Quran Quote  :  And if you call them to true guidance, they will not follow you. It is all the same for you whether you call them to true guidance or keep silent. - 7:193

Quran Ayat (Verses) regarding Friends(Friendship)

In this section, readers can explore a curated collection of Quranic verses regarding Friends(Friendship). The verses have been carefully arranged to provide easy access and convenience, allowing readers to delve into the spiritual guidance and wisdom imparted by the Quran concerning Quranic ayat about Friends(Friendship). Spanning across various chapters of the Quran, we have tried our best to arrange them into subcategories as well, making it easier for anyone seeking specific information about Quranic verses regarding Friends(Friendship). So, let's see what the Quran has to say about Friends(Friendship) in Islam in various parts of the holy Quran.

إِنَّمَا وَلِيُّكُمُ ٱللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُۥ وَٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ ٱلَّذِينَ يُقِيمُونَ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ وَيُؤۡتُونَ ٱلزَّكَوٰةَ وَهُمۡ رَٰكِعُونَ

55. Only Allah is your friend [174], and His Messenger, and the believers who establish Prayer, pay Zakat, and bow down before Allah [175].

Surah Name : Al-Maidah   Surah Number : 5   Ayat Number: 55

۞يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ لَا تَتَّخِذُواْ ٱلۡيَهُودَ وَٱلنَّصَٰرَىٰٓ أَوۡلِيَآءَۘ بَعۡضُهُمۡ أَوۡلِيَآءُ بَعۡضٖۚ وَمَن يَتَوَلَّهُم مِّنكُمۡ فَإِنَّهُۥ مِنۡهُمۡۗ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَا يَهۡدِي ٱلۡقَوۡمَ ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ

51. O you who believe! Do not take the Jews and Christians as friends [164]. They are friends of each other among themselves [165]. And whoever among you makes them his friends, then he is one of them. Indeed, Allah does not guide the unjust people [166].

Surah Name : Al-Maidah   Surah Number : 5   Ayat Number: 51

يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ لَا تَتَّخِذُوٓاْ ءَابَآءَكُمۡ وَإِخۡوَٰنَكُمۡ أَوۡلِيَآءَ إِنِ ٱسۡتَحَبُّواْ ٱلۡكُفۡرَ عَلَى ٱلۡإِيمَٰنِۚ وَمَن يَتَوَلَّهُم مِّنكُمۡ فَأُوْلَـٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلظَّـٰلِمُونَ,

23. O believers! Take not your fathers and brothers over friends [48], if they prefer infidelity to faith. And whoso of you will befriend them, then they are the unjust [49].

Surah Name : At-Tawbah   Surah Number : 9   Ayat Number: 23

وَٱلۡمُؤۡمِنُونَ وَٱلۡمُؤۡمِنَٰتُ بَعۡضُهُمۡ أَوۡلِيَآءُ بَعۡضٖۚ يَأۡمُرُونَ بِٱلۡمَعۡرُوفِ وَيَنۡهَوۡنَ عَنِ ٱلۡمُنكَرِ وَيُقِيمُونَ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ وَيُؤۡتُونَ ٱلزَّكَوٰةَ وَيُطِيعُونَ ٱللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُۥٓۚ أُوْلَـٰٓئِكَ سَيَرۡحَمُهُمُ ٱللَّهُۗ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ عَزِيزٌ حَكِيمٞ,

71. And the Muslim men and women are allies [197] to one another. They encourage good and forbid evil, and establish prayer and pay the poor-due and obey Allah and His Messenger. These are they on whom Allah will have mercy [198]. Indeed, Allah is Dominant, the Wise [199].

Surah Name : At-Tawbah   Surah Number : 9   Ayat Number: 71

أَلَآ إِنَّ أَوۡلِيَآءَ ٱللَّهِ لَا خَوۡفٌ عَلَيۡهِمۡ وَلَا هُمۡ يَحۡزَنُونَ

62. Listen carefully! No doubt, there is no fear upon them nor any grief [173], friends of Allah [174].

Surah Name : Yunus   Surah Number : 10   Ayat Number: 62

يَٰوَيۡلَتَىٰ لَيۡتَنِي لَمۡ أَتَّخِذۡ فُلَانًا خَلِيلٗا

28. Ah! Woe to me! Would that I had not taken such a one as a friend [54].

Surah Name : Al-Furqan   Surah Number : 25   Ayat Number: 28

وَأَنذِرۡهُمۡ يَوۡمَ ٱلۡأٓزِفَةِ إِذِ ٱلۡقُلُوبُ لَدَى ٱلۡحَنَاجِرِ كَٰظِمِينَۚ مَا لِلظَّـٰلِمِينَ مِنۡ حَمِيمٖ وَلَا شَفِيعٖ يُطَاعُ

18. And warn them of the approaching Day of Calamity when the hearts will reach to the throats (47 )full of grief inwardly. The unjust shall have no friend nor any such helper whose request may be acceded(48) to.

