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
Say: “(But) the things
that my Lord has
indeed forbidden are
the Fawahish (immoral
deeds) whether
committed openly
or secretly, and Ithm,
and transgression
without right, and
joining partners with
Allah for which He
has given no authority,
and saying things
about Allah of which
you have no knowledge.”
Fahishah, Sin, Transgression, Shirk and Lying about Allah are prohibited
Imam Ahmad recorded that `Abdullah said that the Messenger of Allah said,
لَا أَحَدَ أَغْيَرُ مِنَ اللهِ
فَلِذَلِكَ حَرَّمَ الْفَوَاحِشَ
مَا ظَهَرَ مِنْهَا وَمَا بَطَنَ
وَلَا أَحَدَ أَحَبُّ إِلَيْهِ
الْمَدْحُ مِنَ الله
None is more jealous than Allah, and this is why He prohibited Fawahish, committed openly or in secret. And none likes praise more than Allah
This was also recorded in the Two Sahihs. In the explanation of Surat Al-An`am, we explained the Fahishah that is committed openly and in secret. Allah said next,
وَالإِثْمَ وَالْبَغْىَ بِغَيْرِ الْحَقِّ
and Ithm, and transgression without right
As-Suddi commented, “Al-Ithm means, `disobedience’. As for unrighteous oppression, it occurs when you transgress against people without justification.” Mujahid said, “Ithm includes all types of disobedience. Allah said that the oppressor commits oppression against himself.” Therefore, the meaning of, Ithm is the sin that one commits against himself, while `oppression’ pertains to transgression against other people, and Allah prohibited both. Allah’s statement,
وَأَن تُشْرِكُواْ بِاللَّهِ
مَا لَمْ يُنَزِّلْ بِهِ سُلْطَـناً
and joining partners with Allah for which He has given no authority
prohibits calling partners with Allah in worship.
وَأَن تَقُولُواْ عَلَى اللَّهِ
مَا لاَ تَعْلَمُونَ
and saying things about Allah of which you have no knowledge.
such as lies and inventions, like claiming that Allah has a son, and other evil creeds that you — O idolators — have no knowledge of. This is similar to His saying:
فَاجْتَنِبُواْ الرِّجْسَ مِنَ الاٌّوْثَـنِ
So shun the abomination (worshipping) of the idols (Al-Hajj 30).