The Holy Quran 24:12 — Surah An-Nur

Arabic text

لَّوْلَآ إِذْ سَمِعْتُمُوهُ ظَنَّ ٱلْمُؤْمِنُونَ وَٱلْمُؤْمِنَـٰتُ بِأَنفُسِهِمْ خَيْرًا وَقَالُوا۟ هَـٰذَآ إِفْكٌ مُّبِينٌ

Translation

(Instead of listening to the accusation, thereby giving courage to the slanderers) Why did the Mu'mineen men and women not think favourably of themselves (of those who were accused) when they heard about it, and say (about the accusation), "This is clear defamation!"?

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

On believing an unproven slander: a Muslim should think well of his Muslim brothers and sisters. And when he hears that people are, quite baselessly and by guesswork, levelling foul accusations against a righteous person, he should not let such thoughts into his heart but should reject them as lies.

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