An-Nur 24:6 والذين يرمون ازواجهم ولم يكن لهم شهداء الا انفسهم فشهادة احدهم اربع شهادات بالله انه لمن الصادقين ٦
وَٱلَّذِينَ
يَرۡمُونَ
أَزۡوَٰجَهُمۡ
وَلَمۡ
يَكُن
لَّهُمۡ
شُهَدَآءُ
إِلَّآ
أَنفُسُهُمۡ
فَشَهَٰدَةُ
أَحَدِهِمۡ
أَرۡبَعُ
شَهَٰدَٰتِۭ
بِٱللَّهِ
إِنَّهُۥ
لَمِنَ
ٱلصَّٰدِقِينَ
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And those who accuse their wives [of adultery] and have no witnesses except themselves - then the witness of one of them1 [shall be] four testimonies [swearing] by Allāh that indeed, he is of the truthful.
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Details of Al-Li`an
This Ayah offers a way out for husbands. If a husband has accused his wife but cannot come up with proof, he can swear the Li`an (the oath of condemnation) as Allah commanded. This means that he brings her before the Imam and states what he is accusing her of. The ruler then asks
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This Ayah offers a way out for husbands. If a husband has accused his wife but cannot come up with proof, he can swear the Li`an (
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