Quran Quote  :  This is a Book which We have revealed to you that you may bring forth mankind from every kind of darkness into light. - 14:1

    • 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.

    وَدُّواْ لَوۡ تَكۡفُرُونَ كَمَا كَفَرُواْ فَتَكُونُونَ سَوَآءٗۖ فَلَا تَتَّخِذُواْ مِنۡهُمۡ أَوۡلِيَآءَ حَتَّىٰ يُهَاجِرُواْ فِي سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِۚ فَإِن تَوَلَّوۡاْ فَخُذُوهُمۡ وَٱقۡتُلُوهُمۡ حَيۡثُ وَجَدتُّمُوهُمۡۖ وَلَا تَتَّخِذُواْ مِنۡهُمۡ وَلِيّٗا وَلَا نَصِيرًا

    89. They wish that you should also become infidels as they became disbelievers [277], so that you may all become equals. Then take not any of them as your friends [278] unless they leave their homes (migrate) in the way of Allah [279]. Then if they turn back (to enmity), then seize them and kill them wherever you find them [280]. And take not any of them as friends or helpers [281].

    Surah Name : An-Nisa   Surah Number : 4   Ayat Number: 89

    وَلَأُضِلَّنَّهُمۡ وَلَأُمَنِّيَنَّهُمۡ وَلَأٓمُرَنَّهُمۡ فَلَيُبَتِّكُنَّ ءَاذَانَ ٱلۡأَنۡعَٰمِ وَلَأٓمُرَنَّهُمۡ فَلَيُغَيِّرُنَّ خَلۡقَ ٱللَّهِۚ وَمَن يَتَّخِذِ ٱلشَّيۡطَٰنَ وَلِيّٗا مِّن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ فَقَدۡ خَسِرَ خُسۡرَانٗا مُّبِينٗا

    119. And I will certainly lead them astray, and I will arouse in them (sinful) desires [361] and will command that so they will cut the ears of cattle [362], and I will command that so they will change the creation of Allah [363]. And he who takes Shaitaan for a friend [364], besides Allah, has certainly sustained a clear loss.

    Surah Name : An-Nisa   Surah Number : 4   Ayat Number: 119

    وَمَنۡ أَحۡسَنُ دِينٗا مِّمَّنۡ أَسۡلَمَ وَجۡهَهُۥ لِلَّهِ وَهُوَ مُحۡسِنٞ وَٱتَّبَعَ مِلَّةَ إِبۡرَٰهِيمَ حَنِيفٗاۗ وَٱتَّخَذَ ٱللَّهُ إِبۡرَٰهِيمَ خَلِيلٗا

    125. And who is better in religion than the one who submits his face (entire being) to Allah [373], while being a doer of good [374], and follows the religion of Ebrahim, who was upright (and separate from every falsehood) [375]. And Allah took Ebrahim as His intimate friend [376].

    Surah Name : An-Nisa   Surah Number : 4   Ayat Number: 125

    ٱلَّذِينَ يَتَّخِذُونَ ٱلۡكَٰفِرِينَ أَوۡلِيَآءَ مِن دُونِ ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَۚ أَيَبۡتَغُونَ عِندَهُمُ ٱلۡعِزَّةَ فَإِنَّ ٱلۡعِزَّةَ لِلَّهِ جَمِيعٗا

    139.Those who take the disbelievers as allies instead of the believers. Do they seek power from them? Indeed, all power belongs to Allah.

    Surah Name : An-Nisa   Surah Number : 4   Ayat Number: 139

    يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ لَا تَتَّخِذُواْ ٱلۡكَٰفِرِينَ أَوۡلِيَآءَ مِن دُونِ ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَۚ أَتُرِيدُونَ أَن تَجۡعَلُواْ لِلَّهِ عَلَيۡكُمۡ سُلۡطَٰنٗا مُّبِينًا

    144. O you who believe! Do not take the infidels for friends [423] against the believers. Would you like it to be a clear proof against you [424] before Allah?

    Surah Name : An-Nisa   Surah Number : 4   Ayat Number: 144

    يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوٓاْ أَنفِقُواْ مِمَّا رَزَقۡنَٰكُم مِّن قَبۡلِ أَن يَأۡتِيَ يَوۡمٞ لَّا بَيۡعٞ فِيهِ وَلَا خُلَّةٞ وَلَا شَفَٰعَةٞۗ وَٱلۡكَٰفِرُونَ هُمُ ٱلظَّـٰلِمُونَ

    254. O Believers! [648] Spend of what We have provided for you before there comes a day when there will be no bargaining [649], nor friendship, nor intercession [650]. And the infidels are indeed unjust [651].

