Tafsir for verse: 26:20
قَالَ فَعَلۡتُهَآ إِذٗا وَأَنَا۠ مِنَ ٱلضَّآلِّينَ ٢٠ ﴿20
20He said, “I did that at a time when I was mistaken.
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Commentary

He said, responding to him in a confused manner, confident in Allah's promise of safety, acknowledging what he had murmured about killing, because it had not been realized. He left killing him only in search of evidence: 'I did it then,' meaning: when I killed him, 'and I am among the misguided.' (p-22) Meaning: I do not know a religion, so I am standing at every direction until my Lord directs me to what He wills. Ibn Jarir said: The Arabs place misguidance in the position of ignorance, and ignorance in the position of misguidance - this has ended. And it has been previously mentioned in Al-Fatiha by Al-Hirali, regarding this, there is valuable speech indicating that this action was a mistake on my part.

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