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Al-A'raf 7:28

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وَإِذَا فَعَلُوا۟ فَـٰحِشَةً قَالُوا۟ وَجَدْنَا عَلَيْهَآ ءَابَآءَنَا وَٱللَّهُ أَمَرَنَا بِهَا ۗ قُلْ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَا يَأْمُرُ بِٱلْفَحْشَآءِ ۖ أَتَقُولُونَ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ مَا لَا تَعْلَمُونَ

And when they commit an immorality, they say, "We found our fathers doing it, and Allāh has ordered us to do it." Say, "Indeed, Allāh does not order immorality. Do you say about Allāh that which you do not know?"

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Tafsir Muyassar

Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Saudi Arabia

وإذا أتى الكفار قبيحًا من الفعل اعتذروا عن فعله بأنه مما ورثوه عن آبائهم، وأنه مما أمر الله به. قل لهم -أيها الرسول-: إن الله تعالى لا يأمر عباده بقبائح الأفعال ومساوئها، أتقولون على الله -أيها المشركون- ما لا تعلمون كذبًا وافتراءً؟

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