Muhammad said: The accusative case of "ʿudhran" or "nudhran" is based on the meaning of "iʿdhār" (providing an excuse) and "indhār" (warning). Nāfiʿ recited it as "ʿudhran" with light articulation and "nudhran" with heavy articulation, and this is an oath by which He swore.
قَالَ مُحَمَّدٌ: نَصْبُ عُذْرًا أَوْ نُذْرًا عَلَى مَعْنَى الْإِعْذَارِ وَالْإِنْذَارِ. وَقَرَأَهُ نَافِعٌ (عُذْرًا) بِالتَّخْفِيفِ (ونُذْرًا) بِالتَّثْقِيلِ وَهَذَا قَسَمٌ أَقْسَمَ بِهِ.
