سُوْرَةُ الْفُرْقَانِ
Surah Al-Furqaan (25) — Ayah 68
وَٱلَّذِينَ لَا يَدْعُونَ مَعَ ٱللَّهِ إِلَـٰهًا ءَاخَرَ وَلَا يَقْتُلُونَ ٱلنَّفْسَ ٱلَّتِى حَرَّمَ ٱللَّهُ إِلَّا بِٱلْحَقِّ وَلَا يَزْنُونَ ۚ وَمَن يَفْعَلْ ذَٰلِكَ يَلْقَ أَثَامًا ﴿68﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And those who invoke not any other ilâh (god) along with Allâh, nor kill such person as Allâh has forbidden, except for just cause, nor commit illegal sexual intercourse - and whoever does this shall receive the punishment.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَٱلَّذِينَ
wa-alladhīna
And those who
لَا
lā
(do) not
يَدْعُونَ
yadʿūna
invoke
مَعَ
maʿa
with
ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
Allah
إِلَـٰهًا
ilāhan
god
ءَاخَرَ
ākhara
another
وَلَا
walā
and (do) not
يَقْتُلُونَ
yaqtulūna
[they] kill
ٱلنَّفْسَ
l-nafsa
the soul
ٱلَّتِى
allatī
which
حَرَّمَ
ḥarrama
Allah has forbidden
ٱللَّهُ
l-lahu
Allah has forbidden
إِلَّا
illā
except
بِٱلْحَقِّ
bil-ḥaqi
by right
وَلَا
walā
and (do) not
يَزْنُونَ ۚ
yaznūna
commit unlawful sexual intercourse
وَمَن
waman
And whoever
يَفْعَلْ
yafʿal
does
ذَٰلِكَ
dhālika
that
يَلْقَ
yalqa
will meet
أَثَامًۭا
athāman
a penalty
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.
68-1. And there are three cases for killing with justice: after accepting Islam, if someone reverts to disbelief, which is called apostasy; or if someone, being married, commits adultery; or if someone kills another person. In these cases, the person will be killed.
68-2. It is mentioned in the hadith: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ was asked, "Which sin is the greatest?" He replied, "That you associate someone with Allah, while He created you." He asked, "After that, which sin is greatest?" He replied, "That you kill your child out of fear that he will eat with you." He asked, "Then which one?" He replied, "That you commit adultery with your neighbor's wife." Then he said that these matters are confirmed by this verse. Then he recited this very verse (al-Bukhari, Tafsir Surah al-Baqarah).
68-2. It is mentioned in the hadith: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ was asked, "Which sin is the greatest?" He replied, "That you associate someone with Allah, while He created you." He asked, "After that, which sin is greatest?" He replied, "That you kill your child out of fear that he will eat with you." He asked, "Then which one?" He replied, "That you commit adultery with your neighbor's wife." Then he said that these matters are confirmed by this verse. Then he recited this very verse (al-Bukhari, Tafsir Surah al-Baqarah).
