The Holy Quran 24:11 — Surah An-Nur

Arabic text

إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ جَآءُو بِٱلْإِفْكِ عُصْبَةٌ مِّنكُمْ ۚ لَا تَحْسَبُوهُ شَرًّا لَّكُم ۖ بَلْ هُوَ خَيْرٌ لَّكُمْ ۚ لِكُلِّ ٱمْرِئٍ مِّنْهُم مَّا ٱكْتَسَبَ مِنَ ٱلْإِثْمِ ۚ وَٱلَّذِى تَوَلَّىٰ كِبْرَهُۥ مِنْهُمْ لَهُۥ عَذَابٌ عَظِيمٌ

Translation

(Referring to accusation of adultery that some Munaafiqeen directed at Aa'isha رضي الله تعالى عنها, the wife of Rasulullaah ﷺ, Allaah says,) It was indeed a (hypocritical) group from you that brought (initiated) the slander (the accusation against Aaisha رضي الله تعالى عنها). Do not regard it (the accusation) as a misfortune, for it was good for you (although the slander caused grief to the Muslims and particularly to Aaisha رضي الله تعالى عنها it was good for them because they earned tremendous rewards by exercising patience and having a lesson taught to the entire Ummah). Every one of them (those who actively accused her) will have his share of (punishment for) the sin (of slander) which he earned. (However,) A terrible punishment shall be for the one who took the greatest part in it (who was the leader of the Munaafiqeen, a person by the name of Abdullaah bin Ubay bin Salool).

Tafsir (excerpt) — التفسير الميسر

إن الذين جاؤوا بأشنع الكذب، وهو اتهام أم المؤمنين عائشة رضي الله عنها بالفاحشة، جماعة منتسبون إليكم -معشر المسلمين- لا تحسبوا قولهم شرًّا لكم، بل هو خير لكم، لما تضمن ذلك مِن تبرئة أم المؤمنين ونزاهتها والتنويه بذكرها، ورفع الدرجات، وتكفير السيئات، وتمحيص المؤمنين.

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