سُوْرَةُ الْمَعَارِجِ
Surah Al-Ma'aarij (70) — Ayah 30
إِلَّا عَلَىٰٓ أَزْوَٰجِهِمْ أَوْ مَا مَلَكَتْ أَيْمَـٰنُهُمْ فَإِنَّهُمْ غَيْرُ مَلُومِينَ ﴿30﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Except from their wives or the (women slaves) whom their right hands possess - for (then) they are not blameworthy.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
إِلَّا
illā
Except
عَلَىٰٓ
ʿalā
from
أَزْوَٰجِهِمْ
azwājihim
their spouses
أَوْ
aw
or
مَا
mā
what
مَلَكَتْ
malakat
they possess
أَيْمَـٰنُهُمْ
aymānuhum
rightfully
فَإِنَّهُمْ
fa-innahum
then indeed, they
غَيْرُ
ghayru
(are) not
مَلُومِينَ
malūmīna
blameworthy
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan — Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan is a well-known Quran commentary by Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. This tafsir explains the meanings of the Quran in accordance with the methodology of the Salaf (early righteous generations), relying on authentic sources and straightforward language. Due to its reliability and adherence to sound Islamic scholarship, the Saudi government publishes and distributes this tafsir among the Hujjaj (pilgrims) visiting the Haramain. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
30. 1. That is, for the sexual satisfaction of a human being, Allah has kept two lawful means: one is the wife and the other (slave woman). In any case, one of the qualities of the believers is also that for the fulfillment and satisfaction of sexual desire, they do not adopt unlawful means.
