Why did not the believers - men and women - when ye heard of the affair,- put the best construction on it in their own minds and say, "This (charge) is an obvious lie"?

And why did ye not, when ye heard it, say? - "It is not right of us to speak of this: Glory to Allah! this is a most serious slander!"

当你们听见谣言的时候，信士和信女对自己的教胞， 为何不作善意的猜想，并且说：“这是明显的谣言”呢？

当你们听见谎言的时候，你们为何不说：我们不该说这种话，赞颂真主， 超绝万物！这是重大的诬蔑。