Q
What role does Divine Inspiration play in addressing false accusations and slander in Islamic teachings?
A
Sa`id bin Al-Musaiyab, ‘Alqama bin Waqqas and ‘Ubaidullah bin `Abdullah regarding the narrating of
the forged statement against `Aisha, the wife of the Prophet, when the slanderers said what they said
and Allah revealed her innocence. `Aisha said, “But by Allah, I did not think that Allah, (to confirm
my innocence), would reveal Divine Inspiration which would be recited, for I consider myself too
unimportant to be talked about by Allah through Divine Inspiration revealed for recitation, but I hoped
that Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) might have a dream in which Allah would reveal my innocence. So Allah
revealed:– ‘Verily! Those who spread the slander are a gang among you…’ (The ten Verses in Suratan-
Nur) (24.11-20)
the forged statement against `Aisha, the wife of the Prophet, when the slanderers said what they said
and Allah revealed her innocence. `Aisha said, “But by Allah, I did not think that Allah, (to confirm
my innocence), would reveal Divine Inspiration which would be recited, for I consider myself too
unimportant to be talked about by Allah through Divine Inspiration revealed for recitation, but I hoped
that Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) might have a dream in which Allah would reveal my innocence. So Allah
revealed:– ‘Verily! Those who spread the slander are a gang among you…’ (The ten Verses in Suratan-
Nur) (24.11-20)
Referensi:
Sahih al-Bukhari 7500, Book 97, Hadith 125
Sahih al-Bukhari 7500, Book 97, Hadith 125
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