Which Surah and Juz is Quran 24:23 from?

This ayah is from Surah An-Noor (The Light), the 24th surah of the Quran. It appears in Juz 18.

Are there hadiths related to Quran 24:23?

Yes — there are 5 hadiths related to this ayah from Sunan an-Nasa'i, Sunan Ibn Majah, Sahih Muslim.

What tafsir is available for Quran 24:23?

Commentary on this ayah is available from Ibn Kathir, Ibn Kathir, Al-Jalalayn, Ibn Abbas — classical scholars of Quranic exegesis.

Ayah 22

وَلَا يَأْتَلِ أُو۟لُوا۟ ٱلْفَضْلِ مِنكُمْ وَٱلسَّ...

24:23An-Noor

Q: What does Quran 24:23 mean?

Quran 24:23 (Surah An-Noor, Ayah 23) translates to: "Indeed, those who [falsely] accuse chaste, unaware and believing women are cursed in this world and the Hereafter; and they will have a great punishment"

Q: What topics does Quran 24:23 relate to?

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Al-Azim, Chastity, Men's Degree Over Women in Responsibility, Divine Curse, Hereafter.

Ayah 24

يَوْمَ تَشْهَدُ عَلَيْهِمْ أَلْسِنَتُهُمْ وَأَيْدِ...

إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ يَرْمُونَ ٱلْمُحْصَنَٰتِ ٱلْغَٰفِلَٰتِ ٱلْمُؤْمِنَٰتِ لُعِنُوا۟ فِى ٱلدُّنْيَا وَٱلْءَاخِرَةِ وَلَهُمْ عَذَابٌ عَظِيمٌۭ

Innal lazeena yarmoonal muhsanaatil ghaafilaatil mu'minaati lu'inoo fid dunyaa wal Aakhirati wa lahum 'azaabun 'azeem

Indeed, those who [falsely] accuse chaste, unaware and believing women are cursed in this world and the Hereafter; and they will have a great punishment

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24:23Ayah 164

10 ayahs in An-Noor are strongly about justice and honesty. This is one of them.

← Previous on Justice & honesty24:16And why, when you heard it, did you not say, "It is not for us to speak of this. Exalted are You, [O Allah]; this is a great slander"?Next on Justice & honesty →24:26Evil words are for evil men, and evil men are [subjected] to evil words. And good words are for good men, and good men are [an object] of good words.

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Truly those who make accusations of fornication against honourably married chaste women who are unaware of indecent acts — since it would never occur to them to commit such acts — who believe in God and His Messenger shall be cursed in this world and the Hereafter; and there will be an awful chastisement for them

"Any woman who falsely attributes a man to people to whom he does not belong, has no share from Allah, and Allah will not admit her to His Paradise. Any man who denies his son while looking at him (knowing that he is indeed his son), Allah, the Mighty and Sublime, will cast him away, and disgrace him before the first and the last on the Day of Resurrection."

Sunan Ibn Majah #1764It was narrated that' Abdullah bin Mas'ud said:Hasan

"By Allah, for those who would like to go through the process of praying for Allah's curse to be upon the one who is wrong, the shorter Surah concerning women (2:234)

Sahih Muslim #4181Abu Huraira reported that Abu'l-Qasim (one of the names of Allah's Messenger ) said:Sahih

He who accused his slave of adultery, punishment would be imposed upon him on the Day of Resurrection, except in case the accusation was as he had said.

Sunan Abu Dawud #2264Narrated AbuHurayrah:Sahih

AbuHurayrah heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say when the verse about invoking curses came down: Any woman who brings to her family one who does not belong to it has nothing to do with Allah (i.e. expects no mercy from Allah), and Allah will not bring her into His Paradise. Allah, the Exalted, will veil Himself from any man who disowns his child when he looks at him, and disgrace him in the presence of all creatures, first and last.

Jami` at-Tirmidhi #2009Abu Bakr As-Siddiq narrated that the Messenger of Allah said:Sahih

"Cursed are those who harm a believer, or plot to do so."