سُوْرَةُ الْمُؤْمِنُوْنَ
Surah Al-Muminoon (23) — Ayah 7
فَمَنِ ٱبْتَغَىٰ وَرَآءَ ذَٰلِكَ فَأُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلْعَادُونَ ﴿7﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
But whoever seeks beyond that, then those are the transgressors;
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
فَمَنِ
famani
Then whoever
ٱبْتَغَىٰ
ib'taghā
seeks
وَرَآءَ
warāa
beyond
ذَٰلِكَ
dhālika
that
فَأُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ
fa-ulāika
then those
هُمُ
humu
[they]
ٱلْعَادُونَ
l-ʿādūna
(are) the transgressors
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan — Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan is a well-known Quran commentary by Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. This tafsir explains the meanings of the Quran in accordance with the methodology of the Salaf (early righteous generations), relying on authentic sources and straightforward language. Due to its reliability and adherence to sound Islamic scholarship, the Saudi government publishes and distributes this tafsir among the Hujjaj (pilgrims) visiting the Haramain. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
7-1. From this it is understood that Mut'ah is absolutely not permitted in Islam, and there are only two lawful ways to fulfill sexual desire: by intercourse with a wife or by cohabiting with a slave woman. In fact, now only the wife remains for this purpose because the technical existence of slave women has currently ended. If ever circumstances bring them into existence again, then intercourse with them will be permissible just like with a wife.
