سُوْرَةُ الْاَعْرَافِ
Surah Al-A'raaf (7) — Ayah 33
قُلْ إِنَّمَا حَرَّمَ رَبِّىَ ٱلْفَوَٰحِشَ مَا ظَهَرَ مِنْهَا وَمَا بَطَنَ وَٱلْإِثْمَ وَٱلْبَغْىَ بِغَيْرِ ٱلْحَقِّ وَأَن تُشْرِكُوا۟ بِٱللَّهِ مَا لَمْ يُنَزِّلْ بِهِۦ سُلْطَـٰنًا وَأَن تَقُولُوا۟ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ مَا لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴿33﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Say (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم): "(But) the things that my Lord has indeed forbidden are Al-Fawâhish (great evil sins and every kind of unlawful sexual intercourse) whether committed openly or secretly, sins (of all kinds), unrighteous oppression, joining partners (in worship) with Allâh for which He has given no authority, and saying things about Allâh of which you have no knowledge."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
قُلْ
qul
Say
إِنَّمَا
innamā
Only
حَرَّمَ
ḥarrama
(had) forbidden
رَبِّىَ
rabbiya
my Lord
ٱلْفَوَٰحِشَ
l-fawāḥisha
the shameful deeds
مَا
mā
what
ظَهَرَ
ẓahara
(is) apparent
مِنْهَا
min'hā
of it
وَمَا
wamā
and what
بَطَنَ
baṭana
is concealed
وَٱلْإِثْمَ
wal-ith'ma
and the sin
وَٱلْبَغْىَ
wal-baghya
and the oppression
بِغَيْرِ
bighayri
without
ٱلْحَقِّ
l-ḥaqi
[the] right
وَأَن
wa-an
and that
تُشْرِكُوا۟
tush'rikū
you associate (others)
بِٱللَّهِ
bil-lahi
with Allah
مَا
mā
what
لَمْ
lam
not
يُنَزِّلْ
yunazzil
He (has) sent down
بِهِۦ
bihi
of it
سُلْطَـٰنًۭا
sul'ṭānan
any authority
وَأَن
wa-an
and that
تَقُولُوا۟
taqūlū
you say
عَلَى
ʿalā
about
ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
Allah
مَا
mā
what
لَا
lā
not
تَعْلَمُونَ
taʿlamūna
you know
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.
33. 1. By openly shameful acts is meant, according to some, going to brothels and committing adultery, and by hidden acts is meant establishing a special relationship with a 'girlfriend.' According to others, the former refers to marrying those who are forbidden (mahram), which is prohibited. This includes all kinds of outward indecency, such as films, dramas, TV, VCR, obscene newspapers and magazines, gatherings of dance and music, mujra gatherings, women’s immodesty and their shameless mixing with men, open displays of indecency in mehndi and wedding ceremonies, etc. — all these are manifest indecencies.
33. 2. Sin is the name of disobeying Allah, and in a hadith, the Prophet ﷺ said: Sin is that which pricks your heart and you dislike that people become aware of it. Some say that sin is that whose effect is limited to the doer himself, and baghy is that whose effects reach others as well. Here, baghy along with bighayri al-haqq means unjust oppression and excess, for example, usurping people’s rights, seizing someone’s wealth, unjustly beating or hitting, and insulting or dishonoring someone through abuse, etc.
33. 2. Sin is the name of disobeying Allah, and in a hadith, the Prophet ﷺ said: Sin is that which pricks your heart and you dislike that people become aware of it. Some say that sin is that whose effect is limited to the doer himself, and baghy is that whose effects reach others as well. Here, baghy along with bighayri al-haqq means unjust oppression and excess, for example, usurping people’s rights, seizing someone’s wealth, unjustly beating or hitting, and insulting or dishonoring someone through abuse, etc.
