Surah An-Nur 24:8 — translation and meaning
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ۙ وَيَدْرَأُ عَنْهَا الْعَذَابَ أَن تَشْهَدَ أَرْبَعَ شَهَادَاتٍ بِاللَّهِ إِنَّهُ لَمِنَ الْكَاذِبِينَ
Word by Word
ۙ
وَيَدْرَأُ
wayadra-u
But it would prevent
عَنْهَا
anha
from her
الْعَذَابَ
al-'adhaba
the punishment
أَن
an
that
تَشْهَدَ
tashhada
she bears witness
أَرْبَعَ
arba'a
four
شَهَادَاتٍ
shahadatin
testimonies
بِاللَّهِ
bil-lahi
by Allah
إِنَّهُ
innahu
that he
لَمِنَ
lamina
(is) surely of
الْكَاذِبِينَ
al-kadhibina
the liars
Transliteration
Wa yadra'u anhal 'azaaba an tashhada arba'a shahaa daatim billaahi innahoo laminal kaazibeen
Translation
But it will prevent punishment from her if she gives four testimonies [swearing] by Allah that indeed, he is of the liars.
Verse interpretation (Tafsir)
Through this she will be deserving of the fixed punishment for adultery. She will repel this fixed punishment by testifying by Allah four times: that he is lying in what he has accused her of.
Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.
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