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An-Nur 24:12 لولا اذ سمعتموه ظن المومنون والمومنات بانفسهم خيرا وقالوا هاذا افك مبين ١٢

24:12
لَّوۡلَآ
إِذۡ
سَمِعۡتُمُوهُ
ظَنَّ
ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنُونَ
وَٱلۡمُؤۡمِنَٰتُ
بِأَنفُسِهِمۡ
خَيۡرٗا
وَقَالُواْ
هَٰذَآ
إِفۡكٞ
مُّبِينٞ
١٢
If only the believing men and women had thought well of one another, when you heard this ˹rumour˺, and said, “This is clearly ˹an outrageous˺ slander!”
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Ibn Kathir (Abridged)

Disciplining the Believers for spreading the Slander

Here Allah disciplines the believers with regard to the matter of `A'ishah, because some of them spread this evil talk and the slander that had been mentioned. So Allah says:

لَّوْلا إِذْ سَمِعْتُمُوهُ

(Why then, when you heard it,) meaning, the talk

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Disciplining the Believers for spreading the Slander

Here Allah disciplines the believers with regard to the matter of `A'ishah, because some of them s

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Chapter 24, Page 351, Juz 18

11. 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. They will be punished, each according to their share of the sin. As for their mastermind, he will suffer a tremendous punishment. 12. If only the believing men and women had thought well of one another, when you heard this ˹rumour˺, and said, “This is clearly ˹an outrageous˺ slander!” 13. Why did they not produce four witnesses? Now, since they have failed to produce witnesses, they are ˹truly˺ liars in the sight of Allah. 14. Had it not been for Allah’s grace and mercy upon you in this world and the Hereafter, you would have certainly been touched with a tremendous punishment for what you plunged into— 15. when you passed it from one tongue to the other, and said with your mouths what you had no knowledge of, taking it lightly while it is ˹extremely˺ serious in the sight of Allah. 16. If only you had said upon hearing it, “How can we speak about such a thing! Glory be to You ˹O Lord˺! This is a heinous slander!” 17. Allah forbids you from ever doing something like this again, if you are ˹true˺ believers. 18. And Allah makes ˹His˺ commandments clear to you, for Allah is All-Knowing, All-Wise. 19. Indeed, those who love to see indecency spread among the believers will suffer a painful punishment in this life and the Hereafter. Allah knows and you do not know. 20. ˹You would have suffered,˺ had it not been for Allah’s grace and mercy upon you, and had Allah not been Ever Gracious, Most Merciful.

- Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

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