وَالَّذِينَ عَمِلُواْ السَّيِّيَاتِ ثُمَّ تَابُواْ مِن بَعْدِهَا وَامَنُواْإِنَّ رَبَّكَBut those who committed evil deeds and then repented afterwards and believed, verily, your Lord, (O Muhammad, Messenger of Repentance and Prophet of Mercy),مِن بَعْدِهَاafter that,after committing that evil action,لَغَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌis indeed Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.Ibn Abi Hatim reported that Abdullah bin Mas`ud was asked about a man committing fornication with a woman and then marrying her, and Ibn Mas`ud recited this Ayah,وَالَّذِينَ عَمِلُواْ السَّيِّيَاتِ ثُمَّ تَابُواْ مِن بَعْدِهَا وَامَنُواْ إِنَّ رَبَّكَ مِن بَعْدِهَا لَغَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌBut those who committed evil deeds and then repented afterwards and believed, verily, your Lord after (all) that is indeed Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.Abdullah recited this Ayah ten times, neither allowing nor disallowing it