The Holy Quran 24:3 — Surah An-Nur

Arabic text

ٱلزَّانِى لَا يَنكِحُ إِلَّا زَانِيَةً أَوْ مُشْرِكَةً وَٱلزَّانِيَةُ لَا يَنكِحُهَآ إِلَّا زَانٍ أَوْ مُشْرِكٌ ۚ وَحُرِّمَ ذَٰلِكَ عَلَى ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ

Translation

(Because adultery and fornication are acts that taint one's character, people committing such vile acts attract others with the same shameless character. As a result,) An adulterer marries only an adulteress or an idolatress (a Mushrik woman) and it is only an adulterer or an idolater (Mushrik) who marries an adulteress. This (adultery and marriage to Mushrikeen) is forbidden for the Mu'mineen.

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

The vileness of the act of zina: after mentioning the punishment for zina (fornication), [Allah] describes the extreme vileness of this act. That is, the men and women who are caught up in this vile habit in reality no longer remain worthy of having a bond of marriage and conjugal relations established with any chaste Muslim.

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