Among the beautiful names of Allah is Al-ʿAfūw, the One who erases sins and overlooks acts of disobedience. The name is akin to Al-Ghafūr, but carries a more expansive meaning. While al-ghufrān involves concealing a sin, al-ʿafuw erases the very trace of sin entirely.
— Ibn al-ʿUthaymīn, Al-Maqṣid al-asná, i. 140
— Ibn al-ʿUthaymīn, Al-Maqṣid al-asná, i. 140