And whoever commits a mistake, or a sin, and then blames it on an innocent person, has taken a slander and a clear sin.
An-Nisa' 4:112
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وَمَنْ يَكْسِبْ خَطِيئَةً أَوْ إِثْمًا ثُمَّ يَرْمِ بِهِ بَرِيئًا فَقَدِ احْتَمَلَ بُهْتَانًا وَإِثْمًا مُبِينًا
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And whoever commits a mistake, or a sin, and then blames it on an innocent person, has taken a slander and a clear sin.
Anyone who does something wrong or bad, then blames an innocent person, has done something terrible and clearly wrong.
Whoever commits a mistake or a sin, then blames it on an innocent person, has taken on a terrible lie and a clear sin.
Whoever earns a fault or a sin then casts it upon an innocent person has burdened himself with slander and a clear sin.
And whoever commits a mistake, or a sin, and then blames it on an innocent person, has taken a slander and a blatant sin.
And whoever commits a mistake, or a sin, and then blames it on an innocent person, has taken a slander and a blatant sin.
But whoever earns an offense or a sin and then blames it on an innocent [person] has taken upon himself a slander and manifest sin.
And whoever earns a fault or a sin and then throws it on to someone innocent, he has indeed burdened himself with falsehood and a manifest sin.
But whoever commits an offense or a sin, then blames it on an innocent person, will surely bear the guilt of slander and flagrant sin.
But if any one earns a fault or a sin and throws it on to one that is innocent, He carries (on himself) (Both) a falsehood and a flagrant sin.
And whoso committeth a delinquency or crime, then throweth (the blame) thereof upon the innocent, hath burdened himself with falsehood and a flagrant crime.
And anyone who commits an offence or a sin, then charges an innocent person with it, shall certainly bear the guilt of a calumny and a manifest sin.
But he who commits either a fault or a sin, and then casts it upon an innocent person, lays upon himself the burden of a false charge and a flagrant sin.
But someone who commits an iniquity or sin and then accuses an innocent person of it, is indeed guilty of calumny and a flagrant sin.
Waman yaksib khateeatan aw ithman thumma yarmi bihi bareean faqadi ihtamala buhtanan waithman mubeenan