إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ جَآءُو بِٱلْإِفْكِ عُصْبَةٌ مِّنكُمْ لَا تَحْسَبُوهُ شَرًّا لَّكُم بَلْ هُوَ خَيْرٌ لَّكُمْ لِكُلِّ ٱمْرِئٍ مِّنْهُم مَّا ٱكْتَسَبَ مِنَ ٱلْإِثْمِ وَٱلَّذِى تَوَلَّىٰ كِبْرَهُۥ مِنْهُمْ لَهُۥ عَذَابٌ عَظِيمٌ ١١
Innal-ladheena jaa'oo bil-ifki `usbatum minkum, laa tahsaboohu sharral lakum, bal huwa khayrul lakum, likullimri'im minhum maktasaba minal-ithm, wal-ladhee tawallaa kibrahoo minhum lahoo `adhaabun `azeem
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 [i.e., Hellfire].
- Referring to the incident when the Prophet's wife ʿĀ’ishah was falsely accused by the hypocrites.
- i.e., ʿAbdullāh bin ʿUbayy, leader of the hypocrites.