Names:
This surah is called Surat An-Nur. [194] See: Al-Fayruzabadi: Basa?ir Dhawi At-Tamyiz, 1/334.
The evidence for that includes:
It was narrated that Said ibn Jubayr said: I was asked about the couple who engage in li?an, during the governorship of Mus?ab ? should they be separated? He said: I did not know what to say, so I went to the house of Ibn Umar in Makkah and I said to the slave: Ask for permission for me to enter. He said: He is having a siesta. But he heard my voice and said: Ibn Jubayr? I said: Yes. He said: Come in, for by Allah it can only be some need that has brought you at this hour. So I went in, and saw him resting on a blanket, reclining on a pillow that was stuffed with palm fibres. I said: Abu Abd Ar-Rahman, should a couple who engage in li?an be separated? He said: Subhan-Allah, of course! The first one to ask about this was So and so the son of So and so. He said: O Messenger of Allah, what do you think, if one of us finds his wife committing an immoral action; what should he do? If he speaks, he will be speaking of a serious matter, and if he keeps quiet, he will be keeping quiet about a serious matter. The Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) remained silent and did not answer him. Then he came to him after that and said: I have been afflicted with what I asked you about. Then Allah revealed these verses in Surat An-Nur: And those who accuse their wives of adultery ? An-Nur 24:6-9? [195] Narrated by Muslim, 1493.
It was narrated that Abu Is-haq Ash-Shaybani said: I asked ?Abdullah ibn Abi Awfa: Did the Messenger of Allah (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) stone anyone? He said: Yes. I said: Was that after the verse in Surat An-Nur or before it? He said: I do not know. [196] Narrated by Muslim, 1702.