Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran - Surah An-Nur, ayah 9

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Translation of Surah An-Nur, ayah 9 (24:9)

وَٱلۡخَٰمِسَةَ أَنَّ غَضَبَ ٱللَّهِ عَلَيۡهَآ إِن كَانَ مِنَ ٱلصَّٰدِقِينَ ٩

and a fifth oath that Allah may be displeased with her if he is telling the truth.¹

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This ruling is called li’ân in the Islamic legal system. Once the husband and the wife swear five times, as specified in 24:6-9, the marriage is terminated forever—which means that they can never be remarried.