A number of legal boundaries and matters of social regulation are discussed in Sūrat al-Mā’idah and Sūrat al-Nūr. Such material must be read with attention to the rule’s precise scope, its conditions, and the rights at stake.
It is important to distinguish the broad purpose of legal order from a technical judgment about applying a particular ruling to a specific case. Understanding the words of one verse does not settle every subsequent legal question. Responsible interpretation therefore relates the text to relevant conditions and other authoritative legal explanations.