Pardon appears in these verses first of all as an attribute of Allah, the Pardoning (al-ʿAfuww). They encourage believers to pardon and overlook, recall that the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ was commanded to pardon, praise those who forgive and their good end, and state that pardon waives a right. The same word also designates the surplus of wealth from which one spends.
Verses gathered from a topical index of the Quran, in Mushaf order; every verse is quoted in full.
They ask you about wine and gambling. Say, "In them is great sin and [yet, some] benefit for people. But their sin is greater than their benefit." And they ask you what they should spend. Say, "The excess [beyond needs]." Thus Allāh makes clear to you the verses [of revelation] that you might give thought
