سُوْرَةُ الشُّعَرَآءِ
Surah Ash-Shu'araa (26) — Ayah 166
وَتَذَرُونَ مَا خَلَقَ لَكُمْ رَبُّكُم مِّنْ أَزْوَٰجِكُم ۚ بَلْ أَنتُمْ قَوْمٌ عَادُونَ ﴿166﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
"And leave those whom Allâh has created for you to be your wives? Nay, you are a trespassing people!"
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَتَذَرُونَ
watadharūna
And you leave
مَا
mā
what
خَلَقَ
khalaqa
created
لَكُمْ
lakum
for you
رَبُّكُم
rabbukum
your Lord
مِّنْ
min
of
أَزْوَٰجِكُم ۚ
azwājikum
your mates
بَلْ
bal
Nay
أَنتُمْ
antum
you
قَوْمٌ
qawmun
(are) a people
عَادُونَ
ʿādūna
transgressing
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.
166-1. This was the worst habit of the people of Lut, which originated with this very nation. That is why this evil act is referred to as "Liwat" (sodomy), meaning the immoral act that began with the people of Lut. But now this immorality is common throughout the world; in fact, in Europe, it has even been legally recognized, meaning that for them, it is not considered a sin at all. When a nation’s temperament has become so corrupted that illicit sexual relations between a man and a woman (provided it is with mutual consent) is not considered a crime in their view, then how can the act of sodomy between two men be considered a sin and unlawful there? May Allah protect us from it. 16-6.
2. ‘Aadoon’ is the plural of ‘Aad’. In Arabic, ‘Aad’ means one who exceeds the limits, that is, one who abandons the truth for falsehood and abandons the lawful for the unlawful. Allah Almighty has made it lawful to fulfill sexual desires through the private parts of a woman via lawful marriage, and has forbidden the use of a man’s anus for this purpose. The people of Lut abandoned the private parts of women and used the anuses of men for this act, and thus they exceeded the limits.
2. ‘Aadoon’ is the plural of ‘Aad’. In Arabic, ‘Aad’ means one who exceeds the limits, that is, one who abandons the truth for falsehood and abandons the lawful for the unlawful. Allah Almighty has made it lawful to fulfill sexual desires through the private parts of a woman via lawful marriage, and has forbidden the use of a man’s anus for this purpose. The people of Lut abandoned the private parts of women and used the anuses of men for this act, and thus they exceeded the limits.
