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إِلَّا ٱلَّذِينَ تَابُوا۟ مِنۢ بَعْدِ ذَٰلِكَ وَأَصْلَحُوا۟ فَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ غَفُورٌۭ رَّحِيمٌۭ﴿٥

Translation (Sahih International)

Except for those who repent thereafter and reform, for indeed, Allah is Forgiving and Merciful.

Word-by-word meaning

إِلَّاillāExcept
ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnathose who
تَابُوا۟tābūrepent
مِنۢminafter
بَعْدِbaʿdiafter
ذَٰلِكَdhālikathat
وَأَصْلَحُوا۟wa-aṣlaḥūand reform
فَإِنَّfa-innaThen indeed
ٱللَّهَl-lahaAllah
غَفُورٌۭghafūrun(is) Oft-Forgiving
رَّحِيمٌۭraḥīmunMost Merciful

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

The Prescribed Punishment for slandering Chaste WomenThis Ayah states the prescribed punishment for making false accusations against chaste women, i.e., those who are free, adult and chaste. If the person who is falsely accused is a man, the same punishment of flogging also applies. If the accuser produces evidence that what he is saying is true, then the punishment does not apply.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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