سُوْرَةُ النُّوْرِ
Surah An-Noor (24) — Ayah 13
لَّوْلَا جَآءُو عَلَيْهِ بِأَرْبَعَةِ شُهَدَآءَ ۚ فَإِذْ لَمْ يَأْتُوا۟ بِٱلشُّهَدَآءِ فَأُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ عِندَ ٱللَّهِ هُمُ ٱلْكَـٰذِبُونَ ﴿13﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Why did they not produce four witnesses? Since they (the slanderers) have not produced witnesses! Then with Allâh they are the liars.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
لَّوْلَا
lawlā
Why (did) not
جَآءُو
jāū
they bring
عَلَيْهِ
ʿalayhi
for it
بِأَرْبَعَةِ
bi-arbaʿati
four
شُهَدَآءَ ۚ
shuhadāa
witnesses
فَإِذْ
fa-idh
Then when
لَمْ
lam
not
يَأْتُوا۟
yatū
they brought
بِٱلشُّهَدَآءِ
bil-shuhadāi
the witnesses
فَأُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ
fa-ulāika
then those
عِندَ
ʿinda
near Allah
ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
near Allah
هُمُ
humu
they
ٱلْكَـٰذِبُونَ
l-kādhibūna
(are) the liars
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran — Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran (Facilitation of the Quran) is a comprehensive Quran commentary by Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. Known for his eloquent and accessible writing style, Kilani authored this tafsir with a focus on clarity — making Quranic meanings understandable to the common reader. The tafsir provides detailed historical context for verses related to battles and expeditions, and firmly refutes modernist ideologies using strong scriptural evidence. It is widely regarded as an invaluable resource for understanding the Quran and countering deviant interpretations. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
13. Why did they not produce four witnesses to it? And since they did not bring the witnesses, then in the sight of Allah, they are indeed liars.
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The Legal Aspect of the Incident of Ifk:
This is the legal aspect of the incident: such testimonies that indicate adultery could never have been available, because all the circumstantial evidence was against it. The reality was that the woman who was left behind was not an ordinary woman, but the mother of all Muslims, and the one who came behind was also a devout Muslim who truly regarded her as his mother. The mother observed hijab from him, and they did not converse with each other at that time nor throughout the journey. And this journey was taking place in broad daylight, from morning until noon. The woman was riding on a camel, and the man was silently walking ahead. Until he rejoined the Muslim army. In such circumstances, there could only be two motives for suspicion. One, that the person harboring suspicion is himself corrupt and wicked, who in such circumstances would think or do such things himself, and thus assumes everyone else is like him. And second, that he takes such an opportunity to spread such nonsense out of enmity. Both of these traits were found among the hypocrites.
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The Legal Aspect of the Incident of Ifk:
This is the legal aspect of the incident: such testimonies that indicate adultery could never have been available, because all the circumstantial evidence was against it. The reality was that the woman who was left behind was not an ordinary woman, but the mother of all Muslims, and the one who came behind was also a devout Muslim who truly regarded her as his mother. The mother observed hijab from him, and they did not converse with each other at that time nor throughout the journey. And this journey was taking place in broad daylight, from morning until noon. The woman was riding on a camel, and the man was silently walking ahead. Until he rejoined the Muslim army. In such circumstances, there could only be two motives for suspicion. One, that the person harboring suspicion is himself corrupt and wicked, who in such circumstances would think or do such things himself, and thus assumes everyone else is like him. And second, that he takes such an opportunity to spread such nonsense out of enmity. Both of these traits were found among the hypocrites.
