And do not go near fornication, as it is immoral and an evil way.
And do not approach adultery – it is indeed a shameful deed; and a very evil way.
And approach not fornication; surely it is an indecency, and evil as a way.
And do not commit adultery -for, behold, it is an abomination and an evil way.
And approach not adultery; verily it is ever an abomination and vile as a pathway.
And come not near to the unlawful sexual intercourse. Verily, it is a Fahishah [i.e. anything that transgresses its limits (a great sin)], and an evil way (that leads one to Hell unless Allah forgives him).
And do not come near adultery. It is immoral, and an evil way.
(viii) Do not even approach fornication for it is an outrageous act, and an evil way.
And come not near to unlawful sex. Verily, it is Fahishah (immoral sin) and an evil way.
And come not near unto adultery. Lo! it is an abomination and an evil way.
Do not approach fornication. It is indeed an indecency and an evil way.
Do not draw near to fornication, for it is an indecency, and its way is evil.
And do not approach unlawful sexual intercourse. Indeed, it is ever an immorality and is evil as a way.
Do not even approach adultery. It is indecent and an evil act.
And go not nigh to fornication; surely it is an indecency and an evil way.
Wal<u>a</u> taqraboo a<b>l</b>zzin<u>a</u> innahu k<u>a</u>na f<u>ah</u>ishatan was<u>a</u>a sabeel<u>a</u><b>n</b>
Do not commit adultery, for it is an indecent thing and an evil course.
Nor come nigh to adultery: for it is a shameful (deed) and an evil, opening the road (to other evils).
وَلَا تَقْرَبُوا۟ ٱلزِّنَىٰٓ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ فَٰحِشَةً وَسَآءَ سَبِيلًا
Be careful of fornication and avoid things that prompt it. It is extremely detestable and bad path to traverse as it leads to the mixing of lineages and punishment from Allah.
Be careful of fornication and avoid things that prompt it. It is extremely detestable and bad path to traverse as it leads to the mixing of lineages and punishment from Allah.
<p>Commentary</p><p>The seventh injunction given here relates to the forbiddance of zina (fornication, adultery). Given here are two reasons as to why it has been forbidden: (1) This is a shame, gross and immodest. Whoever is denuded of modesty is denuded of human nobility itself and is rendered incapable of distinguishing the good from the bad. This is more succinctly said in a Hadith:</p><p>اِذَا فَاتَک الحیاء فافعل ماشٔت</p><p>When goes your sense of shame (that could become a barrier against evil), so then, you will do what you will.</p><p>Therefore, the Holy Prophet ﷺ 	has declared sense of shame (haya' ) as a division of faith ('Iman): وَالحیاء شعبۃ من الایمان (al-Bukhari) (2) It generates limitless social disorder the consequences of which sometimes destroy whole groups of people. In our day all sorts of crimes have in-creased. If investigated, the reason behind a lot of them would turn out to be some man or woman who did it. Though, this crime is not directly related to the rights of the servants of Allah but it may have been mentioned here as part of other rights taken up at this place for the reason that this crime is contagious. It brings other crimes along which disturb the rights of the servants of Allah through loss of lives and properties. Therefore, Islam has declared this crime to be more serious than any other crime. Then, it has also fixed its punishment as the harshest of all crimes because this one is a carrier of hundreds of these.</p><p>It appears in Hadith that the Holy Prophet ﷺ said, "The heavens and the earth, the seven of them each, curse the married person who commits adultery. And the strong stench which spreads out from the private parts of such people will embarrass even the people condemned to Hell and thus there in Hell they will be suffering from the punishment of fire and disgrace both." (Reported by al-Bazzar on the authority of Sayyidna Buraidah - Mazhari) In another Hadith from Sayyidna Abu Hurairah ؓ it has been reported that the Holy Prophet ﷺ said, "A fornicator when fornicating is not a believer. A thief when stealing is not a believer. And a drunkard while drinking is not a believer." This Hadith is there in al-Bukhari and Muslim. Its explanation, as it appears in the report of Abu Dawud, says: At the time those committing such crimes are practically involved in it, 'Iman (faith) leaves their heart and comes out, and when they turn away from it, 'Iman returns back in. (Mazhari)</p>
