Urwa reported,

Ayesha related to him the account of the slander, and in it she said, "When Abu Ayub Ansari's wife told him about it, she said, 'Abu Ayub, have you not heard what people are saying?'He asked, "What are they saying?"So she told him what the slanderers were claiming, and he said, "It is not for us to speak of this. Glory be to You! This is a monstrous slander."Ayesha said, "So Allah عز وجل revealed, 'And why, when you heard it, did you not say, It is not for us to speak of this. Glory be to You! This is a monstrous slander'" [Nur 24:16].

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عن عروة

أن عائشة حدثته بحديث الافك، وقالت فيه: وكان أبو أيوب الأنصاري حين أخبرته امرأته، وقالت: يا أبا أيوب! ألم تسمع بما تحدث الناس؟ قال: وما يتحدثون؟ فأخبرته بقول أهل الإفك، فقال: ما يكون لنا أن نتكلم بهذا، سبحانك هذا بهتان عظيم، قالت: فأنزل الله عز وجل: {ولولا إذ سمعتموه قلتم ما يكون لنا أن نتكلم بهذا سبحنك هذا بهتن عظيم}

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Contents
Reference
Commentary
Ayat
Collection
Jami al-Kamil
Book
Tafsir of the great Quran
Chapter
Tafsir of Surah Nur
Section
His saying, "And why, when you heard it, did you not say, 'It is not for us to speak of this. Glory be to You, this is a great slander'"
Numbering
Jami al-Kamil 12855 (2nd edition)
Azami 12855