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wa-man yaksib ʾithman fa-ʾinnamā yaksibuhū ʿalā nafsihī wa-kāna llāhu ʿalīman ḥakīman
Whoever commits a sin, commits it only against himself; and Allah is all-knowing, all-wise.
— Ali Quli Qarai
4An-Nisā’النساءVerse 111 of 176
The Women4. An-Nisā’النساء
Al Nisā’
The Women
MedinanVerse 111 of 176
Surah An-Nisa', Verse 111
111. "And whoever commits a sin, indeed he commits it only against his own self and Allah is All-Knowing, All-Wise."
Sin, which is a transgression against the bound of Divine law, destroys the inner purity, virtue of the spirit, and justice; and this very effect is the greatest damage. In the system of existence and also in Allah's way of treatment, the result of injustice toward people, soon or late, reaches to our own selves.
And, at the end of the verse, it implies that the Lord is both All-Knowing, and is aware of all the deeds of the servants, and is All-Wise, and punishes every wrong doer fitting with whatever the one deserves. It says: