Surah 24. An-Nur, Ayah 5
| إِلَّا الَّذِينَ تَابُوا مِنْ بَعْدِ ذَٰلِكَ وَأَصْلَحُوا فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ غَفُورٌ رَحِيمٌ |
| Transliteration | : | 'illaa 'alladhena taabo min bacdi dhaalika wa- as.lah.o fa- 'inna 'allaah ghafor rah.em |
| Pickthall | : | Save those who afterward repent and make amends. (For such) lo! Allah is Forgiving, Merciful. |
| Asad | : | excepting [from this interdict] only those who afterwards repent and made amends:8 for, behold, God is much-forgiving, a dispenser of grace. |
| Malik | : | - except those who repent thereafter and mend their conduct; for Allah is surely Forgiving, Merciful. |
| Yusuf Ali | : | Unless they repent thereafter and mend (their conduct): for Allah is Oft-Forgiving Most Merciful. 2959 |
Note - 8I.e., who publicly withdraw their accusation after having
suffered the punishment of flogging - which, being a
legal right of the wrongly accused person, cannot be
obviated by mere repentance and admission of guilt. Thus,
the above-mentioned exemption relates only to the
interdict on giving testimony and not to the punishment
by flogging.
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Note - 2959The punishment of stripes is inflicted in any case for
unsupported slander. But the deprivation of the civic
right of giving evidence can be cancelled by the man's
subsequent conduct, if he repents, shows that he is sorry
for what he did, and that he would not in future support
by his statement anything for which he has not the
fullest evidence. Secular courts do not enforce these
principles, as their standards are lower than those which
good Muslims set for themselves, but good Muslims must
understand and act on the underlying principles, which
protect the honour of womanhood.
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I.e., who publicly withdraw their accusation after having suffered the punishment of flogging - which, being a legal right of the wrongly accused person, cannot be obviated by mere repentance and admission of guilt. Thus, the above-mentioned exemption relates only to the interdict on giving testimony and not to the punishment by flogging. |
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The punishment of stripes is inflicted in any case for unsupported slander. But the deprivation of the civic right of giving evidence can be cancelled by the man's subsequent conduct, if he repents, shows that he is sorry for what he did, and that he would not in future support by his statement anything for which he has not the fullest evidence. Secular courts do not enforce these principles, as their standards are lower than those which good Muslims set for themselves, but good Muslims must understand and act on the underlying principles, which protect the honour of womanhood. |
