Surah An-Noor
Chapter 24 · Verse 12 · Revealed in Madinah
“Why, when you heard it, did not the believing men and believing women think good of one another and say, "This is an obvious falsehood"?”
Translation: Saheeh International
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Mishary Rashid Alafasy
Reflection — Ibn Kathir
Disciplining the Believers for spreading the Slander
Here Allah disciplines the believers with regard to the matter of `A'ishah, because some of them spread this evil talk and the slander that had been mentioned. So Allah says:
لَّوْلا إِذْ سَمِعْتُمُوهُ
Reflection — Maarif ul Quran
لَّوْلَا إِذْ سَمِعْتُمُوهُ ظَنَّ الْمُؤْمِنُونَ وَالْمُؤْمِنَاتُ بِأَنفُسِهِمْ خَيْرًا وَقَالُوا هَـٰذَا إِفْكٌ مُّبِينٌ
Why - when you (0 believers) heard of it - did the believing men and the believing women not think well on their own selves and (why did they not) say, ` This is a manifest lie'. - 24:12.
What does this verse bring up for you today?