Surah Name : Ghafir   Surah Number : 40   Ayat Number: 18

وَلَا يَسۡـَٔلُ حَمِيمٌ حَمِيمٗا

10. And no close friend will inquire about another close friend [11].

Surah Name : Al-Maaarij   Surah Number : 70   Ayat Number: 10

يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ لَا تَتَوَلَّوۡاْ قَوۡمًا غَضِبَ ٱللَّهُ عَلَيۡهِمۡ قَدۡ يَئِسُواْ مِنَ ٱلۡأٓخِرَةِ كَمَا يَئِسَ ٱلۡكُفَّارُ مِنۡ أَصۡحَٰبِ ٱلۡقُبُورِ

13.O you who believe! Do not make friends with people with whom Allah is wrathful [54]. Indeed, they are in despair of the Hereafter, just as the infidels are in despair [55] of those who are in the graves.

Surah Name : Al-Mumtahanah   Surah Number : 60   Ayat Number: 13

يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ لَا تَتَّخِذُواْ عَدُوِّي وَعَدُوَّكُمۡ أَوۡلِيَآءَ تُلۡقُونَ إِلَيۡهِم بِٱلۡمَوَدَّةِ وَقَدۡ كَفَرُواْ بِمَا جَآءَكُم مِّنَ ٱلۡحَقِّ يُخۡرِجُونَ ٱلرَّسُولَ وَإِيَّاكُمۡ أَن تُؤۡمِنُواْ بِٱللَّهِ رَبِّكُمۡ إِن كُنتُمۡ خَرَجۡتُمۡ جِهَٰدٗا فِي سَبِيلِي وَٱبۡتِغَآءَ مَرۡضَاتِيۚ تُسِرُّونَ إِلَيۡهِم بِٱلۡمَوَدَّةِ وَأَنَا۠ أَعۡلَمُ بِمَآ أَخۡفَيۡتُمۡ وَمَآ أَعۡلَنتُمۡۚ وَمَن يَفۡعَلۡهُ مِنكُمۡ فَقَدۡ ضَلَّ سَوَآءَ ٱلسَّبِيلِ

1.O believers! Do not take My enemy and your enemy as friends [1], would you offer them love while they deny what truth has come to you [2]; driving out the Messenger and yourselves because you believe in Allah as your Lord [3]? If you go out struggling hard in My Path and seeking My Pleasure [4], take them not as friends. You send them a secret message of love [5], while I know well what you conceal and what you reveal [6]. And whoever of you does this, has indeed gone astray from the Straight Path [7].

Surah Name : Al-Mumtahanah   Surah Number : 60   Ayat Number: 1

فَلَيۡسَ لَهُ ٱلۡيَوۡمَ هَٰهُنَا حَمِيمٞ

35.Therefore, he neither has a true friend [41] today.

Surah Name : Al-Haqqah   Surah Number : 69   Ayat Number: 35

إِنَّهُمۡ لَن يُغۡنُواْ عَنكَ مِنَ ٱللَّهِ شَيۡـٔٗاۚ وَإِنَّ ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ بَعۡضُهُمۡ أَوۡلِيَآءُ بَعۡضٖۖ وَٱللَّهُ وَلِيُّ ٱلۡمُتَّقِينَ

19.Certainly, they will avail [38] you nothing against Allah. And surely the unjust are the friends [39] of one another. And the friend (40) of the pious one is only Allah.

Surah Name : Al-Jathiyah   Surah Number : 45   Ayat Number: 19

يَوۡمَ لَا يُغۡنِي مَوۡلًى عَن مَّوۡلٗى شَيۡـٔٗا وَلَا هُمۡ يُنصَرُونَ

41.The day when a friend shall not help a friend at all and nor shall they be helped [43].

Surah Name : Ad-Dukhan   Surah Number : 44   Ayat Number: 41

نَحۡنُ أَوۡلِيَآؤُكُمۡ فِي ٱلۡحَيَوٰةِ ٱلدُّنۡيَا وَفِي ٱلۡأٓخِرَةِۖ وَلَكُمۡ فِيهَا مَا تَشۡتَهِيٓ أَنفُسُكُمۡ وَلَكُمۡ فِيهَا مَا تَدَّعُونَ

31. We are your friends in the life of this world and in the Hereafter[84] ". And for you therein is that which you yourselves desire [85], and you shall get therein that which you may ask(86) for.

