Adultery, Fornication & Repentance (4.15–18) | Surah An-Nisā’ Tafseer in English | Moulana Riaz Dhai

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Bismillāh. In this concise, clear tafseer of Surah An-Nisā’ verses 15–18, Moulana Riaz Dhai explains the Qur’anic guidance on adultery/fornication (zinā), evidentiary standards, modest language, early disciplinary measures, and the door of tawbah (repentance). Learn how Islam couples moral seriousness with immense mercy, setting a high bar for accusations (four upright witnesses) while urging believers to avoid public shaming and to return to Allah swiftly after any lapse. What you’ll learn: • Why the Qur’an uses noble, concealing wording when addressing sensitive topics • The difference between early Medinan disciplinary steps and the later fixed hadd revealed elsewhere • The spiritual psychology of sin and how true repentance wipes the slate clean • Practical steps to build a chaste, dignified society and a healthy family culture grounded in Qur’an and Sunnah Surah An-Nisa tafseer English, zina punishment in Islam, Islamic repentance, four witnesses, Islamic modesty, Qur’an 4,15–18 explanation Importance of this surah Surah An-Nisā’ (Madani) systematizes family law, women’s dignity, social justice, evidence standards, and communal ethics. Verses 15–18 model how the Qur’an protects honor, deters false accusations, and keeps repentance central to personal reform and social healing. Translation (concise, study-friendly) • 4,15: “Those women among you who commit the shameful act—bring four (male) witnesses from among you; if they testify, keep them (under restrictive confinement) until death takes them or Allah makes for them a way.” • 4,16: “And the two among you who commit it—punish them both; if they repent and reform, then leave them alone. Surely Allah is Ever-Accepting of repentance, Most Merciful.” • 4,17: “Repentance accepted by Allah is only for those who do evil in heedlessness, then repent soon after; Allah turns to them in mercy.” • 4,18: “But repentance is not for those who persist in evil until death comes and then say, ‘Now I repent,’ nor for those who die as disbelievers.” Importance & benefits