سُوْرَةُ النُّوْرِ

Surah An-Noor (24) — Ayah 8

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وَيَدْرَؤُا۟ عَنْهَا ٱلْعَذَابَ أَن تَشْهَدَ أَرْبَعَ شَهَـٰدَٰتٍۭ بِٱللَّهِ ۙ إِنَّهُۥ لَمِنَ ٱلْكَـٰذِبِينَ ﴿8﴾
But it shall avert the punishment (of stoning to death) from her, if she bears witness four times by Allâh, that he (her husband) is telling a lie.
وَيَدْرَؤُا۟ wayadra-u But it would prevent
عَنْهَا ʿanhā from her
ٱلْعَذَابَ l-ʿadhāba the punishment
أَن an that
تَشْهَدَ tashhada she bears witness
أَرْبَعَ arbaʿa four
شَهَـٰدَٰتٍۭ shahādātin testimonies
بِٱللَّهِ ۙ bil-lahi by Allah
إِنَّهُۥ innahu that he
لَمِنَ lamina (is) surely of
ٱلْكَـٰذِبِينَ l-kādhibīna the liars

Tafsir al-Quran al-Karim is a 4-volume Quran commentary by Hafiz Abdus Salam bin Muhammad Bhutvi, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar and Sheikh ul-Hadith from Pakistan. Based on over 45 years of teaching and research, this tafsir follows the methodology of Tafsir bil-Ma'thur — interpreting the Quran through authentic Hadith, statements of the Companions, and the understanding of the early generations (Salaf). It is distinguished by its complete avoidance of Israeliyyat (Judeo-Christian narratives) and unverified reports. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.

The tafsir of this verse may be read with the following verses.