Surah An-Nisa' Ayah 16

An-Nisa' · Ayah 16 · Juz 4 · Page 80

وَٱلَّذَانِ يَأۡتِيَٰنِهَا مِنكُمۡ فَـَٔاذُوهُمَاۖ فَإِن تَابَا وَأَصۡلَحَا فَأَعۡرِضُواْ عَنۡهُمَآۗ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ كَانَ تَوَّابٗا رَّحِيمًا ١٦

Wal-ladhāni yaʾtiyānihā minkum fa ādhūhumā, fa in tābā wa aṣlaḥā fa aʿriḍū ʿanhumā, innallāha kāna tawwābar raḥīmā.

And the two1 who commit it [i.e., unlawful sexual intercourse] among you - punish [i.e., dishonor] them both. But if they repent and correct themselves, leave them alone. Indeed, Allāh is ever Accepting of Repentance and Merciful.

Translation: Sahih International

Footnotes (1)
  1. Scholars differ over whether "the two" refers to two of the same sex (i.e., homosexuals) or those of opposite sexes. In either case, later rulings outlined in the sunnah have replaced this one.

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  • وَٱلَّذَانِAnd the two who
  • يَأۡتِيَٰنِهَاcommit it
  • مِنكُمۡamong you
  • فَـَٔاذُوهُمَاۖthen punish both of them
  • فَإِنBut if
  • تَابَاthey repent
  • وَأَصۡلَحَاand correct themselves
  • فَأَعۡرِضُواْthen turn away
  • عَنۡهُمَآۗfrom both of them
  • إِنَّIndeed
  • ٱللَّهَAllah
  • كَانَis
  • تَوَّابٗاOft-Forgiving
  • رَّحِيمًاMost-Merciful

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The Women · Medinan · 176 ayahs

Juz
4
Page
80
Hizb
8