    Surah Name : Al-Baqarah   Surah Number : 2   Ayat Number: 254

    وَإِذۡ قُلۡنَا لِلۡمَلَـٰٓئِكَةِ ٱسۡجُدُواْ لِأٓدَمَ فَسَجَدُوٓاْ إِلَّآ إِبۡلِيسَ كَانَ مِنَ ٱلۡجِنِّ فَفَسَقَ عَنۡ أَمۡرِ رَبِّهِۦٓۗ أَفَتَتَّخِذُونَهُۥ وَذُرِّيَّتَهُۥٓ أَوۡلِيَآءَ مِن دُونِي وَهُمۡ لَكُمۡ عَدُوُّۢۚ بِئۡسَ لِلظَّـٰلِمِينَ بَدَلٗا

    50. And remember when We said to the angels, "Prostrate to Adam," and they all prostrated except Iblis. He was of the jinn [118] and defied the command of his Lord. Will you then take him and his offspring [120] as allies apart from Me, while they are your enemies? What an evil substitute for the wrongdoers [121].

    Surah Name : Al-Kahf   Surah Number : 18   Ayat Number: 50

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

    22. And neither can you escape [from Allah] on the earth nor in the heavens. And you have no ally other than Allah, nor any helper. [46]

    Surah Name : Al-Ankabut   Surah Number : 29   Ayat Number: 22

    وَٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ بَعۡضُهُمۡ أَوۡلِيَآءُ بَعۡضٍۚ إِلَّا تَفۡعَلُوهُ تَكُن فِتۡنَةٞ فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَفَسَادٞ كَبِيرٞ

    73. And the disbelievers are allies of one another [165]. If you do not do this, there will be great turmoil and corruption [166] in the land.

    Surah Name : Al-Anfal   Surah Number : 8   Ayat Number: 73

    يَٰبَنِيٓ ءَادَمَ لَا يَفۡتِنَنَّكُمُ ٱلشَّيۡطَٰنُ كَمَآ أَخۡرَجَ أَبَوَيۡكُم مِّنَ ٱلۡجَنَّةِ يَنزِعُ عَنۡهُمَا لِبَاسَهُمَا لِيُرِيَهُمَا سَوۡءَٰتِهِمَآۚ إِنَّهُۥ يَرَىٰكُمۡ هُوَ وَقَبِيلُهُۥ مِنۡ حَيۡثُ لَا تَرَوۡنَهُمۡۗ إِنَّا جَعَلۡنَا ٱلشَّيَٰطِينَ أَوۡلِيَآءَ لِلَّذِينَ لَا يُؤۡمِنُونَ

    27.O children of Adam! Let not the devil deceive you as he expelled your parents from Paradise, stripping them of their clothing to show them their shame [51]. Indeed, he sees you, he and his tribe, from where you do not see them [52]. We have made the devils allies to those who do not believe [53].

    Surah Name : Al-Araf   Surah Number : 7   Ayat Number: 27

    وَلَا صَدِيقٍ حَمِيمٖ

    101. Nor any sympathizing friend [105]

    Surah Name : Ash-Shuara   Surah Number : 26   Ayat Number: 101

    ٱلنَّبِيُّ أَوۡلَىٰ بِٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ مِنۡ أَنفُسِهِمۡۖ وَأَزۡوَٰجُهُۥٓ أُمَّهَٰتُهُمۡۗ وَأُوْلُواْ ٱلۡأَرۡحَامِ بَعۡضُهُمۡ أَوۡلَىٰ بِبَعۡضٖ فِي كِتَٰبِ ٱللَّهِ مِنَ ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ وَٱلۡمُهَٰجِرِينَ إِلَّآ أَن تَفۡعَلُوٓاْ إِلَىٰٓ أَوۡلِيَآئِكُم مَّعۡرُوفٗاۚ كَانَ ذَٰلِكَ فِي ٱلۡكِتَٰبِ مَسۡطُورٗا

    6.The Prophet (Muhammad) is more worthy of the believers even more than their own selves (13), and his wives are their mothers. And blood relations are nearer (14) to one another in the Book of Allah, then the rest of the believers, as well as emigrants (15), except those with whom you do any usual favour (16) as your friends. This is inscribed (17) in the Book.

    Surah Name : Al-Ahzab   Surah Number : 33   Ayat Number: 6

    فَٱلۡيَوۡمَ لَا يُؤۡخَذُ مِنكُمۡ فِدۡيَةٞ وَلَا مِنَ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْۚ مَأۡوَىٰكُمُ ٱلنَّارُۖ هِيَ مَوۡلَىٰكُمۡۖ وَبِئۡسَ ٱلۡمَصِيرُ

    15. So this day no ransom shall be [49] accepted from you, nor from the infidels [50]. Your refuge is the fire. It is your friend. And what an evil destination it is.

