Li-‘aan (the curse of Allah on him, if he lies) -1 - Quran Chapter 24: 6b, 7 & 8a (Pt-18, Stg-4) (L-2201) درس قرآن

Quran Chapter 24: 6b, 7 & 8a (Pt-18, Stg-4) (L-2201) درس قرآن

Li-‘aan (the curse of Allah on him, if he lies) -1

Chapter “Nuur” – (Light) - 24

‘A-‘uu-zu  Billaahi minash-Shay-taanir- Rajiim.

 (I seek refuge in Allaah from Satan the outcast)

Bis-Millaahir-Rah-maanir-Rahiim.
(In the name of Allaah, the Beneficent, the Merciful)

َٱلَّذِينَ يَرْمُونَ أَزْوَٰجَهُمْ وَلَمْ يَكُن لَّهُمْ شُهَدَآءُ إِلَّآ أَنفُسُهُمْ فَشَهَٰدَةُ أَحَدِهِمْ أَرْبَعُ شَهَٰدَٰتٍۭ بِٱللَّهِ إِنَّهُۥ لَمِنَ ٱلصَّٰدِقِينَ 6  

وَٱلْخَٰمِسَةُ أَنَّ لَعْنَتَ ٱللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ إِن كَانَ مِنَ ٱلْكَٰذِبِينَ 7  وَيَدْرَؤُا۟عَنْهَا ٱلْعَذَابَ أَن تَشْهَدَ أَرْبَعَ شَهَٰدَٰتٍۭ بِٱللَّهِ إِنَّهُۥ لَمِنَ ٱلْكَٰذِبِينَ 8  

6b.  let the testimony of one of them be four testimonies, (swearing) by Allah that he is of those who speak the truth. 7. And yet a fifth, invoking the curse of Allah on him if he is of those who lie. 8a.  And it shall avert the punishment from her if she bear witness before Allah four times

6b.  fa-shahaadatu  ‘ahadihim  ‘arba-‘u  shahaadaatim-Billaahi;  ‘innaHuu  laminas-Saadiqiin. 7. Wal-  khaamisatu  ‘anna  la’-natAllaahi  ‘alayhi  ‘in-  kaana  minal- kaazibiin. 8a. Wa  yadra-‘u  ‘anhal-‘azaaba  ‘an-  tash-hada  ‘arba-‘a  shahaa-daatim-Billaahi,

Commentary

Yadra-‘u – (it shall avert, it shall remove), origin of this word is dar-‘un, which means “to remove, to repel”, that is to say, if the woman gives testimony four times, it will avert the punishment from her.

The husband who accuses his wife of adultery and is unable to prove his claim by four witnesses, he will be asked to say before the court four times clearly that “I swear by Allaah that in this matter, that is to say; in accusing own wife, I speak the truth. I do not tell a lie”. By repeating these words four times, it will be considered that this testimony is of four men. After that, at fifth time, he would have to say, “The curse of Allah on me if I am of those who lie”. If the husband denies from saying above mentioned prescribed words, then he will be imprisoned, and he will not be released until he says these words or accepts that he is a liar. If he accepts that he told a lie, then punishment of Qazf i.e. scourging with eighty stripes will be given to him.

If the man said above mentioned words then the woman will be directed to say four times those words, which have been recorded in the next part of the verse 8(b). If the woman denies saying those words or accepts that her husband spoke the truth, then she will be punished by stoning to death (Rajam).

Transliterated Holy Qur’aan in Roman Script & Translated from Arabic to English by Marmaduke Pickthall, Published by Paak Company, 17-Urdu Bazaar, Lahore, Lesson collected from Dars e Qur’aan published By Idara Islaah wa Tableegh, Lahore (translated Urdu to English by Muhammad Sharif). https://youtu.be/Hn5LjjpFIJc