24:1

ﱁA Surah ﱂWe (have) sent it downﱃand We (have) made it obligatoryﱄand We (have) revealedﱅthereinﱆVersesﱇclearﱈso that you mayﱉtake heedﱊ(1)

˹This is˺ a sûrah which We have revealed and made ˹its rulings˺ obligatory, and revealed in it clear commandments so that you may be mindful.

24:2

ﱋThe fornicatressﱌand the fornicatorﱍ[then] flogﱎeachﱏoneﱐof themﱑ(with) hundredﱒﱓlash(es)ﱔAnd (let) notﱕwithhold youﱖpity for themﱗpity for themﱘconcerningﱙ(the) religion of Allahﱚ(the) religion of Allahﱛifﱜyouﱝbelieveﱞin Allahﱟand the Dayﱠﱡthe LastﱢAnd let witnessﱣtheir punishmentﱤa groupﱥofﱦthe believersﱧ(2)

As for female and male fornicators, give each of them one hundred lashes,1 and do not let pity for them make you lenient in ˹enforcing˺ the law of Allah, if you ˹truly˺ believe in Allah and the Last Day. And let a number of believers witness their punishment.

24:3

ﱨThe fornicatorﱩ(will) notﱪmarryﱫexceptﱬa fornicatressﱭorﱮa polytheist womanﱯand the fornicatress ﱰ(will) notﱱmarry herﱲexceptﱳa fornicatorﱴorﱵﱶa polytheist manﱷAnd is forbiddenﱸthatﱹtoﱺthe believersﱻ(3)

A male fornicator would only marry a female fornicator or idolatress. And a female fornicator would only be married to a fornicator or idolater. This is ˹all˺ forbidden to the believers.1

24:4

ﱼAnd those whoﱽaccuseﱾthe chaste womenﱿthenﲀnotﲁthey bringﲂfourﲃwitnessesﲄthen flog themﲅ(with) eightyﲆlashe(s)ﲇand (do) notﲈacceptﲉtheirﲊtestimonyﲋﲌeverﲍAnd thoseﲎtheyﲏ(are) the defiantly disobedientﲐ(4)

Those who accuse chaste women ˹of adultery˺ and fail to produce four witnesses, give them eighty lashes ˹each˺. And do not ever accept any testimony from them—for they are indeed the rebellious—

24:5

ﲑExceptﲒthose whoﲓrepentﲔafterﲕafterﲖthatﲗand reformﲘThen indeedﲙAllahﲚ(is) Oft-ForgivingﲛMost Mercifulﲜ(5)

except those who repent afterwards and mend their ways, then surely Allah is All-Forgiving, Most Merciful.

24:6

ﲝAnd those whoﲞaccuseﲟtheir spousesﲠand notﲡhaveﲢfor themﲣwitnessesﲤexceptﲥthemselvesﲦthen (the) testimonyﲧ(of) one of themﲨ(is) fourﲩtestimoniesﲪby Allahﲫthat heﲬ(is) surely ofﲭthe truthfulﲮ(6)

And those who accuse their wives ˹of adultery˺ but have no witness except themselves, the accuser must testify,1 swearing four times by Allah that he is telling the truth,

24:7

ﲯAnd the fifthﲰthatﲱ(the) curse of Allahﲲ(the) curse of Allahﲳ(be) upon himﲴifﲵhe isﲶofﲷthe liarsﲸ(7)

and a fifth oath that Allah may condemn him if he is lying.

24:8

ﲹBut it would preventﲺfrom herﲻthe punishmentﲼthatﲽshe bears witnessﲾfourﲿtestimoniesﳀby Allahﳁthat heﳂ(is) surely ofﳃthe liarsﳄ(8)

For her to be spared the punishment, she must swear four times by Allah that he is telling a lie,

24:9

ﳅAnd the fifthﳆthatﳇthe wrath of Allahﳈthe wrath of Allahﳉ(be) upon herﳊifﳋhe isﳌofﳍthe truthfulﳎ(9)

and a fifth oath that Allah may be displeased with her if he is telling the truth.1

24:10

ﳏAnd if notﳐ(for) the Grace of Allahﳑ(for) the Grace of Allahﳒupon youﳓand His Mercy ﳔand thatﳕAllahﳖ(is) Oft-Returning (to Mercy)ﳗAll-Wiseﳘ(10)

˹You would have suffered,˺ had it not been for Allah’s grace and mercy upon you, and had Allah not been Accepting of Repentance, All-Wise.