Surah 23 · verse 6
Al-Mu'minun 23:6
Sign in to listenإِلَّا عَلَىٰ أَزْوَاجِهِمْ أَوْ مَا مَلَكَتْ أَيْمَانُهُمْ فَإِنَّهُمْ غَيْرُ مَلُومِينَ
illa 'ala azwajihim aw ma malakat aymanuhum fa-innahum ghayr malumin
Except from their wives or those their right hands possess, for indeed, they will not be blamed -
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Context in the surah
وَالَّذِينَ هُمْ عَنِ اللَّغْوِ مُعْرِضُونَ
And they who turn away from ill speech
Verse 4وَالَّذِينَ هُمْ لِلزَّكَاةِ فَاعِلُونَ
And they who are observant of zakah
Verse 5وَالَّذِينَ هُمْ لِفُرُوجِهِمْ حَافِظُونَ
And they who guard their private parts
إِلَّا عَلَىٰ أَزْوَاجِهِمْ أَوْ مَا مَلَكَتْ أَيْمَانُهُمْ فَإِنَّهُمْ غَيْرُ مَلُومِينَ
Except from their wives or those their right hands possess, for indeed, they will not be blamed -
فَمَنِ ابْتَغَىٰ وَرَاءَ ذَٰلِكَ فَأُولَـٰئِكَ هُمُ الْعَادُونَ
But whoever seeks beyond that, then those are the transgressors -
Verse 8وَالَّذِينَ هُمْ لِأَمَانَاتِهِمْ وَعَهْدِهِمْ رَاعُونَ
And they who are to their trusts and their promises attentive
Verse 9وَالَّذِينَ هُمْ عَلَىٰ صَلَوَاتِهِمْ يُحَافِظُونَ
And they who carefully maintain their prayers -