    Surah Name : Al-Hadeed   Surah Number : 57   Ayat Number: 15

    لَّا يَتَّخِذِ ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنُونَ ٱلۡكَٰفِرِينَ أَوۡلِيَآءَ مِن دُونِ ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَۖ وَمَن يَفۡعَلۡ ذَٰلِكَ فَلَيۡسَ مِنَ ٱللَّهِ فِي شَيۡءٍ إِلَّآ أَن تَتَّقُواْ مِنۡهُمۡ تُقَىٰةٗۗ وَيُحَذِّرُكُمُ ٱللَّهُ نَفۡسَهُۥۗ وَإِلَى ٱللَّهِ ٱلۡمَصِيرُ

    28. Let not the believers take disbelievers as their friends [62] instead of the believers. And whoever does that has no connection with Allah, unless you cautiously safeguard yourselves from them [63]. And Allah warns you to fear Him [64]. And to Allah belongs the final destination.

    Surah Name : Al Imran   Surah Number : 3   Ayat Number: 28

    إِنَّمَا ذَٰلِكُمُ ٱلشَّيۡطَٰنُ يُخَوِّفُ أَوۡلِيَآءَهُۥ فَلَا تَخَافُوهُمۡ وَخَافُونِ إِن كُنتُم مُّؤۡمِنِينَ

    175. It is only Shaitaan [395] that threatens you with the fear of his own friends. So fear [396] them not, but fear Me if you are (indeed) believers.

    Surah Name : Al Imran   Surah Number : 3   Ayat Number: 175

    وَإِن كَادُواْ لَيَفۡتِنُونَكَ عَنِ ٱلَّذِيٓ أَوۡحَيۡنَآ إِلَيۡكَ لِتَفۡتَرِيَ عَلَيۡنَا غَيۡرَهُۥۖ وَإِذٗا لَّٱتَّخَذُوكَ خَلِيلٗا

    73. And indeed, it was near that they would have misled you from what We revealed to you [160], so that you might invent something else against Us [161], and then they would have certainly taken you as a close friend.

    Surah Name : Al-Isra   Surah Number : 17   Ayat Number: 73

    وَلَا تَأۡكُلُواْ مِمَّا لَمۡ يُذۡكَرِ ٱسۡمُ ٱللَّهِ عَلَيۡهِ وَإِنَّهُۥ لَفِسۡقٞۗ وَإِنَّ ٱلشَّيَٰطِينَ لَيُوحُونَ إِلَىٰٓ أَوۡلِيَآئِهِمۡ لِيُجَٰدِلُوكُمۡۖ وَإِنۡ أَطَعۡتُمُوهُمۡ إِنَّكُمۡ لَمُشۡرِكُونَ

    121. And eat not that over which the name of Allah has not been pronounced [266], for surely that is disobedience. And indeed, the Shaitaan inspire their friends to argue with you [267]. And if you obey them, then indeed you are polytheists [268].

    Surah Name : Al-Anam   Surah Number : 6   Ayat Number: 121

    وَلَوۡ كَانُواْ يُؤۡمِنُونَ بِٱللَّهِ وَٱلنَّبِيِّ وَمَآ أُنزِلَ إِلَيۡهِ مَا ٱتَّخَذُوهُمۡ أَوۡلِيَآءَ وَلَٰكِنَّ كَثِيرٗا مِّنۡهُمۡ فَٰسِقُونَ

    81. And if they had believed in Allah and the Prophet [Muhammad] and what was sent down to him, they would not have taken the disbelievers as friends [231], but many of them are disobedient.

    Surah Name : Al-Maidah   Surah Number : 5   Ayat Number: 81

    يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ لَا تَتَّخِذُواْ ٱلَّذِينَ ٱتَّخَذُواْ دِينَكُمۡ هُزُوٗا وَلَعِبٗا مِّنَ ٱلَّذِينَ أُوتُواْ ٱلۡكِتَٰبَ مِن قَبۡلِكُمۡ وَٱلۡكُفَّارَ أَوۡلِيَآءَۚ وَٱتَّقُواْ ٱللَّهَ إِن كُنتُم مُّؤۡمِنِينَ

    57. O you who believe! Do not take as friends those who make a mockery and a plaything of your religion, from among those who were given the Book before you [177], and the disbelievers [178]. And fear Allah, if you are believers.

    Surah Name : Al-Maidah   Surah Number : 5   Ayat Number: 57

    وَمَن يَتَوَلَّ ٱللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُۥ وَٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ فَإِنَّ حِزۡبَ ٱللَّهِ هُمُ ٱلۡغَٰلِبُونَ

    56. And whoever takes Allah, His Messenger, and the believers as friends, then surely the party of Allah will be victorious [176].

    Surah Name : Al-Maidah   Surah Number : 5   Ayat Number: 56

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