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Al-Furqan (The Criterion)

Verse 68of 77

وَٱلَّذِينَ لَا يَدْعُونَ مَعَ ٱللَّهِ إِلَٰهًا ءَاخَرَ وَلَا يَقْتُلُونَ ٱلنَّفْسَ ٱلَّتِى حَرَّمَ ٱللَّهُ إِلَّا بِٱلْحَقِّ وَلَا يَزْنُونَ ۚ وَمَن يَفْعَلْ ذَٰلِكَ يَلْقَ أَثَامًۭا﴿٦٨

Translation (Sahih International)

And those who do not invoke with Allah another deity or kill the soul which Allah has forbidden [to be killed], except by right, and do not commit unlawful sexual intercourse. And whoever should do that will meet a penalty.

Word-by-word meaning

وَٱلَّذِينَwa-alladhīnaAnd those who
لَا(do) not
يَدْعُونَyadʿūnainvoke
مَعَmaʿawith
ٱللَّهِl-lahiAllah
إِلَـٰهًاilāhangod
ءَاخَرَākharaanother
وَلَاwalāand (do) not
يَقْتُلُونَyaqtulūna[they] kill
ٱلنَّفْسَl-nafsathe soul
ٱلَّتِىallatīwhich
حَرَّمَḥarramaAllah has forbidden
ٱللَّهُl-lahuAllah has forbidden
إِلَّاillāexcept
بِٱلْحَقِّbil-ḥaqiby right
وَلَاwalāand (do) not
يَزْنُونَ ۚyaznūnacommit unlawful sexual intercourse
وَمَنwamanAnd whoever
يَفْعَلْyafʿaldoes
ذَٰلِكَdhālikathat
يَلْقَyalqawill meet
أَثَامًۭاathāmana penalty

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

The Attributes of the Servants of the Most Gracious include avoiding Shirk, Murder and ZinaImam Ahmad recorded that `Abdullah bin Mas`ud said, "The Messenger of Allah was asked which sin is the most serious" He said:«أَنْ تَجْعَلَ للهِ نِدًّا وَهُوَ خَلَقَك»(That you appoint a rival to Allah when He has created you.) He asked, "Then what" He said:«أَنْ تَقْتُلَ وَلَدَكَ خَشْيَةَ أَنْ يَطْعَمَ مَعَك»(That you kill your child for fear that he may eat with you.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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