Tafsir of An-Nur 24:6

Surah An-Nur 24:6

ﲝ ﲞ ﲟ ﲠ ﲡ ﲢ ﲣ ﲤ ﲥ ﲦ ﲧ ﲨ ﲩ ﲪ ﲫ ﲬ ﲭ

And those who accuse their wives [of adultery] and have no witnesses except themselves - then the witness of one of them [shall be] four testimonies [swearing] by Allah that indeed, he is of the truthful.

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Details of Al-Li`an Allah says:

والذين يرمون أزواجهم ولم يكن لهم شهداء إﻻ أنفسهم فشهادة أحدهم أربع شهادات بالله

And for those who accuse their wives, but have no witnesses except themselves, let the testimony of one of them be four testimonies by Allah, This Ayah offers a way out for husbands. If a husband has accused his wife but cannot come up with proof, he can swear the Li`an (the oath of condemnation) as Allah commanded. This means that he brings her before the Imam and states what he is accusing her of. The ruler then asks him to swear four times by Allah in front of four witnesses,

إنه لمن الصادقين

that he is one of those who speak the truth. in his accusation of her adultery

والخامسة أن لعنت الله عليه إن كان من الكاذبين