The Holy Quran 4:15 — Surah An-Nisa

Arabic text

وَٱلَّـٰتِى يَأْتِينَ ٱلْفَـٰحِشَةَ مِن نِّسَآئِكُمْ فَٱسْتَشْهِدُوا۟ عَلَيْهِنَّ أَرْبَعَةً مِّنكُمْ ۖ فَإِن شَهِدُوا۟ فَأَمْسِكُوهُنَّ فِى ٱلْبُيُوتِ حَتَّىٰ يَتَوَفَّىٰهُنَّ ٱلْمَوْتُ أَوْ يَجْعَلَ ٱللَّهُ لَهُنَّ سَبِيلًا

Translation

As for those of your women who are guilty of indecent behaviour (fornication, adultery, lesbianism), call four (male, sane, mature, free Muslim) witnesses against them. If they (the witnesses) testify against them, then imprison them in their homes until death claims them or Allaah creates a way for them (until Allaah fixes another punishment). (Subsequently, the punishment for fornication was specified in the second verse of Surah 24.)

Tafsir (excerpt) — التفسير الميسر

واللاتي يزنين من نسائكم، فاستشهدوا -أيها الولاة والقضاة- عليهن أربعة رجال عدول من المسلمين، فإن شهدوا عليهن بذلك فاحبسوهن في البيوت حتى تنتهي حياتهن بالموت، أو يجعل الله لهن طريقًا للخلاص من ذلك.

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