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Al-Muminun (المؤمنون)

Quran 23:5 — Surah Al-Muminun, Verse 5

Chapter 23 · The Believers · Juz 18

5

وَٱلَّذِينَ هُمْ لِفُرُوجِهِمْ حَٰفِظُونَ

Wallazeena hum lifuroo jihim haafizoon

And they who guard their private parts

Quran 23:5 — Surah Al-Muminun

About This Verse

This is verse 5 of 118 in Surah Al-Muminun (المؤمنون), meaning “The Believers”. It is a Meccan surah — revealed in Makkah before the Hijrah. This verse is located in Juz 18 (Part 18) of the Quran.

Surah Al-Muminun is the 23th chapter of the Holy Quran and contains 118 verses (ayat). You can listen to this surah with audio recitation and follow along with transliteration on QuranMakkah.com.

How to Read Quran 23:5

To pronounce this verse, follow the transliteration below. Each syllable represents the Arabic sounds written in Latin letters:

Wallazeena hum lifuroo jihim haafizoon

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Surrounding Verses

3

وَٱلَّذِينَ هُمْ عَنِ ٱللَّغْوِ مُعْرِضُونَ

And they who turn away from ill speech

4

وَٱلَّذِينَ هُمْ لِلزَّكَوٰةِ فَٰعِلُونَ

And they who are observant of zakah

5

وَٱلَّذِينَ هُمْ لِفُرُوجِهِمْ حَٰفِظُونَ

And they who guard their private parts

6

إِلَّا عَلَىٰٓ أَزْوَٰجِهِمْ أَوْ مَا مَلَكَتْ أَيْمَٰنُهُمْ فَإِنَّهُمْ غَيْرُ مَلُومِينَ

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

7

فَمَنِ ٱبْتَغَىٰ وَرَآءَ ذَٰلِكَ فَأُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلْعَادُونَ

But whoever seeks beyond that, then those are the transgressors -