Surah An-Nur - 24:1

24:1

ﭑ سُورَةٌ ﭒ أَنْزَلْنَاهَا ﭓ وَفَرَضْنَاهَا ﭔ وَأَنْزَلْنَا ﭕ فِيهَا ﭖ آيَاتٍ ﭗ بَيِّنَاتٍ ﭘ لَعَلَّكُمْ ﭙ تَذَكَّرُونَ ﭚ

Dr. Mustafa Khattab ˹This is˺ a sûrah which We have revealed and made ˹its rulings˺ obligatory, and revealed in it clear commandments so that you may be mindful.

24:2

ﭛ الزَّانِيَةُ ﭜ وَالزَّانِي ﭝ فَاجْلِدُوا ﭞ كُلَّ ﭟ وَاحِدٍ ﭠ مِنْهُمَا ﭡ مِائَةَ ﭢ جَلْدَةٍ ﭣ ﭤ وَلَا ﭥ تَأْخُذْكُمْ ﭦ بِهِمَا ﭧ رَأْفَةٌ ﭨ فِي ﭩ دِينِ ﭪ اللَّهِ ﭫ إِنْ ﭬ كُنْتُمْ ﭭ تُؤْمِنُونَ ﭮ بِاللَّهِ ﭯ وَالْيَوْمِ ﭰ الْآخِرِ ﭱ ﭲ وَلْيَشْهَدْ ﭳ عَذَابَهُمَا ﭴ طَائِفَةٌ ﭵ مِنَ ﭶ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ﭷ

Dr. Mustafa Khattab As for female and male fornicators, give each of them one hundred lashes,¹ and do not let pity for them make you lenient in ˹enforcing˺ the law of Allah, if you ˹truly˺ believe in Allah and the Last Day. And let a number of believers witness their punishment.

24:3

ﭸ الزَّانِي ﭹ لَا ﭺ يَنْكِحُ ﭻ إِلَّا ﭼ زَانِيَةً ﭽ أَوْ ﭾ مُشْرِكَةً ﭿ وَالزَّانِيَةُ ﮀ لَا ﮁ يَنْكِحُهَا ﮂ إِلَّا ﮃ زَانٍ ﮄ أَوْ ﮅ مُشْرِكٌ ﮆ ﮇ وَحُرِّمَ ﮈ ذَٰلِكَ ﮉ عَلَى ﮊ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ﮋ

Dr. Mustafa Khattab A male fornicator would only marry a female fornicator or idolatress. And a female fornicator would only be married to a fornicator or idolater. This is ˹all˺ forbidden to the believers.¹

24:4

ﮌ وَالَّذِينَ ﮍ يَرْمُونَ ﮎ الْمُحْصَنَاتِ ﮏ ثُمَّ ﮐ لَمْ ﮑ يَأْتُوا ﮒ بِأَرْبَعَةِ ﮓ شُهَدَاءَ ﮔ فَاجْلِدُوهُمْ ﮕ ثَمَانِينَ ﮖ جَلْدَةً ﮗ وَلَا ﮘ تَقْبَلُوا ﮙ لَهُمْ ﮚ شَهَادَةً ﮛ أَبَدًا ﮜ ﮝ وَأُولَٰئِكَ ﮞ هُمُ ﮟ الْفَاسِقُونَ ﮠ

Dr. Mustafa Khattab Those who accuse chaste women ˹of adultery˺ and fail to produce four witnesses, give them eighty lashes ˹each˺. And do not ever accept any testimony from them—for they are indeed the rebellious—

24:5

ﮡ إِلَّا ﮢ الَّذِينَ ﮣ تَابُوا ﮤ مِنْ ﮥ بَعْدِ ﮦ ذَٰلِكَ ﮧ وَأَصْلَحُوا ﮨ فَإِنَّ ﮩ اللَّهَ ﮪ غَفُورٌ ﮫ رَحِيمٌ ﮬ

Dr. Mustafa Khattab except those who repent afterwards and mend their ways, then surely Allah is All-Forgiving, Most Merciful.

