{And We turn their hearts and their eyes, as they did not believe in it the first time, and We leave them wandering blindly in their transgression} [Surah al-Anʿām: 110], meaning: We leave them and abandon them in it, and grant them respite so that they may add sin to their sin.

And there is no validity to the statement of him who said: that this means "He grants them respite," because there is no dispute among the Arabs and the people of knowledge of their language (1) that they permit a speaker's saying: "Another river replenished the river," in the sense of: it joined it, so the water of the joined river became increased by the water of the joining river—without any secondary interpretation (taʾwīl) on their part. That is because its meaning is: another river replenished the river. So likewise is that in the statement of Allah: {and He prolongs them in their transgression, wandering blindly}.

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The commentary on the interpretation of His statement: ﴿In their transgression﴾

Abū Jaʿfar said: "Al-Ṭughyān" (transgression) is on the pattern of fuʿlān, from one's saying: "So-and-so transgressed (ṭaghā), he transgresses (yaṭghā), transgression (ṭughyānan)," when he exceeds the proper limit in a matter and commits injustice. From it is the statement of Allah: {No! Indeed, man transgresses when he sees himself self-sufficient} [Surah al-ʿAlaq: 6-7], meaning he exceeds his limit. And from it is the saying of Umayya ibn Abī al-Ṣalt: And he called upon Allah a call [that was] not in vain ... after his transgression, so he remained gesturing. (2)

And Allah—glory be to His praise—only meant by His statement, {and He prolongs them in their transgression},