وَٱلَّذِينَ
يَرۡمُونَ
أَزۡوَٰجَهُمۡ
وَلَمۡ
يَكُن
لَّهُمۡ
شُهَدَآءُ
إِلَّآ
أَنفُسُهُمۡ
فَشَهَٰدَةُ
أَحَدِهِمۡ
أَرۡبَعُ
شَهَٰدَٰتِۭ
بِٱللَّهِ
إِنَّهُۥ
لَمِنَ
ٱلصَّٰدِقِينَ
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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,
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran
And those who accuse their wives [of adultery] and have no witnesses except themselves - then the witness of one of them1 [shall be] four testimonies [swearing] by Allāh that indeed, he is of the truthful.
— Saheeh International
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Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
Details of Al-Li`an
This Ayah offers a way out for husbands. If a husband has accused his wife but cannot come up with proof, he can swear the Li`an (the oath of condemnation) as Allah commanded. This means that he brings her before the Imam and states what he is accusing her of. The ruler then asks
…Details of Al-Li`an
This Ayah offers a way out for husbands. If a husband has accused his wife but cannot come up with proof, he can swear the Li`an (
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