Surah An-Nur Ayah 16

وَلَوْلَآ إِذْ سَمِعْتُمُوهُ قُلْتُم مَّا يَكُونُ لَنَآ أَن نَّتَكَلَّمَ بِهَـٰذَا سُبْحَـٰنَكَ هَـٰذَا بُهْتَـٰنٌ عَظِيمٌ

In Saheeh International's English translation, Quran 24:16 says: “And why, when you heard it, did you not say, "It is not for us to speak of this. Exalted are You, [O Allāh]; this is a great slander"?”

Translation source: Saheeh International

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Quran 24:16 is in Surah An-Nur, chapter 24 of the Quran.

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