سُوْرَةُ الْاَنْعَامِ
Surah Al-An'aam (6) — Ayah 151
۞ قُلْ تَعَالَوْا۟ أَتْلُ مَا حَرَّمَ رَبُّكُمْ عَلَيْكُمْ ۖ أَلَّا تُشْرِكُوا۟ بِهِۦ شَيْـًٔا ۖ وَبِٱلْوَٰلِدَيْنِ إِحْسَـٰنًا ۖ وَلَا تَقْتُلُوٓا۟ أَوْلَـٰدَكُم مِّنْ إِمْلَـٰقٍ ۖ نَّحْنُ نَرْزُقُكُمْ وَإِيَّاهُمْ ۖ وَلَا تَقْرَبُوا۟ ٱلْفَوَٰحِشَ مَا ظَهَرَ مِنْهَا وَمَا بَطَنَ ۖ وَلَا تَقْتُلُوا۟ ٱلنَّفْسَ ٱلَّتِى حَرَّمَ ٱللَّهُ إِلَّا بِٱلْحَقِّ ۚ ذَٰلِكُمْ وَصَّىٰكُم بِهِۦ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَعْقِلُونَ ﴿151﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Say (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم): "Come, I will recite what your Lord has prohibited you from: Join not anything in worship with Him; be good and dutiful to your parents; kill not your children because of poverty - We provide sustenance for you and for them; come not near to Al-Fawâhish (shameful sins, illegal sexual intercourse) whether committed openly or secretly; and kill not anyone whom Allâh has forbidden, except for a just cause (according to Islâmic law). This He has commanded you that you may understand.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
۞ قُلْ
qul
Say
تَعَالَوْا۟
taʿālaw
Come
أَتْلُ
atlu
I will recite
مَا
mā
what
حَرَّمَ
ḥarrama
has prohibited
رَبُّكُمْ
rabbukum
your Lord
عَلَيْكُمْ ۖ
ʿalaykum
to you
أَلَّا
allā
That (do) not
تُشْرِكُوا۟
tush'rikū
associate
بِهِۦ
bihi
with Him
شَيْـًۭٔا ۖ
shayan
anything
وَبِٱلْوَٰلِدَيْنِ
wabil-wālidayni
and with the parents
إِحْسَـٰنًۭا ۖ
iḥ'sānan
(be) good
وَلَا
walā
and (do) not
تَقْتُلُوٓا۟
taqtulū
kill
أَوْلَـٰدَكُم
awlādakum
your children
مِّنْ
min
(out) of
إِمْلَـٰقٍۢ ۖ
im'lāqin
poverty
نَّحْنُ
naḥnu
We
نَرْزُقُكُمْ
narzuqukum
provide for you
وَإِيَّاهُمْ ۖ
wa-iyyāhum
and for them
وَلَا
walā
And (do) not
تَقْرَبُوا۟
taqrabū
go near
ٱلْفَوَٰحِشَ
l-fawāḥisha
[the] immoralities
مَا
mā
what
ظَهَرَ
ẓahara
(is) apparent
مِنْهَا
min'hā
of them
وَمَا
wamā
and what
بَطَنَ ۖ
baṭana
(is) concealed
وَلَا
walā
And (do) not
تَقْتُلُوا۟
taqtulū
kill
ٱلنَّفْسَ
l-nafsa
the soul
ٱلَّتِى
allatī
which
حَرَّمَ
ḥarrama
has (been) forbidden
ٱللَّهُ
l-lahu
(by) Allah
إِلَّا
illā
except
بِٱلْحَقِّ ۚ
bil-ḥaqi
by (legal) right
ذَٰلِكُمْ
dhālikum
That
وَصَّىٰكُم
waṣṣākum
(He) has enjoined on you
بِهِۦ
bihi
with it
لَعَلَّكُمْ
laʿallakum
so that you may
تَعْقِلُونَ
taʿqilūna
use reason
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.
151. 1 That is, forbidden are not those things which you, without any evidence, have declared forbidden merely on the basis of your false notions and corrupt assumptions. Rather, forbidden are those things which your Lord has declared forbidden, because He is your Creator and your Sustainer, and all knowledge of everything is with Him. Therefore, only He has the right to declare whatever He wills as lawful or unlawful. Thus, I am telling you in detail about those matters which your Lord has emphasized.
151. 2 Before ان لا تشرکوا, اوصاکم is omitted, meaning Allah has commanded you not to associate anything with Him. Shirk is the greatest sin, for which there is no forgiveness; Paradise is forbidden for the polytheist and Hell is obligatory. All these matters have been repeatedly mentioned in various ways in the Noble Quran. And the Prophet ﷺ has also explained them in detail and with clarity in hadith. Despite this, it is a fact that people, being misled by Satan, commonly commit shirk.
151. 3 After the command of monotheism and obedience to Allah, here (and in other places in the Quran as well), the command to treat parents well is given, which makes it clear that after obedience to the Lord, obedience to parents is of great importance. If someone does not fulfill the requirements of this minor lordship (i.e., obedience to parents and good conduct towards them), then he will also fail to fulfill the requirements of the greater lordship.
151. 4 This vile act of the age of ignorance is today being carried out all over the world with great fervor under the name of birth control or family planning. May Allah protect us from it.
151. 5 That is, as retribution, not only is it permissible, but if the heirs of the murdered do not forgive, then this killing is absolutely necessary. (وَلَكُمْ فِي الْقِصَاصِ حَيٰوةٌ) 2. Al-Baqarah:179) 'In retribution, there is life for you.'
151. 2 Before ان لا تشرکوا, اوصاکم is omitted, meaning Allah has commanded you not to associate anything with Him. Shirk is the greatest sin, for which there is no forgiveness; Paradise is forbidden for the polytheist and Hell is obligatory. All these matters have been repeatedly mentioned in various ways in the Noble Quran. And the Prophet ﷺ has also explained them in detail and with clarity in hadith. Despite this, it is a fact that people, being misled by Satan, commonly commit shirk.
151. 3 After the command of monotheism and obedience to Allah, here (and in other places in the Quran as well), the command to treat parents well is given, which makes it clear that after obedience to the Lord, obedience to parents is of great importance. If someone does not fulfill the requirements of this minor lordship (i.e., obedience to parents and good conduct towards them), then he will also fail to fulfill the requirements of the greater lordship.
151. 4 This vile act of the age of ignorance is today being carried out all over the world with great fervor under the name of birth control or family planning. May Allah protect us from it.
151. 5 That is, as retribution, not only is it permissible, but if the heirs of the murdered do not forgive, then this killing is absolutely necessary. (وَلَكُمْ فِي الْقِصَاصِ حَيٰوةٌ) 2. Al-Baqarah:179) 'In retribution, there is life for you.'