24:6

ﮭ وَالَّذِينَ ﮮ يَرْمُونَ ﮯ أَزْوَاجَهُمْ ﮰ وَلَمْ ﮱ يَكُنْ ﯓ لَهُمْ ﯔ شُهَدَاءُ ﯕ إِلَّا ﯖ أَنْفُسُهُمْ ﯗ فَشَهَادَةُ ﯘ أَحَدِهِمْ ﯙ أَرْبَعُ ﯚ شَهَادَاتٍ ﯛ بِاللَّهِ ﯜ ﯝ إِنَّهُ ﯞ لَمِنَ ﯟ الصَّادِقِينَ ﯠ

Dr. Mustafa Khattab And those who accuse their wives ˹of adultery˺ but have no witness except themselves, the accuser must testify,¹ swearing four times by Allah that he is telling the truth,

24:7

ﯡ وَالْخَامِسَةُ ﯢ أَنَّ ﯣ لَعْنَتَ ﯤ اللَّهِ ﯥ عَلَيْهِ ﯦ إِنْ ﯧ كَانَ ﯨ مِنَ ﯩ الْكَاذِبِينَ ﯪ

Dr. Mustafa Khattab and a fifth oath that Allah may condemn him if he is lying.

24:8

ﯫ وَيَدْرَأُ ﯬ عَنْهَا ﯭ الْعَذَابَ ﯮ أَنْ ﯯ تَشْهَدَ ﯰ أَرْبَعَ ﯱ شَهَادَاتٍ ﯲ بِاللَّهِ ﯳ ﯴ إِنَّهُ ﯵ لَمِنَ ﯶ الْكَاذِبِينَ ﯷ

Dr. Mustafa Khattab For her to be spared the punishment, she must swear four times by Allah that he is telling a lie,

24:9

ﯸ وَالْخَامِسَةَ ﯹ أَنَّ ﯺ غَضَبَ ﯻ اللَّهِ ﯼ عَلَيْهَا ﯽ إِنْ ﯾ كَانَ ﯿ مِنَ ﰀ الصَّادِقِينَ ﰁ

Dr. Mustafa Khattab and a fifth oath that Allah may be displeased with her if he is telling the truth.¹

24:10

ﰂ وَلَوْلَا ﰃ فَضْلُ ﰄ اللَّهِ ﰅ عَلَيْكُمْ ﰆ وَرَحْمَتُهُ ﰇ وَأَنَّ ﰈ اللَّهَ ﰉ تَوَّابٌ ﰊ حَكِيمٌ ﰋ

Dr. Mustafa Khattab ˹You would have suffered,˺ had it not been for Allah’s grace and mercy upon you, and had Allah not been Accepting of Repentance, All-Wise.

24:11

ﭑ إِنَّ ﭒ الَّذِينَ ﭓ جَاءُوا ﭔ بِالْإِفْكِ ﭕ عُصْبَةٌ ﭖ مِنْكُمْ ﭗ ﭘ لَا ﭙ تَحْسَبُوهُ ﭚ شَرًّا ﭛ لَكُمْ ﭜ ﭝ بَلْ ﭞ هُوَ ﭟ خَيْرٌ ﭠ لَكُمْ ﭡ ﭢ لِكُلِّ ﭣ امْرِئٍ ﭤ مِنْهُمْ ﭥ مَا ﭦ اكْتَسَبَ ﭧ مِنَ ﭨ الْإِثْمِ ﭩ ﭪ وَالَّذِي ﭫ تَوَلَّىٰ ﭬ كِبْرَهُ ﭭ مِنْهُمْ ﭮ لَهُ ﭯ عَذَابٌ ﭰ عَظِيمٌ ﭱ

Dr. Mustafa Khattab Indeed, those who came up with that ˹outrageous˺ slander are a group of you. Do not think this is bad for you. Rather, it is good for you.¹ They will be punished, each according to their share of the sin. As for their mastermind,² he will suffer a tremendous punishment.

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