The Holy Quran 24:22 — Surah An-Nur

Arabic text

وَلَا يَأْتَلِ أُو۟لُوا۟ ٱلْفَضْلِ مِنكُمْ وَٱلسَّعَةِ أَن يُؤْتُوٓا۟ أُو۟لِى ٱلْقُرْبَىٰ وَٱلْمَسَـٰكِينَ وَٱلْمُهَـٰجِرِينَ فِى سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ ۖ وَلْيَعْفُوا۟ وَلْيَصْفَحُوٓا۟ ۗ أَلَا تُحِبُّونَ أَن يَغْفِرَ ٱللَّهُ لَكُمْ ۗ وَٱللَّهُ غَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ

Translation

(After Allaah declared the innocence of Aaisha رضي الله تعالى عنها, her father Abu Bakr رضي الله تعالى عنه and others swore never to financially assist those Muslims who were involved in promoting the slander. Referring to this, Allaah says,) The high ranking and wealthy ones among you (like Abu Bakr رضي الله تعالى عنه) should not take an oath not to spend on their relatives, the poor and on those who migrate in Allaah's path. (Instead of bearing a grudge against these people,) They should forgive and pardon. Do you not like Allaah to forgive you? (Just as you would like Allaah to forgive you for your shortcomings, you should also forgive the shortcomings of others. Be like) Allaah (Who) is Most Forgiving, Most Merciful.

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

The oath of Abu Bakr ﵁: among those who raised the storm against Aishah ﵂, some Muslims too had joined out of ignorance. One of them was Mistah, who, besides being a poor muhajir (emigrant), was the nephew (sister's son) or maternal cousin of Abu Bakr Siddiq ﵁. Before the story of the “ifk” (the slander), Siddiq Akbar (the Greatest Truthful One)

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