ ۚ إِنَّ إِبْرَٰهِيمَ لَأَوَّٰهٌ حَلِيمٌ

Translation

Ibraheem عليه الصلاة والسلام sought forgiveness for his father only because of a promise that he (Ibraheem عليه الصلاة والسلام) had made to him (when he said to his father that he would seek forgiveness for him, hoping that this would encourage his father to accept Imaan). (However,) When it became (very) clear to him (Ibraheem عليه الصلاة والسلام) that his father was Allaah's (open) enemy (when his father died without Imaan), he absolved himself (completely) from him (from his obligation to seek forgiveness for his father). Indeed Ibraheem عليه الصلاة والسلام was extremely soft-hearted and tolerant.

Tafsir (excerpt) — التفسير الميسر

وما كان استغفار إبراهيم عليه السلام لأبيه المشرك، إلا عن موعدة وعدها إياه، وهي قوله: {سَأَسْتَغْفِرُ لَكَ رَبِّي إِنَّهُ كَانَ بِي حَفِيًّا} . فلما تبيَّن لإبراهيم أن أباه عدو لله ولم ينفع فيه الوعظ والتذكير، وأنه سيموت كافرًا، تركه وترك الاستغفار له، وتبرأ منه. إن إبراهيم عليه السلام عظيم التضرع لله، كثير الصفح عما يصدر مِن قومه من الزلات.

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