وَيَدۡرَؤُاْ عَنۡهَا ٱلۡعَذَابَ أَن تَشۡهَدَ أَرۡبَعَ شَهَٰدَٰتِۭ بِٱللَّهِ إِنَّهُۥ لَمِنَ ٱلۡكَٰذِبِينَ
(24:8) And the punishment shall be averted from the woman if she were to
testify, swearing by Allah four times that the man was lying,
testify, swearing by Allah four times that the man was lying,
وَٱلۡخَٰمِسَةَ أَنَّ غَضَبَ ٱللَّهِ عَلَيۡهَآ إِن كَانَ مِنَ ٱلصَّـٰدِقِينَ
(24:9) and a fifth time that the wrath of Allah be on her if the man be truthful
(in his accusation).7
(in his accusation).7
وَلَوۡلَا فَضۡلُ ٱللَّهِ عَلَيۡكُمۡ وَرَحۡمَتُهُۥ وَأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ تَوَّابٌ حَكِيمٌ
(24:10) Were it not for Allah's Bounty and His Mercy unto you and that Allah
is much prone to accept repentance and is Wise, (you would have landed yourselves
into great difficulty on the question of unsubstantiated accusation of your
spouses).
is much prone to accept repentance and is Wise, (you would have landed yourselves
into great difficulty on the question of unsubstantiated accusation of your
spouses).
إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ جَآءُو بِٱلۡإِفۡكِ عُصۡبَةٞ مِّنكُمۡۚ لَا تَحۡسَبُوهُ شَرّٗا لَّكُمۖ بَلۡ هُوَ خَيۡرٞ لَّكُمۡۚ لِكُلِّ ٱمۡرِيٕٖ مِّنۡهُم مَّا ٱكۡتَسَبَ مِنَ ٱلۡإِثۡمِۚ وَٱلَّذِي تَوَلَّىٰ كِبۡرَهُۥ مِنۡهُمۡ لَهُۥ عَذَابٌ عَظِيمٞ
(24:11) Surely those who invented this calumny8 are a band from
among you.9 Do not deem this incident an evil for you; nay, it is
good for you.0 Every one of them has accumulated sin in proportion
to his share in this guilt;1 and he who has the greater part of
it shall suffer a mighty chastisement.
among you.9 Do not deem this incident an evil for you; nay, it is
good for you.0 Every one of them has accumulated sin in proportion
to his share in this guilt;1 and he who has the greater part of
it shall suffer a mighty chastisement.