Surah Name : Fussilat   Surah Number : 41   Ayat Number: 31

وَلَا تَسۡتَوِي ٱلۡحَسَنَةُ وَلَا ٱلسَّيِّئَةُۚ ٱدۡفَعۡ بِٱلَّتِي هِيَ أَحۡسَنُ فَإِذَا ٱلَّذِي بَيۡنَكَ وَبَيۡنَهُۥ عَدَٰوَةٞ كَأَنَّهُۥ وَلِيٌّ حَمِيمٞ

34.And the good and the evil are not equal [91]. Repel [92] (the evil) with that which is best. Then the one, whom between you and him is enmity, will become as such as if he was your bosom (93) friend.

Surah Name : Fussilat   Surah Number : 41   Ayat Number: 34

وَلَوۡ شَآءَ ٱللَّهُ لَجَعَلَهُمۡ أُمَّةٗ وَٰحِدَةٗ وَلَٰكِن يُدۡخِلُ مَن يَشَآءُ فِي رَحۡمَتِهِۦۚ وَٱلظَّـٰلِمُونَ مَا لَهُم مِّن وَلِيّٖ وَلَا نَصِيرٍ

8. And had Allah willed, he would have made them an Ummah under one faith. But He admits into His Mercy [14] whom so He Pleases. And the unjust neither have a friend nor a helper [15].

Surah Name : Ash-Shura   Surah Number : 42   Ayat Number: 8

وَمَآ أَنتُم بِمُعۡجِزِينَ فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِۖ وَمَا لَكُم مِّن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ مِن وَلِيّٖ وَلَا نَصِيرٖ

31.And you cannot frustrate His control on the earth [93]. You have neither any friend nor any helper [94],Except Allah.

Surah Name : Ash-Shura   Surah Number : 42   Ayat Number: 31

ٱلۡأَخِلَّآءُ يَوۡمَئِذِۭ بَعۡضُهُمۡ لِبَعۡضٍ عَدُوٌّ إِلَّا ٱلۡمُتَّقِينَ

67. Friends on that Day shall be foes [118] to one another, except the pious ones [119].

Surah Name : Az-Zukhruf   Surah Number : 43   Ayat Number: 67

لَّيۡسَ عَلَى ٱلۡأَعۡمَىٰ حَرَجٞ وَلَا عَلَى ٱلۡأَعۡرَجِ حَرَجٞ وَلَا عَلَى ٱلۡمَرِيضِ حَرَجٞ وَلَا عَلَىٰٓ أَنفُسِكُمۡ أَن تَأۡكُلُواْ مِنۢ بُيُوتِكُمۡ أَوۡ بُيُوتِ ءَابَآئِكُمۡ أَوۡ بُيُوتِ أُمَّهَٰتِكُمۡ أَوۡ بُيُوتِ إِخۡوَٰنِكُمۡ أَوۡ بُيُوتِ أَخَوَٰتِكُمۡ أَوۡ بُيُوتِ أَعۡمَٰمِكُمۡ أَوۡ بُيُوتِ عَمَّـٰتِكُمۡ أَوۡ بُيُوتِ أَخۡوَٰلِكُمۡ أَوۡ بُيُوتِ خَٰلَٰتِكُمۡ أَوۡ مَا مَلَكۡتُم مَّفَاتِحَهُۥٓ أَوۡ صَدِيقِكُمۡۚ لَيۡسَ عَلَيۡكُمۡ جُنَاحٌ أَن تَأۡكُلُواْ جَمِيعًا أَوۡ أَشۡتَاتٗاۚ فَإِذَا دَخَلۡتُم بُيُوتٗا فَسَلِّمُواْ عَلَىٰٓ أَنفُسِكُمۡ تَحِيَّةٗ مِّنۡ عِندِ ٱللَّهِ مُبَٰرَكَةٗ طَيِّبَةٗۚ كَذَٰلِكَ يُبَيِّنُ ٱللَّهُ لَكُمُ ٱلۡأٓيَٰتِ لَعَلَّكُمۡ تَعۡقِلُونَ

61. your fathers, or the houses of your mothers [165-166], or the houses of your brothers, or the houses of your sisters, or the houses of your paternal uncles, or the houses of your paternal aunts, or the houses of your maternal uncles, or the houses of your maternal aunts, or from those houses of which you possess the keys [167-169], or from the house of your friend. There is no blame upon you whether you eat together or separately [170]. But when you enter houses, greet one another with a greeting from Allah, blessed and good [171]. Thus Allah makes clear His verses to you, so that you may understand [172].

Surah Name : An-Nur   Surah Number : 24   Ayat Number: 61

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