An-Nur 24:6 والذين يرمون ازواجهم ولم يكن لهم شهداء الا انفسهم فشهادة احدهم اربع شهادات بالله انه لمن الصادقين ٦
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,
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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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