Chapter 24 · Verse 2
Quran 24:2
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Adultery
ٱلزَّانِيَةُ وَٱلزَّانِى فَٱجۡلِدُواْ كُلَّ وَٲحِدٍ۬ مِّنۡہُمَا مِاْئَةَ جَلۡدَةٍ۬ۖ وَلَا تَأۡخُذۡكُم بِہِمَا رَأۡفَةٌ۬ فِى دِينِ ٱللهِ إِن كُنتُمۡ تُؤۡمِنُونَ بِٱللهِ وَٱلۡيَوۡمِ ٱلۡأَخِرِۖ وَلۡيَشۡہَدۡ عَذَابَہُمَا طَآٮِٕفَةٌ۬ مِّنَ ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ ٢
The adulteress and the adulterer you shall whip each of them a hundred lashes. Do not be swayed by pity from carrying out ALLAH’s law, if you truly believe in ALLAH and the Last Day. And let a group of believers witness their penalty.
Proofs and revelations
24:2 Social pressure, i.e., public witnessing of the penalty, is the basic punishment (see also verse 5:38). The lashes shall be symbolic, not severe.
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