The 99 Names · Names Most Often Paired in the Quran
Al-'Afuww العفو
The Pardoner, whose pardon covers the sins of His servants, overlooking them for those who seek His pardon.
Explanation
A detailed explanation of this name (in Arabic) is in: Sharh Asma' Allah al-Husna fi Daw' al-Kitab wa al-Sunnah — Dr. Sa'eed ibn 'Ali ibn Wahf al-Qahtani — p. 108 ↗
The author explains this name together with: Al-Ghafoor, Al-Ghaffaar
Evidence
﴿۞ذَٰلِكَۖ وَمَنۡ عَاقَبَ بِمِثۡلِ مَا عُوقِبَ بِهِۦ ثُمَّ بُغِيَ عَلَيۡهِ لَيَنصُرَنَّهُ ٱللَّهُۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَعَفُوٌّ غَفُورࣱ ٦٠﴾
Call upon Allah by this name
“To Allah belong the Beautiful Names, so call upon Him by them” — Al-A'raf 180
From the Prophetic Sunnah
What to say on the Night of Decree
«اللهم إنك عفو تحب العفو فاعف عني»
Jami' at-Tirmidhi (3513) and Sunan Ibn Majah (3850)
Grading: Authentic — al-Albani, Sahih at-Targhib (3391)