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in it shall have a terrible to you. God is all knowing
punishment. and wise.
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When you heard of it, why Those who desire that
did not the believing men and indecencies should spread among
believing women think well of the believers, will have a painful
their own people, and say, ‘This chastisement in this world and
is a manifest slander?’ 13 Why the Hereafter. God knows, and
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did they not produce four you do not know. But for the
witnesses? If they could not grace of God and His mercy
produce any witnesses, they were upon you, and were not God
indeed liars in the sight of God! compassionate and merciful,
14 Had it not been for the grace [you would have come to grief].
of God and His mercy on you in 21 O you who believe, do not
this world and the Hereafter, a follow in the footsteps of Satan,
terrible punishment would have and whoever follows in the
afflicted you for your plunging footsteps of Satan should know
headlong into slander. 15 When that he enjoins only indecency
you were spreading it with your and evil. But for the grace of
tongues and saying with your God and His mercy upon you,
mouths things of which you had not one of you would ever be
no knowledge, you considered it purified; but God purifies whom
to be a trivial matter, but, in He pleases. God is all hearing
God’s sight, it was very serious. and all knowing.
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When you heard it, why did Let not those who are
you not say, ‘It is not right for us possessed of means and plenty
to speak of this. God forbid! among you resolve to withhold
This is a monstrous slander.’ their bounty from their kindred
17 God warns you never to and the needy and those who
repeat the like of it again, if you have migrated from their homes
are true believers. 18 God in the cause of God. Let them
explains the commandments forgive and overlook. Do you