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Al-Mu'minun 6

Ayah 6 of 118 · Meccan

إِلَّا عَلَىٰٓ أَزۡوَٰجِهِمۡ أَوۡ مَا مَلَكَتۡ أَيۡمَٰنُهُمۡ فَإِنَّهُمۡ غَيۡرُ مَلُومِينَ ٦

Except from their wives or those their right hands possess,1 for indeed, they will not be blamed -

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

1 Female slaves or captives under their ownership.

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Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. إِلَّاExceptillā
  2. عَلَىٰٓfromʿalā
  3. أَزۡوَٰجِهِمۡtheir spousesazwājihim
  4. أَوۡoraw
  5. مَاwhatmā
  6. مَلَكَتۡpossessmalakat
  7. أَيۡمَٰنُهُمۡtheir right handsaymānuhum
  8. فَإِنَّهُمۡthen indeed, theyfa-innahum
  9. غَيۡرُ(are) notghayru
  10. مَلُومِينَblameworthymalūmīna

Tafsir

Except using them with their wives or the female servants they possessed, for they are blameless in taking pleasure from them through sexual intercourse and the like.

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