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أَنفَقَ

أنفق in the Quran

Meaning: you spend

أنفق occurs 68 times in 55 verses across 24 surahs of the Quran. Below is every verse with its translation. Tap any word to see its meaning.

Occurrences
68
Verses
55
Surahs
24

أَنفَقَ

Verb · 68 times

Meaning: you spend · Also translated as: Spend, they spend, And spend, spends

Forms in the Quran

  • يُنفِقُونَ ×20
  • أَنفِقُوا۟ ×11
  • وَأَنفِقُوا۟ ×8
  • تُنفِقُوا۟ ×8
  • يُنفِقُ ×5
  • أَنفَقْتُم ×4
  • تُنفِقُونَ ×2
  • أَنفَقَ ×2

Its root in the classical dictionaries

نفق الشيء: مضى ونفد، ينفق، إما بالبيع نحو: نفق البيع نفاقا، ومنه: نفاق الأيم، ونفق القوم: إذا نفق سوقهم، وإما بالموت نحو:

المفردات في غريب القرآن — الراغب الأصفهاني

قوله تعالى: ﴿أن تبتغي نفقا في الأرض﴾ [الأنعام: 35] أي سربا تدخل فيه. والنفق: الطريق النافذ، والسرب في الأرض. ومنه: نافقاء اليربوع، لبعض حجرته. وقد نافق اليربوع ونفق، وذلك أنه يتخذ لحجره أبوابا متعددة، فإذا أمد الحارش يده ليأخذه خرج من بعض الأبواب.

عمدة الحفاظ في تفسير أشرف الألفاظ — السمين الحلبي
The full entries on the root ن ف ق

Verses with أنفق

Verses 1–20 of 55

  1. Each word opens its meaning.

    Who believe in the Unseen, Are steadfast in prayer, And spend out of what We Have provided for them;

    Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 2:3
  2. Each word opens its meaning.

    And spend of your substance In the cause of God, And make not your own hands Contribute to (your) destruction; But do good; For God loveth those Who do good.

    Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 2:195
  3. Each word opens its meaning.

    They ask thee What they should spend (In charity). Say: Whatever Ye spend that is good, Is for parents and kindred And orphans And those in want And for wayfarers. And whatever ye do That is good,—God Knoweth it well.

    Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 2:215
  4. Each word opens its meaning.

    They ask thee Concerning wine and gambling. Say: "In them is great sin, And some profit, for men; But the sin is greater Than the profit." They ask thee how much They are to spend; Say: "What is beyond Your needs." Thus doth God Make clear to you His Signs: in order that Ye may consider—

    Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 2:219
  5. Each word opens its meaning.

    O ye who believe! Spend out of (the bounties) We have provided for you, Before the Day comes When no bargaining (Will avail), nor friendship Nor intercession. Those who reject Faith—they Are the wrong-doers.

    Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 2:254
  6. Each word opens its meaning.

    The parable of those Who spend their substance In the way of God is that Of a grain of corn: it groweth Seven ears, and each ear Hath a hundred grains. God giveth manifold increase To whom He pleaseth: And God careth for all And He knoweth all things

    Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 2:261
  7. Each word opens its meaning.

    Those who spend Their substance in the cause Of God, and follow not up Their gifts with reminders Of their generosity Or with injury,—for them Their reward is with their Lord: On them shall be no fear, Nor shall they grieve.

    Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 2:262
  8. Each word opens its meaning.

    O ye who believe! Cancel not your charity By reminders of your generosity Or by injury,—like those Who spend their substance To be seen of men, But believe neither In God nor in the Last Day. They are in Parable like a hard, Barren rock, on which Is a little soil: on it Falls heavy rain, Which leaves it (Just) a bare stone. They will be able to do nothing With aught they have earned. And God guideth not Those who reject faith.

    Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 2:264
  9. Each word opens its meaning.

    And the likeness of those Who spend their substance, Seeking to please God And to strengthen their souls, Is as a garden, high And fertile: heavy rain Falls on it but makes it yield A double increase Of harvest, and if it receives not Heavy rain, light moisture Sufficeth it. God seeth well Whatever ye do.

    Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 2:265
  10. Each word opens its meaning.

    O ye who believe! Give of the good things Which ye have (honourably) earned, And of the fruits of the earth Which We have produced For you, and do not even aim At getting anything Which is bad, in order that Out of it ye may give away Something, when ye yourselves Would not receive it Except with closed eyes. And know that God Is Free of all wants, And Worthy of all praise.

    Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 2:267
  11. Each word opens its meaning.

    And whatever ye spend In charity or devotion, Be sure God knows it all. But the wrong-doers Have no helpers.

    Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 2:270
  12. Each word opens its meaning.

    It is not required Of thee (O Apostle), To set them on the right path, But God sets on the right path Whom He pleaseth. Whatever of good ye give Benefits your own souls, And ye shall only do so Seeking the "Face" Of God. Whatever good Ye give, shall be Rendered back to you, And ye shall not Be dealt with unjustly.

    Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 2:272
  13. Each word opens its meaning.

    (Charity is) for those In need, who, in God's cause Are restricted (from travel), And cannot move about In the land, seeking (For trade or work): The ignorant man thinks, Because of their modesty, That they are free from want. Thou shalt know them By their (unfailing) mark: They beg not importunately From all and sundry. And whatever of good Ye give, be assured God knoweth it well.

    Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 2:273
  14. Each word opens its meaning.

    Those who (in charity) Spend of their goods By night and by day, In secret and in public, Have their reward With their Lord: On them shall be no fear, Nor shall they grieve.

    Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 2:274
  15. Each word opens its meaning.

    By no means shall ye Attain righteousness unless Ye give (freely) of that Which ye love; and whatever Ye give, of a truth God knoweth it well.

    Surah Ali 'Imran, verse 3:92
  16. Each word opens its meaning.

    What they spend In the life Of this (material) world May be likened to a Wind Which brings a nipping frost: It strikes and destroys the harvest Of men who have wronged Their own souls: it is not God That hath wronged them, but They wrong themselves.

    Surah Ali 'Imran, verse 3:117
  17. Each word opens its meaning.

    Those who spend (freely), Whether in prosperity, Or in adversity; Who restrain anger, And pardon (all) men;— For God loves those Who do good;—

    Surah Ali 'Imran, verse 3:134
  18. Each word opens its meaning.

    Men are the protectors And maintainers of women, Because God has given The one more (strength) Than the other, and because They support them From their means. Therefore the righteous women Are devoutly obedient, and guard In (the husband's) absence What God would have them guard. As to those women On whose part ye fear Disloyalty and ill-conduct, Admonish them (first), (Next), refuse to share their beds, (And last) beat them (lightly); But if they return to obedience, Seek not against them Means (of annoyance): For God is Most High, Great (above you all).

    Surah An-Nisa, verse 4:34
  19. Each word opens its meaning.

    Not those who spend Of their substance, to be seen Of men, but have no faith In God and the Last Day: If any take the Evil One For their intimate, What a dreadful intimate he is!

    Surah An-Nisa, verse 4:38
  20. Each word opens its meaning.

    And what burden Were it on them if they Had faith in God And in the Last Day, And they spent Out of what God hath Given them for sustenance? For God hath full Knowledge of them.

    Surah An-Nisa, verse 4:39