The Holy Quran 17:32 — Surah Al-Isra

Arabic text

وَلَا تَقْرَبُوا۟ ٱلزِّنَىٰٓ ۖ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ فَـٰحِشَةً وَسَآءَ سَبِيلًا

Translation

And do not even draw (go) near to fornication (do not indulge in anything that may lead to it). It is truly an indecent (shameless) act and the worst of ways (because it leads to immorality and illegitimate children in society and also leads to Jahannam).

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

The condemnation of zina (fornication) and indecencies: that is, committing zina is an extremely grave matter; do not even go near it. It is as if in لَا تَقْرَبُوْا (“do not go near”) the instruction has been given to avoid the preliminaries of zina as well: for example, looking at a strange woman without a valid reason recognised by the shariah, or…

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