[1476] Fisq is serious infringement of the laws of God. The word is derived from the imagery of a palm date coming out of its protective covering (cf. Ibn Qutaybah, Gharīb al-Qur’ān, al-Iṣfahānī, al-Mufradāt). Rebelling against God’s ordained laws exposes one as much as an uncovered palm date is exposed to the elements.
[1477] Associators (mushrikūn) set themselves up as equal to God. They forbid what He made lawful and allow what He forbade (cf. al-Shirbīnī, al-Shinqīṭī, Aḍwā’ al-Bayān). Contravening God’s laws comes under Associating others with Him (cf. al-Rāzī).