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At-Tawbah 9:114

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

And the request of forgiveness of Abraham for his father was only because of a promise he had made to him. But when it became apparent to him [i.e., Abraham] that he [i.e., the father] was an enemy to Allāh, he disassociated himself from him. Indeed was Abraham compassionate and patient.

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Tafsir Muyassar

Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Saudi Arabia

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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