CommentaryThe seventh injunction given here relates to the forbiddance of zina (fornication, adultery). Given here are two reasons as to why it has been forbidden: (1) This is a shame, gross and immodest. Whoever is denuded of modesty is denuded of human nobility itself and is rendered incapable of distinguishing the good from the bad. This is more succinctly said in a Hadith:اِذَا فَاتَک الحیاء فافعل ماشٔتWhen goes your sense of shame (that could become a barrier against evil), so then, you will do what you will.Therefore, the Holy Prophet ﷺ 	has declared sense of shame (haya' ) as a division of faith ('Iman): وَالحیاء شعبۃ من الایمان (al-Bukhari) (2) It generates limitless social disorder the consequences of which sometimes destroy whole groups of people. In our day all sorts of crimes have in-creased. If investigated, the reason behind a lot of them would turn out to be some man or woman who did it. Though, this crime is not directly related to the rights of the servants of Allah but it may have been mentioned here as part of other rights taken up at this place for the reason that this crime is contagious. It brings other crimes along which disturb the rights of the servants of Allah through loss of lives and properties. Therefore, Islam has declared this crime to be more serious than any other crime. Then, it has also fixed its punishment as the harshest of all crimes because this one is a carrier of hundreds of these.It appears in Hadith that the Holy Prophet ﷺ said, "The heavens and the earth, the seven of them each, curse the married person who commits adultery. And the strong stench which spreads out from the private parts of such people will embarrass even the people condemned to Hell and thus there in Hell they will be suffering from the punishment of fire and disgrace both." (Reported by al-Bazzar on the authority of Sayyidna Buraidah - Mazhari) In another Hadith from Sayyidna Abu Hurairah ؓ it has been reported that the Holy Prophet ﷺ said, "A fornicator when fornicating is not a believer. A thief when stealing is not a believer. And a drunkard while drinking is not a believer." This Hadith is there in al-Bukhari and Muslim. Its explanation, as it appears in the report of Abu Dawud, says: At the time those committing such crimes are practically involved in it, 'Iman (faith) leaves their heart and comes out, and when they turn away from it, 'Iman returns back in. (Mazhari)
<h2 class="title">The Command to avoid Zina (Unlawful Sex) and Everything that leads to it</h2><p>Allah says, forbidding His servants to commit Zina or to approach it or to do anything that may lead to it:</p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">وَلاَ تَقْرَبُواْ الزِّنَى إِنَّهُ كَانَ فَاحِشَةً</div><p>(And come not near to unlawful sex. Verily, it is a Fahishah (immoral sin)) meaning a major sin,</p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">وَسَآءَ سَبِيلاً</div><p>(and an evil way.) meaning, a terrible way to behave. Imam Ahmad recorded Abu Umamah saying that a young man came to the Prophet and said, "O Messenger of Allah! Give me permission to commit Zina (unlawful sex)." The people surrounded him and rebuked him, saying, "Stop! Stop!" But the Prophet said,</p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">«ادْنُه»</div><p>(Come close) The young man came to him, and he said,</p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">«اجْلِس»</div><p>(Sit down) so he sat down. The Prophet said,</p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">«أَتُحِبُّهُ لِأُمِّك»</div><p>(Would you like it (unlawful sex) for your mother) He said, "No, by Allah, may I be ransomed for you." The Prophet said,</p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">«وَلَا النَّاسُ يُحِبُّونَهُ لِأُمَّهَاتِهِم»</div><p>(Neither do the people like it for their mothers.) The Prophet said,</p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">«أَفَتُحِبُّهُ لِابْنَتِكَ؟»