سُوْرَةُ النِّسَآءِ
Surah An-Nisaa (4) — Ayah 16
وَٱلَّذَانِ يَأْتِيَـٰنِهَا مِنكُمْ فَـَٔاذُوهُمَا ۖ فَإِن تَابَا وَأَصْلَحَا فَأَعْرِضُوا۟ عَنْهُمَآ ۗ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ كَانَ تَوَّابًا رَّحِيمًا ﴿16﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And the two persons (man and woman) among you who commit illegal sexual intercourse, hurt them both. And if they repent (promise Allâh that they will never repeat, i.e. commit illegal sexual intercourse and other similar sins) and do righteous good deeds, leave them alone. Surely, Allâh is Ever All-Forgiving (the One Who forgives and accepts repentance), (and He is) Most Merciful.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَٱلَّذَانِ
wa-alladhāni
And the two who
يَأْتِيَـٰنِهَا
yatiyānihā
commit it
مِنكُمْ
minkum
among you
فَـَٔاذُوهُمَا ۖ
faādhūhumā
then punish both of them
فَإِن
fa-in
But if
تَابَا
tābā
they repent
وَأَصْلَحَا
wa-aṣlaḥā
and correct themselves
فَأَعْرِضُوا۟
fa-aʿriḍū
then turn away
عَنْهُمَآ ۗ
ʿanhumā
from both of them
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
ٱللَّهَ
l-laha
Allah
كَانَ
kāna
is
تَوَّابًۭا
tawwāban
Oft-Forgiving
رَّحِيمًا
raḥīman
Most-Merciful
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.
16. 1 Some have interpreted this as referring to homosexuality, i.e., the act of sodomy—two men committing indecency with each other. Others have understood it as referring to virgin men and women, and they have linked the previous verse to "محصنات" (married women). Some have taken the dual form of the verb here to mean, regardless of whether they are virgins or married (Ibn Jarir Tabari). Ibn Jarir Tabari has preferred the second meaning, i.e., virgin (men and women), and has considered the punishment mentioned in the first verse to be abrogated by the punishment of stoning (رجم) as prescribed by the Prophet ﷺ, and the punishment mentioned in this verse to be abrogated by the punishment of one hundred lashes as mentioned in Surah An-Nur. (Tafsir Tabari)
16. 2 That is, to rebuke and reprimand verbally, or to strike lightly with the hand. Now this is abrogated, as mentioned earlier.
16. 2 That is, to rebuke and reprimand verbally, or to strike lightly with the hand. Now this is abrogated, as mentioned earlier.
