قُلۡ
إِنَّمَا
حَرَّمَ
رَبِّيَ
ٱلۡفَوَٰحِشَ
مَا
ظَهَرَ
مِنۡهَا
وَمَا
بَطَنَ
وَٱلۡإِثۡمَ
وَٱلۡبَغۡيَ
بِغَيۡرِ
ٱلۡحَقِّ
وَأَن
تُشۡرِكُواْ
بِٱللَّهِ
مَا
لَمۡ
يُنَزِّلۡ
بِهِۦ
سُلۡطَٰنٗا
وَأَن
تَقُولُواْ
عَلَى
ٱللَّهِ
مَا
لَا
تَعۡلَمُونَ
٣٣
Say: My Lord forbiddeth only indecencies, such of them as are apparent and such as are within, and sin and wrongful oppression, and that ye associate with Allah that for which no warrant hath been revealed, and that ye tell concerning Allah that which ye know not.
— M. Pickthall
Say, "My Lord has only forbidden immoralities - what is apparent of them and what is concealed - and sin,1 and oppression without right, and that you associate with Allāh that for which He has not sent down authority, and that you say about Allāh that which you do not know."
— Saheeh International
Say: the things that my Lord hath indeed forbidden are: shameful deeds, whether open or secret; sins and trespasses against truth or reason; assigning of partners to Allah, for which He hath given no authority; and saying things about Allah of which ye have no knowledge.
— A. Yusuf Ali
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Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
Fahishah, Sin, Transgression, Shirk and Lying about Allah are prohibited
Imam Ahmad recorded that `Abdullah said that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said,
«لَا أَحَدَ أَغْيَرُ مِنَ اللهِ فَلِذَلِكَ حَرَّمَ الْفَوَاحِشَ مَا ظَهَرَ مِنْهَا وَمَا بَطَنَ، وَلَا أَحَدَ أَحَبُّ إِلَيْهِ الْمَدْحُ مِنَ الله»
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…Fahishah, Sin, Transgression, Shirk and Lying about Allah are prohibited
Imam Ahmad recorded that `Abdullah said that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said,
«لَ
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