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The Madinan Period · 5 AH

The Incident of al-Ifk (the Slander)

Hypocrites slandered Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) after the campaign of Banu al-Mustaliq. After a month of anguish, revelation declared her innocence and legislated the punishment for unproven accusations.

Sources

  • Sahih al-Bukharihadith 4141

۞ Related Verses

Occasion of revelation

"Those who brought the slander are a group among you" — the vindication of Aisha

إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ جَآءُو بِٱلۡإِفۡكِ عُصۡبَةٞ مِّنكُمۡۚ لَا تَحۡسَبُوهُ شَرّٗا لَّكُمۖ بَلۡ هُوَ خَيۡرٞ لَّكُمۡۚ لِكُلِّ ٱمۡرِيٕٖ مِّنۡهُم مَّا ٱكۡتَسَبَ مِنَ ٱلۡإِثۡمِۚ وَٱلَّذِي تَوَلَّىٰ كِبۡرَهُۥ مِنۡهُمۡ لَهُۥ عَذَابٌ عَظِيمٞ

Indeed, those who came with falsehood are a group among you. Do not think it bad for you; rather it is good for you. For every person among them is what [punishment] he has earned from the sin, and he who took upon himself the greater portion thereof - for him is a great punishment

An-Nur 24:11