English translation
[7544] 19 - (...) It was narratedfrom Sa'eed bin Jubair that Ibn'Abbās said: "This Verse wasrevealed in Makkah: "And thosewho invoke not any other ilāh(god) along with Allāh, nor killsuch person as Allāh hasforbidden, except for just cause,nor commit illegal sexual intercourse – and whoever does this, shall receive the punishment. The torment will be doubled to him on the Day of Resurrection, and he will abide therein in disgrace.”[1] The idolaters said: ‘Islam is of no avail for us, because we have ascribed peers to Allâh, and we have killed those whom Allâh has forbidden killing, and we have committed immoral deeds. Then Allâh revealed: “Except those who repent and believe, and do righteous deeds; for those, Allâh will change their sins into good deeds, and Allâh is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.”[2] He (Ibn ‘Abbâs) said: “As for the one who enters Islam and understands it, then kills someone, there is no repentance for him.”
