Sunday, 14 July 2013
Verses 2-10 of Chapter 24
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woman and the man guilty of adultery or fornication,- flog each of them with a
hundred stripes: Let not compassion move you in their case, in a matter
prescribed by Allah, if ye believe in Allah and the Last Day: and let a party
of the Believers witness their punishment. Let no man guilty of adultery or
fornication marry and but a woman similarly guilty, or an Unbeliever: nor let
any but such a man or an Unbeliever marry such a woman: to the Believers such a
thing is forbidden. And those who launch a charge against chaste women, and
produce not four witnesses (to support their allegations), flog them with
eighty stripes; and reject their evidence ever after: for such men are wicked
transgressors. Unless they repent thereafter and mend (their conduct); for
Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful. And for those who launch a charge
against their spouses, and have (in support) no evidence but their own,- their
solitary evidence (can be received) if they bear witness four times (with an
oath) by Allah that they are solemnly telling the truth. And the fifth (oath)
(should be) that they solemnly invoke the curse of Allah on themselves if they
tell a lie. But it would avert the punishment from the wife, if she bears
witness four times (with an oath) By Allah, that (her husband) is telling a
lie. And the fifth (oath) should be that she solemnly invokes the wrath of
Allah on herself if (her accuser) is telling the truth. If it were not for
Allah’s grace and mercy on you, and that Allah is Oft-Returning, full of
Wisdom, (Ye would be ruined indeed).
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