Surah Al-Mu'minun, Ayah 6 (23:6)

ٱلْمُؤْمِنُون

إِلَّا عَلَىٰٓ أَزْوَٰجِهِمْ أَوْ مَا مَلَكَتْ أَيْمَٰنُهُمْ فَإِنَّهُمْ غَيْرُ مَلُومِينَ

Quran 23:6 is ayah 6 of Surah Al-Mu'minun (“The Believers”), a Meccan surah of 118 ayahs. It is in Juz 18, on page 342 of the Madani Mushaf.

23:6
إِلَّاعَلَىٰٓأَزْوَٰجِهِمْأَوْمَامَلَكَتْأَيْمَٰنُهُمْفَإِنَّهُمْغَيْرُمَلُومِينَ٦
illā ʿalā azwājihim aw mā malakat aymānuhum fa-innahum ghayru malūmīna

Except from their wives or those their right hands possess, for indeed, they will not be blamed -(6)

Word by word

  1. إِلَّاillāExcept
  2. عَلَىٰٓʿalāfrom
  3. أَزْوَٰجِهِمْazwājihimtheir spouses
  4. أَوْawor
  5. مَاmāwhat
  6. مَلَكَتْmalakatpossess
  7. أَيْمَٰنُهُمْaymānuhumtheir right hands
  8. فَإِنَّهُمْfa-innahumthen indeed, they
  9. غَيْرُghayru(are) not
  10. مَلُومِينَmalūmīnablameworthy

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