024surah
Translation by
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran (Change)
Surah Info

سُورَةٌ
أَنزَلۡنَٰهَا
وَفَرَضۡنَٰهَا
وَأَنزَلۡنَا
فِيهَآ
ءَايَٰتِۭ
بَيِّنَٰتٖ
لَّعَلَّكُمۡ
تَذَكَّرُونَ
١

˹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.
ٱلزَّانِيَةُ
وَٱلزَّانِي
فَٱجۡلِدُواْ
كُلَّ
وَٰحِدٖ
مِّنۡهُمَا
مِاْئَةَ
جَلۡدَةٖۖ
وَلَا
تَأۡخُذۡكُم
بِهِمَا
رَأۡفَةٞ
فِي
دِينِ
ٱللَّهِ
إِن
كُنتُمۡ
تُؤۡمِنُونَ
بِٱللَّهِ
وَٱلۡيَوۡمِ
ٱلۡأٓخِرِۖ
وَلۡيَشۡهَدۡ
عَذَابَهُمَا
طَآئِفَةٞ
مِّنَ
ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ
٢
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.
ٱلزَّانِي
لَا
يَنكِحُ
إِلَّا
زَانِيَةً
أَوۡ
مُشۡرِكَةٗ
وَٱلزَّانِيَةُ
لَا
يَنكِحُهَآ
إِلَّا
زَانٍ
أَوۡ
مُشۡرِكٞۚ
وَحُرِّمَ
ذَٰلِكَ
عَلَى
ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ
٣
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
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—
إِلَّا
ٱلَّذِينَ
تَابُواْ
مِنۢ
بَعۡدِ
ذَٰلِكَ
وَأَصۡلَحُواْ
فَإِنَّ
ٱللَّهَ
غَفُورٞ
رَّحِيمٞ
٥
except those who repent afterwards and mend their ways, then surely Allah is All-Forgiving, Most Merciful.
وَٱلَّذِينَ
يَرۡمُونَ
أَزۡوَٰجَهُمۡ
وَلَمۡ
يَكُن
لَّهُمۡ
شُهَدَآءُ
إِلَّآ
أَنفُسُهُمۡ
فَشَهَٰدَةُ
أَحَدِهِمۡ
أَرۡبَعُ
شَهَٰدَٰتِۭ
بِٱللَّهِ
إِنَّهُۥ
لَمِنَ
ٱلصَّٰدِقِينَ
٦
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,
وَٱلۡخَٰمِسَةُ
أَنَّ
لَعۡنَتَ
ٱللَّهِ
عَلَيۡهِ
إِن
كَانَ
مِنَ
ٱلۡكَٰذِبِينَ
٧
and a fifth oath that Allah may condemn him if he is lying.
وَيَدۡرَؤُاْ
عَنۡهَا
ٱلۡعَذَابَ
أَن
تَشۡهَدَ
أَرۡبَعَ
شَهَٰدَٰتِۭ
بِٱللَّهِ
إِنَّهُۥ
لَمِنَ
ٱلۡكَٰذِبِينَ
٨
For her to be spared the punishment, she must swear four times by Allah that he is telling a lie,
وَٱلۡخَٰمِسَةَ
أَنَّ
غَضَبَ
ٱللَّهِ
عَلَيۡهَآ
إِن
كَانَ
مِنَ
ٱلصَّٰدِقِينَ
٩
and a fifth oath that Allah may be displeased with her if he is telling the truth.1
وَلَوۡلَا
فَضۡلُ
ٱللَّهِ
عَلَيۡكُمۡ
وَرَحۡمَتُهُۥ
وَأَنَّ
ٱللَّهَ
تَوَّابٌ
حَكِيمٌ
١٠
˹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.
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