| Adam (AS) | Surah Al-Baqarah 2:35–37; Surah Taha 20:115–121 | Ate from the forbidden tree after being warned | Disobeyed command; repented; forgiven |
| Nuh (AS) | Surah Hud 11:45–47 | Asked Allah to save his son | Told not to ask about what he had no knowledge of |
| Ibrahim (AS) | Surah At-Tawbah 9:114 | Sought forgiveness for his father | Clarified that he later disassociated when truth was clear |
| Musa (AS) | Surah Al-Qasas 28:15–16 | Struck a man who died | Called it wrongdoing; sought forgiveness |
| Dawud (AS) | Surah Sad 38:21–25 | Judged before hearing both sides fully | Realized test; sought forgiveness |
| Sulayman (AS) | Surah Sad 38:34–35 | Tested (interpretations differ) | Turned back to Allah in repentance |
| Yunus (AS) | Surah Al-Anbiya 21:87–88; Surah As-Saffat 37:139–144 | Left his people before permission | Swallowed by whale; repented; forgiven |
| Muhammad ﷺ | Surah Abasa 80:1–10 | Turned away from blind man | Corrected for prioritizing elites |
| Muhammad ﷺ | Surah Al-Anfal 8:67–68 | Took ransom of prisoners | Told it was premature |
| Muhammad ﷺ | Surah At-Tawbah 9:43 | Gave permission to hypocrites | Gently reproved |
| Muhammad ﷺ | Surah At-Tahrim 66:1 | Prohibited something lawful to please wives | Told not to forbid what Allah made lawful |