An-Nur 24:8
The Light · Medinan · Juz 18 · Page 350
The Wife’s Oath
وَيَدۡرَؤُاْ عَنۡهَا ٱلۡعَذَابَ أَن تَشۡهَدَ أَرۡبَعَ شَهَٰدَٰتِۭ بِٱللَّهِ إِنَّهُۥ لَمِنَ ٱلۡكَٰذِبِينَ ٨
And it shall avert the punishment from her if she bear witness before Allah four times that the thing he saith is indeed false.
Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall
Meaning
It will avert the punishment from her if she swears four times by Allah that he is a liar.
Insight
According to Elmalılı, this oath removes the worldly penalty from her.
Reflect
Never deny anyone the right to defend themselves.
This short note is based on Elmalılı Hamdi Yazır’s Turkish commentary and has not yet been reviewed by a scholar.
Elmalılı’s commentary
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