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Al-Ma'arij 30

Ayah 30 of 44 · Meccan

إِلَّا عَلَىٰٓ أَزۡوَٰجِهِمۡ أَوۡ مَا مَلَكَتۡ أَيۡمَٰنُهُمۡ فَإِنَّهُمۡ غَيۡرُ مَلُومِينَ ٣٠

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

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

1 i.e., female slaves.

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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. مَلَكَتۡthey possessmalakat
  7. أَيۡمَٰنُهُمۡrightfullyaymānuhum
  8. فَإِنَّهُمۡthen indeed, theyfa-innahum
  9. غَيۡرُ(are) notghayru
  10. مَلُومِينَblameworthymalūmīna

Tafsir

Except from their wives or the servant girls they possess, because they are not blameworthy in enjoying them through sexual intercourse or anything less.

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