Surah An-Nisa 4:112 — translation and meaning
النساء · Verse 112 / 176 · Page 96
وَمَن يَكْسِبْ خَطِيئَةً أَوْ إِثْمًا ثُمَّ يَرْمِ بِهِ بَرِيئًا فَقَدِ احْتَمَلَ بُهْتَانًا وَإِثْمًا مُّبِينًا
Word by Word
وَمَن
waman
And whoever
يَكْسِبْ
yaksib
earns
خَطِيئَةً
khatiatan
a fault
أَوْ
aw
or
إِثْمًا
ith'man
a sin
ثُمَّ
thumma
then
يَرْمِ
yarmi
throws
بِهِ
bihi
it
بَرِيئًا
barian
(on) an innocent
فَقَدِ
faqadi
then surely
احْتَمَلَ
ih'tamala
he (has) burdened (himself)
بُهْتَانًا
buh'tanan
(with) a slander
وَإِثْمًا
wa-ith'man
and a sin
مُّبِينًا
mubinan
manifest
Transliteration
Wa mai yaksib khateee'atan aw isman summa yarmi bihee bareee'an faqadih tamala buhtaananw wa ismam mubeenaa
Translation
But whoever earns an offense or a sin and then blames it on an innocent [person] has taken upon himself a slander and manifest sin.
Verse interpretation (Tafsir)
If a person does a wrong action unintentionally or a sin intentionally and then accuses an innocent person of the same, they have taken on themselves a serious lie and a clear sin by acting in that manner.
Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.
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