Tafsir of An-Nur 24:23

A Threat to Those who accuse Chaste Women, Who never even think of anything touching their Chastity and are Good Believers Allah says,

إن الذين يرمون المحصنات الغافﻼت المومنات

Verily, those who accuse chaste believing women, who never even think of anything touching their chastity and are good believers -- This is a warning and threat from Allah to those who accuse chaste women, who never even think of anything effecting their chastity since they are good believers. The Mothers of the believers are more entitled to be included in this category than any other chaste woman, especially the one who was the reason for this Ayah being revealed: A'ishah bint As-Siddiq, may Allah be pleased with them both. All of the scholars agree that whoever slanders her or makes accusations against after what has been said in this Ayah, is a disbeliever, because of his being obstinate with the Qur'an. The same ruling applies to all of the Mothers of the believers.

لعنوا في الدنيا واﻻخرة

are cursed in this life and in the Hereafter, This is like the Ayah:

إن الذين يوذون الله ورسوله

Verily, those who annoy Allah and His Messenger, (33:57)

ولهم عذاب عظيم

and for them will be a great torment. Abdur-Rahman bin Zayd bin Aslam said, "This is about A'ishah, and whoever does anything similar nowadays to Muslim women, the same applies to him, but A'ishah is the one who is primarily referred to here.'' Ibn Abi Hatim recorded that Abu Hurayrah said that the Messenger of Allah said:

اجتنبوا السبع الموبقات

Shun the seven destructive sins. He was asked, "What are they, O Messenger of Allah!'' He said:

الشرك بالله

والسحر

وقتل النفس التي حرم الله إﻻ بالحق

وأكل الربا

وأكل مال اليتيم

والتولي يوم الزحف

وقذف المحصنات الغافﻼت المومنات

Associating partners with Allah; magic; killing a soul whom Allah has forbidden to be killed, except with just cause; consuming Riba; consuming the property of orphans; desertion at the time of war; accusing chaste women, who never even think of anything touching their chastity and are good believers. This was recorded by Al-Bukhari and Muslim in the Two Sahihs. Then Allah says,

يوم تشهد عليهم ألسنتهم وأيديهم وأرجلهم بما كانوا يعملون