سُوْرَةُ النَّحْلِ
Surah An-Nahl (16) — Ayah 116
وَلَا تَقُولُوا۟ لِمَا تَصِفُ أَلْسِنَتُكُمُ ٱلْكَذِبَ هَـٰذَا حَلَـٰلٌ وَهَـٰذَا حَرَامٌ لِّتَفْتَرُوا۟ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ ٱلْكَذِبَ ۚ إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ يَفْتَرُونَ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ ٱلْكَذِبَ لَا يُفْلِحُونَ ﴿116﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And say not concerning that which your tongues put forth falsely: "This is lawful and this is forbidden," so as to invent lies against Allâh. Verily, those who invent lies against Allâh will never prosper.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَلَا
walā
And (do) not
تَقُولُوا۟
taqūlū
say
لِمَا
limā
for that which
تَصِفُ
taṣifu
assert
أَلْسِنَتُكُمُ
alsinatukumu
your tongues
ٱلْكَذِبَ
l-kadhiba
the lie
هَـٰذَا
hādhā
This
حَلَـٰلٌۭ
ḥalālun
(is) lawful
وَهَـٰذَا
wahādhā
and this
حَرَامٌۭ
ḥarāmun
(is) forbidden
لِّتَفْتَرُوا۟
litaftarū
so that you invent
عَلَى
ʿalā
about
ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
Allah
ٱلْكَذِبَ ۚ
l-kadhiba
the lie
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
those who
يَفْتَرُونَ
yaftarūna
invent
عَلَى
ʿalā
about
ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
Allah
ٱلْكَذِبَ
l-kadhiba
the lie
لَا
lā
they will not succeed
يُفْلِحُونَ
yuf'liḥūna
they will not succeed
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran — Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani
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116. And do not say, because of the lies your tongues utter, “This is lawful and this is unlawful,” so as to fabricate lies against Allah [119]. Indeed, those who fabricate lies against Allah will never succeed.
[119]
Assuming the Authority of Permitting and Prohibiting Is Also Shirk:
In these verses, it is stated that the authority to declare things lawful or unlawful belongs entirely to Allah Almighty. No one else has the right to declare something lawful or permissible that Allah has forbidden, or to make unlawful the things He has permitted. And those who do this are uttering lies. First, they invent such lies, then attribute them to Allah or ascribe them to Him, thus giving their beliefs a religious sanctity. In reality, by taking divine authority into their own hands, they commit shirk, and there is no way for such people to attain salvation in the Hereafter.
[119]
Assuming the Authority of Permitting and Prohibiting Is Also Shirk:
In these verses, it is stated that the authority to declare things lawful or unlawful belongs entirely to Allah Almighty. No one else has the right to declare something lawful or permissible that Allah has forbidden, or to make unlawful the things He has permitted. And those who do this are uttering lies. First, they invent such lies, then attribute them to Allah or ascribe them to Him, thus giving their beliefs a religious sanctity. In reality, by taking divine authority into their own hands, they commit shirk, and there is no way for such people to attain salvation in the Hereafter.