</div><p>(Would you like it for your daughter) He said, "No, by Allah, may I be ransomed for you." The Prophet said,</p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">«وَلَا النَّاسُ يُحِبُّونَهُ لِبَنَاتِهِم»</div><p>(Neither do the people like it for their daughters. ) The Prophet said,</p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">«أَفَتُحِبُّهُ لِأُخْتِكَ؟»</div><p>(Would you like it for your sister) He said, "No, by Allah, may I be ransomed for you." The Prophet said,</p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">«وَلَا النَّاسُ يُحِبُّونَهُ لِأَخَوَاتِهِم»</div><p>(Neither do the people like it for their sisters.) The Prophet said,</p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">«أَفَتُحِبُّهُ لِعَمَّتِكَ؟»</div><p>(Would you like it for your paternal aunt) He said, "No, by Allah, O Allah's Messenger! may I be ransomed for you." The Prophet said,</p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">«وَلَا النَّاسُ يُحِبُّونَهُ لِعَمَّاتِهِم»</div><p>(Neither do the people like it for their paternal aunts.) The Prophet said,</p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">«أَفَتُحِبُّهُ لِخَالَتِكَ؟»</div><p>(Would you like it for your maternal aunt) He said, "No, by Allah, O Allah's Messenger! may I be ransomed for you." The Prophet said,</p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">«وَلَا النَّاسُ يُحِبُّونَهُ لِخَالَاتِهِم»</div><p>(Neither do the people like it for their maternal aunts.) Then the Prophet put his hand on him and said,</p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">«اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ ذَنْبَهُ، وَطَهِّرْ قَلْبَهُ، وَأَحْصِنْ فَرْجَه»</div><p>(O Allah, forgive his sin, purify his heart and guard his chastity.) After that the young man never paid attention to anything of that nature.</p>
The Command to avoid Zina (Unlawful Sex) and Everything that leads to itAllah says, forbidding His servants to commit Zina or to approach it or to do anything that may lead to it:وَلاَ تَقْرَبُواْ الزِّنَى إِنَّهُ كَانَ فَاحِشَةً(And come not near to unlawful sex. Verily, it is a Fahishah (immoral sin)) meaning a major sin,وَسَآءَ سَبِيلاً(and an evil way.) meaning, a terrible way to behave. Imam Ahmad recorded Abu Umamah saying that a young man came to the Prophet and said, "O Messenger of Allah! Give me permission to commit Zina (unlawful sex)." The people surrounded him and rebuked him, saying, "Stop! Stop!" But the Prophet said,«ادْنُه»(Come close) The young man came to him, and he said,«اجْلِس»(Sit down) so he sat down. The Prophet said,«أَتُحِبُّهُ لِأُمِّك»(Would you like it (unlawful sex) for your mother) He said, "No, by Allah, may I be ransomed for you." The Prophet said,«وَلَا النَّاسُ يُحِبُّونَهُ لِأُمَّهَاتِهِم»(Neither do the people like it for their mothers.) The Prophet said,«أَفَتُحِبُّهُ لِابْنَتِكَ؟»(Would you like it for your daughter) He said, "No, by Allah, may I be ransomed for you." The Prophet said,«وَلَا النَّاسُ يُحِبُّونَهُ لِبَنَاتِهِم»(Neither do the people like it for their daughters. ) The Prophet said,«أَفَتُحِبُّهُ لِأُخْتِكَ؟»(Would you like it for your sister) He said, "No, by Allah, may I be ransomed for you." The Prophet said,«وَلَا النَّاسُ يُحِبُّونَهُ لِأَخَوَاتِهِم»(Neither do the people like it for their sisters.) The Prophet said,«أَفَتُحِبُّهُ لِعَمَّتِكَ؟»(Would you like it for your paternal aunt) He said, "No, by Allah, O Allah's Messenger! may I be ransomed for you." The Prophet said,«وَلَا النَّاسُ يُحِبُّونَهُ لِعَمَّاتِهِم»(Neither do the people like it for their paternal aunts.) The Prophet said,«أَفَتُحِبُّهُ لِخَالَتِكَ؟»(Would you like it for your maternal aunt) He said, "No, by Allah, O Allah's Messenger! may I be ransomed for you." The Prophet said,«وَلَا النَّاسُ يُحِبُّونَهُ لِخَالَاتِهِم»(Neither do the people like it for their maternal aunts.) Then the Prophet put his hand on him and said,«اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ ذَنْبَهُ، وَطَهِّرْ قَلْبَهُ، وَأَحْصِنْ فَرْجَه»(O Allah, forgive his sin, purify his heart and guard his chastity.) After that the young man never paid attention to anything of that nature.