وَٱلَّذِينَ

يَرۡمُونَ

ٱلۡمُحۡصَنَٰتِ

ثُمَّ

لَمۡ

يَأۡتُواْ

بِأَرۡبَعَةِ

شُهَدَآءَ

فَٱجۡلِدُوهُمۡ

ثَمَٰنِينَ

جَلۡدَةٗ

وَلَا

تَقۡبَلُواْ

لَهُمۡ

شَهَٰدَةً

أَبَدٗاۚ

وَأُوْلَٰٓئِكَ

هُمُ

ٱلۡفَٰسِقُونَ

٤

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—

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

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,

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

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

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