اللعانConceptMutual Imprecation in the QuranاللعانLaw & Fiqh4Verses1Surahs14Connections#635of 828

Key Verses

1. 24:6An-Nur
   وَٱلَّذِينَ يَرۡمُونَ أَزۡوَٰجَهُمۡ وَلَمۡ يَكُن لَّهُمۡ شُهَدَآءُ إِلَّآ أَنفُسُهُمۡ فَشَهَٰدَةُ أَحَدِهِمۡ أَرۡبَعُ شَهَٰدَٰتِۭ بِٱللَّهِ إِنَّهُۥ لَمِنَ ٱلصَّـٰدِقِينَ
   As for those who accuse their wives but have no witnesses except themselves; let the testimony of one of them be four testimonies, (swearing) by Allah that he is of those who speak the truth;
   In context

   And those men who accuse their wives but do not have witnesses to testify to the authenticity of what they have accused them of besides themselves, one amongst them will testify by Allah four times: that he is truthful in the accusation of adultery he has made against his wife.

2. 24:8An-NurWarning
   وَيَدۡرَؤُاْ عَنۡهَا ٱلۡعَذَابَ أَن تَشۡهَدَ أَرۡبَعَ شَهَٰدَٰتِۭ بِٱللَّهِ إِنَّهُۥ لَمِنَ ٱلۡكَٰذِبِينَ
   And it shall avert the punishment from her if she bear witness before Allah four times that the thing he saith is indeed false,
   In context

   Through this she will be deserving of the fixed punishment for adultery. She will repel this fixed punishment by testifying by Allah four times: that he is lying in what he has accused her of.

3. 24:9An-NurWarning
   وَٱلۡخَٰمِسَةَ أَنَّ غَضَبَ ٱللَّهِ عَلَيۡهَآ إِن كَانَ مِنَ ٱلصَّـٰدِقِينَ
   And a fifth (time) that the wrath of Allah be upon her if he speaketh truth.
   In context

   Then on her fifth testimony, she will add that the anger of Allah be on her if he is truthful in what he has accused her of.

4. 24:7An-Nur
   وَٱلۡخَٰمِسَةُ أَنَّ لَعۡنَتَ ٱللَّهِ عَلَيۡهِ إِن كَانَ مِنَ ٱلۡكَٰذِبِينَ
   And yet a fifth, invoking the curse of Allah on him if he is of those who lie.
   In context

   Then on his fifth testimony, he will add that he is deserving of curse if he is lying in what he has accused her of.