Tafsir of Surah An-Noor 24:3

﴿الزَّانِي لَا يَنكِحُ إِلَّا زَانِيَةً أَوْ مُشْرِكَةً وَالزَّانِيَةُ لَا يَنكِحُهَا إِلَّا زَانٍ أَوْ مُشْرِكٌ وَحُرِّمَ ذَٰلِكَ عَلَى الْمُؤْمِنِينَ﴾

Translation of the meaning

The fornicator does not marry except a [female] fornicator or polytheist, and none marries her except a fornicator or a polytheist, and that [i.e., marriage to such persons] has been made unlawful to the believers.

English Translation - Noor International Center — v1.1.2 · QuranEnc.com

The words of the two imams are given in their original Arabic, verbatim, with references.

Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah

هذا يدل على أن الزاني الذي لم يتب لا يجوز أن يتزوج عفيفة كما هو إحدى الروايتين عن أحمد«مجموع الفتاوى» 32/120
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