Quran Chapter 4- 15 (Pt-4,
Stg-1) (L-520) - درس قرآن
New legislation regarding punishment
Surah ‘An-Nisaaa’ (Women) – Chapter – 4)
‘A-‘uu-zu Billaahi minash-Shay-taanir- Rajiim.
(I seek refuge in God from Satan the outcast)
(I seek refuge in God from Satan the outcast)
Bis-Millaahir-Rah-maanir-Rahiim.
(In the name of God, the Beneficent, the Merciful)
وَٱلَّٰتِى يَأْتِينَ ٱلْفَٰحِشَةَ مِن نِّسَآئِكُمْ فَٱسْتَشْهِدُوا۟ عَلَيْهِنَّ أَرْبَعَةً مِّنكُمْ فَإِن شَهِدُوا۟ فَأَمْسِكُوهُنَّ فِىٱلْبُيُوتِ حَتَّىٰ يَتَوَفَّىٰهُنَّ ٱلْمَوْتُ أَوْ يَجْعَلَ ٱللَّهُ لَهُنَّ سَبِيلًا 15
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15. And as for those of your women who are guilty of
lewdness, call to witness four of you against them. Then if they testify (to
the truth of the allegation) then confine them to the houses until death take
them or (until) Allah appoint for them a way (through new legislation).
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15. Wallaa-tii ya’-tiinal-faahi-shata
min-nisaaa-‘ikum fas-tash-hiduu ‘alayhinna ‘arba-
‘atam-minkum. Fa-‘in shahiduu fa-‘amsikuu-hunna
fil-bu-yuuti hattaa yatawaffaa-hun-nal-mawtu ‘aw
yaj-‘alAllaahu lahunna sabiilaa.
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Commentary
‘Al-faahi-shata – (lewdness),
this word has been derived from Fahash which means
‘obscenity’. faahi-shah has
two meanings - the
shameless and the sinful woman. As per dictionary, each such word and deed is
called Fahash, which is bad, and mention of which is unpleasant to
say and hear. Probably due to this reason, the word faahi-shah has been used for
an unchaste woman.
‘As-tash-hiduu ‘alayhinna
‘arba- ‘atam-minkum - (call to witness four of you against
them), as much as the shamelessness and lewdness is an abject and dangerous sin
and as much as its punishment is severe, exactly that much caution in its
announcement and punishment is necessary. It has been commanded here that
for the determination of evidence and punishment of this offense, you would
have to bring four of you witnesses against them. In common matters, only two
witnesses are enough but in the case of fornication, four witnesses have been
prescribed, and in addition, those witnesses should be Muslims, and not
non-Muslims.
This
verse has been explained as, “There is a need of four witnesses to punish the
woman if she is caught in the case of ‘al-faahi-shah (lewdness). After evidence, her punishment
is to confine in the house, until either she does not die, or Allah Almighty
does not provide any other way for her, as in Suratun-Nuur;
Allah Almighty has fixed this punishment (one hundred whips) and then setting
free from that confinement.”
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