Ka ce [ya Muhammad] ga muminai maza su sunkuyar da idanunsu su kiyaye farjinsu. Wannan shi ne mafi tsarki a gare su. Lalle Allah masani ne ga abin da suke aikatawa. Kuma ka ce wa muminai mata su sunkuyar da idanunsu, su kiyaye farjinsu.ﷺ

Tell [O Muhammad] the believing men to lower their gaze and guard their chastity. That is purer for them. Certainly, Allah is fully aware of whatever they do. And also tell the believing women to lower their gaze and guard their chastity…208

Kiran da ake yi wa tsarki a cikin wannan sura ta Alkur'ani mai suna al-Nūr (Haske) ba wai kawai ya hana zina da fasikanci ba ne, a'a, ya zayyana wata ka'idar ɗabi'a domin a kare mutum daga zamewar da take kai ga waɗannan abubuwa. Al'ummomin da ba sa girmama irin waɗannan ka'idoji sukan faɗa cikin ƙasa har su kai ga wani matsayi da ba za a iya komawa baya ba. Rashin kamun kai nasu yakan lalata jin dadinsu na ɗabi'a, sai kuma su gane cewa zina hanya ce ta mugunta, ba mugun ƙarshe kaɗai ba, wadda ya zama dole a kare kai daga gare ta.

The call to chastity in this Qur’anic chapter entitled al-Nūr (the Light) not only prohibited fornication and adultery but outlined a code of conduct to preempt the slippery slope leading to them. Civilizations that do not respect such codes often spiral downward to points of no return. Their licentiousness destroys their sensibilities, and they soon discover that fornication is an evil path—not just an evil end—that needs to be preempted.

Kamar yadda Allah ya ce, "Kada ku kusanci zina."

As Allah said, “And do not approach unlawful sexual intercourse.

Hakika, fasikanci ne kuma mummunar hanya ce.209

Indeed, it is ever an immorality and is evil as a way.”209

Yana iya farawa da zina tsakanin mutum da wanda ba matarsa ba, sannan a mai da al'amarin jinsi ko sha'awar jima'i ya zama babban jigon asalin mutum, sai a karɓi dukkan nau'o'in bayyana sha'awar jima'i, har ma da lalata da yara, da jima'i da dabbobi, da jima'i da gawa. Daga wannan matsayi ne sai ya bayyana sabuwar godiya ga yadda wannan ayar ta fara: "Kada ku kusanci zina," kamar dai wuta ce mai ci wadda za ta cinye duk wanda ya kusance ta. Duk da yadda 'yancin jima'i ya zama ruwan dare, za ka same su ƙwararru daga kowane ɓangare na ra'ayoyi suna amincewa da muhimmiyar rawar kamewa da aminci a aure wajen hana cututtukan da ake ɗauka ta hanyar jima'i.

It may begin with extramarital relations, then making sexual orientation the central part of one’s identity, followed by the acceptance of all forms of sexual expression, even pedophilia, bestiality, and necrophilia. From that vantage point, a newfound appreciation surfaces for how this verse begins: “Do not approach fornication,” as if it were a wild blaze that will engulf those who even come close to it. Despite how common sexual freedoms have become, you will still find experts from across the ideological spectrum acknowledging the roles of abstinence and marital fidelity in preventing sexually transmitted diseases.

Wata hanyar kuma da Musulunci ke rage wannan barazana ita ce ta jaddada tsarin iyali. Zina ba kawai gayyata ce zuwa ga cututtukan jiki ba, tana wakiltar tunani na son kai wanda ba shi da kulawa ga iyalan da take lalatawa, ga yara da ake haifa cikin rashin soyayya da kulawa, ga miliyoyin zubar da ciki a ƙarshen ciki, ga tsarin gidajen yari da muke biya tare, da makamantan haka. Musulunci ya kafa kariya daga dukkan wannan, daga cikinsu akwai kamewa da nauyin zamantakewa. Zina tana shafar har tsofaffi, waɗanda ke mutuwa su kaɗai cikin baƙin ciki, domin waɗanda iyayensu ba su yi aure ba ko kuma ba a san su ba, za a yanke alaƙar yaro da kakanninsa a zahiri. Sakamakon haka, tsofaffi sukan tsinci kansu an watsar da su a lokacin tsufansu mai rauni, lokacin da yawanci yake buƙatar kasancewar dangi baki ɗaya don tare su ɗauki nauyin. Annabi ﷺ ya bayyana waɗannan haɗarurruka a lokuta da dama; misali, ya ce wa wani saurayi da ya yi fama da sha'awa, "Shin za ka yarda da zina ga mahaifiyarka, ko 'yar'uwarka, ko 'yarka...?"211

Another way Islam mitigates this threat is by emphasizing the family system. Fornication is not just an invitation to bodily disease but represents a selfish mentality that has no care for the families it destroys, the children that are born deprived of love and care, the millions of late-term abortions, the prison systems that we pay for collectively, and the like.210 Islam installs safeguards against all this, chastity and social responsibility among them. Fornication even affects the elderly who die alone and dejected, for those whose parents are not married or unknown to the child will naturally be further severed from their grandparents. As a result, the elderly find themselves abandoned in their vulnerable old age—a time that usually requires the presence of the extended family to shoulder the load together. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم highlighted these dangers on many occasions; for example, telling the young man who struggled with lust, “Would you accept fornication for your mother, your sister, your daughter…?”211