Transliteration:( Ya'izukumul laahu an ta'oodoo limisliheee abadan in kuntum mu'mineen )
33. It should be remembered that regarding this matter of Hazrat Ayesha Siddiqah (May Allah be pleased with her), there were three groups of believers. The one became a party to the slander, the second group remained hesitant, while the third group openly said that this is an obvious lie like Hazrat All (May Allah be pleased with him) and the rest of the Rightly Guided Caliphs (May Allah be pleased with them).
The first group was punished, the second group was reprimanded and the third group was showered with mercy and blessings. If the Holy Prophet too (May Allah forbid) had remained doubtful as is claimed by the Wahabis, then he would have been included in the second group (May Allah protect us).
This tells us that the Holy Prophet صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم was fully aware of his wife's total innocence, but he did not disclose it immediately because it was his personal matter, as was the case with Hazrat Abu Bakr Siddique as it was the matter concerning his beloved daughter.
From this we learn that if any person now accuses Hazrat Ayesha Siddiqah (May) Allah be pleased with her), or remains in doubt about her purity, he is not a believer, but an infidel
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The tafsir of Surah An-Nur verse 17 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Nur ayat 16 which provides the complete commentary from verse 16 through 18.
There is no commentary by Abul Maududi available for this verse.
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