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حَبِطَ

حبط in the Quran

Meaning: became worthless

حبط occurs 12 times in 12 verses across 10 surahs of the Quran. Below is every verse with its translation. Tap any word to see its meaning.

Occurrences
12
Verses
12
Surahs
10

حَبِطَ

Verb · 12 times

Meaning: became worthless · Also translated as: worthless, wasted, surely worthless, And gone in vain

Forms in the Quran

  • حَبِطَتْ ×6
  • حَبِطَ ×1
  • لَحَبِطَ ×1
  • وَحَبِطَ ×1
  • فَحَبِطَتْ ×1
  • لَيَحْبَطَنَّ ×1
  • تَحْبَطَ ×1

Its root in the classical dictionaries

قال الله تعالى: حبطت أعمالهم

المفردات في غريب القرآن — الراغب الأصفهاني

قوله تعالى: ﴿حبطت أعمالهم﴾ [البقرة: 217] أي بطلت. وأصله من قولهم: حبطت الدابة إذا أكلت أكلا انتفخ بطنها منه فماتت. ومنه الحديث: "إني أخوف ما أخاف عليكم بعدي ما يفتح عليكم من زهرة الدنيا وزينتها. فقال رجل: أو يأتي الخير بالشر يا رسول الله؟ فقال: إنه لا يأتي الخير بالشر، وإن مما ينبت الربيع ما يقتل حبطا أو يلم، إلا آكلة…

عمدة الحفاظ في تفسير أشرف الألفاظ — السمين الحلبي
The full entries on the root ح ب ط

Verses with حبط

Verses 1–12 of 12

  1. Each word opens its meaning.

    They ask thee Concerning fighting In the Prohibited Month. Say: "Fighting therein Is a grave (offence); But graver is it In the sight of God To prevent access To the path of God, To deny Him, To prevent access To the Sacred Mosque, And drive out its members. Tumult and oppression Are worse than slaughter. Nor will they cease Fighting you until They turn you back From your faith If they can. And if any of you Turn back from their faith And die in unbelief, Their works will bear no fruit In this life And in the Hereafter; They will be Companions of the Fire And will abide therein.

    Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 2:217
  2. Each word opens its meaning.

    They are those whose works Will bear no fruit In this world And in the Hereafter, Nor will they have Anyone to help.

    Surah Ali 'Imran, verse 3:22
  3. Each word opens its meaning.

    This day are (all) things Good and pure made lawful Unto you. The food Of the People of the Book Is lawful unto you And yours is lawful Unto them. (Lawful unto you in marriage) Are (not only) chaste women Who are believers, but Chaste women among The People of the Book, Revealed before your time,— When ye give them Their due dowers, and desire Chastity, not lewdness, Nor secret intrigues. If any one rejects faith, Fruitless is his work, And in the Hereafter He will be in the ranks Of those who have lost (All spiritual good).

    Surah Al-Ma'idah, verse 5:5
  4. Each word opens its meaning.

    And those who believe Will say: "Are these The men who swore Their strongest oaths by God, That they were with you?" All that they do Will be in vain, And they will fall Into (nothing but) ruin.

    Surah Al-Ma'idah, verse 5:53
  5. Each word opens its meaning.

    This is the Guidance Of God: He giveth That guidance to whom He pleaseth, of His worshippers. If they were to join Other gods with Him, All that they did Would be vain for them,

    Surah Al-An'am, verse 6:88
  6. Each word opens its meaning.

    Those who reject Our Signs And the Meeting in the Hereafter,— Vain are their deeds: Can they expect to be rewarded Except as they have wrought?

    Surah Al-A'raf, verse 7:147
  7. Each word opens its meaning.

    It is not for such As join gods with God, To visit or maintain The mosques of God While they witness Against their own souls To infidelity. The works Of such bear no fruit: In Fire shall they dwell.

    Surah At-Tawbah, verse 9:17
  8. Each word opens its meaning.

    As in the case of those Before you: they were Mightier than you in power, And more flourishing in wealth And children. They had Their enjoyment of their portion: And ye have of yours, as did Those before you; and ye Indulge in idle talk As they did. They!— Their works are fruitless In this world and in the Hereafter, And they will lose (All spiritual good).

    Surah At-Tawbah, verse 9:69
  9. Each word opens its meaning.

    They are those for whom There is nothing in the Hereafter But the Fire: vain Are the designs they frame therein, And of no effect Are the deeds that they do!

    Surah Hud, verse 11:16
  10. Each word opens its meaning.

    They are those who deny The Signs of their Lord And the fact of their Having to meet Him (In the Hereafter): vain Will be their works, Nor shall We, on the Day Of Judgment, give them Any weight.

    Surah Al-Kahf, verse 18:105
  11. Each word opens its meaning.

    But it has already Been revealed to thee,— As it was to those Before thee,—"If thou Wert to join (gods With God), truly fruitless Will be thy work (in life), And thou wilt surely Be in the ranks of those Who lose (all spiritual good)".

    Surah Az-Zumar, verse 39:65
  12. Each word opens its meaning.

    O ye who believe! Raise not your voices! Above the voice of the Prophet, Nor speak aloud to him In talk, as ye may Speak aloud to one another, Lest your deeds become! Vain and ye perceive not.

    Surah Al-Hujurat, verse 49:2