An-Nur

For her to be spared the punishment, she must swear four times by Allah that he is telling a lie,

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

But it will prevent punishment from her if she gives four testimonies [swearing] by Allah that indeed, he is of the liars.

— Saheeh International

and a fifth oath that Allah may be displeased with her if he is telling the truth.¹

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

And the fifth [oath will be] that the wrath of Allah be upon her if he was of the truthful.

— Saheeh International

˹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.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

And if not for the favor of Allah upon you and His mercy...¹ and because Allah is Accepting of Repentance and Wise.

— Saheeh International

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.¹ They will be punished, each according to their share of the sin. As for their mastermind,² he will suffer a tremendous punishment.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

Indeed, those who came with falsehood¹ are a group among you. Do not think it bad for you; rather, it is good for you. For every person among them is what [punishment] he has earned from the sin, and he who took upon himself the greater portion thereof² - for him is a great punishment [i.e., Hellfire].

— Saheeh International

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!”

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

Why, when you heard it, did not the believing men and believing women think good of themselves [i.e., one another] and say, "This is an obvious falsehood"?

— Saheeh International

Why did they not produce four witnesses? Now, since they have failed to produce witnesses, they are ˹truly˺ liars in the sight of Allah.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

Why did they [who slandered] not produce for it four witnesses? And when they do not produce the witnesses, then it is they, in the sight of Allah, who are the liars.

— Saheeh International

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—

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

And if it had not been for the favor of Allah upon you and His mercy in this world and the Hereafter, you would have been touched for that [lie] in which you were involved by a great punishment

— Saheeh International

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.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

When you received it with your tongues¹ and said with your mouths that of which you had no knowledge and thought it was insignificant while it was, in the sight of Allah, tremendous.

— Saheeh International

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!”

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

And why, when you heard it, did you not say, "It is not for us to speak of this. Exalted are You, [O Allah]; this is a great slander"?

— Saheeh International

Allah forbids you from ever doing something like this again, if you are ˹true˺ believers.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

Allah warns you against returning to the likes of this [conduct], ever, if you should be believers.

— Saheeh International

And Allah makes ˹His˺ commandments clear to you, for Allah is All-Knowing, All-Wise.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

And Allah makes clear to you the verses [i.e., His rulings], and Allah is Knowing and Wise.

— Saheeh International