Tafsir Ibn Abbas: Al-Lail, Ayah 3
وَمَا خَلَقَ ٱلذَّكَرَ وَٱلْأُنثَىٰٓ
And [by] He who created the male and female,
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and by the One Who mā either functions as man ‘the One Who’ or it is related to a verbal action created the male and the female Adam and Eve or every male and female — the hermaphrodite although problematic for us is in fact either male or female according to God and therefore a person actually commits perjury if he speaks with one thinking that because he has sworn not to speak with a male or a female; he may do so with a hermaphrodite.
Related Hadiths
Sunan Abu Dawud#4617Sahih
“And for this did He create them.” He said: He created these for this and those for that.
Narrated by Khalid al-Hadhdha, asked al-Hasan about the Quranic verse:
Sahih al-Bukhari#4737Sahih
The companions of `Abdullah (bin Mas`ud) came to Abu Darda', (and before they arrived at his home), he looked for them and found them. Then he asked them,: 'Who among you can recite (Qur'an) as `Abd...
Narrated by Narrated Ibrahim:
Ibn Abbas Commentary
(And Him Who hath created) and by Him Who has created the (male and female,