ONE AYAT A DAY
وَلَا تَقْرَبُوا الزِّنٰىٓ اِنَّهٗ كَانَ فَاحِشَةً ۗوَسَاۤءَ سَبِيْلًا
Wa lā taqrabuz-zinā innahū kāna fāḥisyah(tan), wa sā'a sabīlā(n).
And do not approach unlawful sexual intercourse. Indeed, it is ever an immorality and is evil as a way.
The Command to avoid Zina (Unlawful Sex) and Everything that leads to itAllah says, forbidding His servants to commit Zina or to approach it or to do anything that may lead to it:وَلاَ تَقْرَبُواْ الزِّنَى إِنَّهُ كَانَ فَاحِشَةً(And come not near to unlawful sex. Verily, it is a Fahishah (immoral sin)) meaning a major sin,وَسَآءَ سَبِيلاً(and an evil way.) meaning, a terrible way to behave. Imam Ahmad recorded Abu Umamah saying that a young man came to the Prophet and said, "O Messenger of Allah! Give me permission to commit Zina (unlawful sex)." The people surrounded him and rebuked him, saying, "Stop! Stop!" But the Prophet said,«ادْنُه»(Come close) The young man came to him, and he said,«اجْلِس»(Sit down) so he sat down. The Prophet said,«أَتُحِبُّهُ لِأُمِّك»(Would you like it (unlawful sex) for your mother) He said, "No, by Allah, may I be ransomed for you." The Prophet said,«وَلَا النَّاسُ يُحِبُّونَهُ لِأُمَّهَاتِهِم»(Neither do the people like it for their mothers.) The Prophet said,«أَفَتُحِبُّهُ لِابْنَتِكَ؟»(Would you like it for your daughter) He said, "No, by Allah, may I be ransomed for you." The Prophet said,«وَلَا النَّاسُ يُحِبُّونَهُ لِبَنَاتِهِم»(Neither do the people like it for their daughters. ) The Prophet said,«أَفَتُحِبُّهُ لِأُخْتِكَ؟»(Would you like it for your sister) He said, "No, by Allah, may I be ransomed for you." The Prophet said,«وَلَا النَّ…