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Quran Maqasid

اسْتَحَبُّ

استحب in the Quran

Meaning: they prefer

استحب occurs 4 times in 4 verses across 4 surahs of the Quran. Below is every verse with its translation. Tap any word to see its meaning.

Occurrences
4
Verses
4
Surahs
4

اسْتَحَبُّ

Verb · 4 times

Meaning: they prefer · Also translated as: love more

Forms in the Quran

  • ٱسْتَحَبُّوا۟ ×2
  • يَسْتَحِبُّونَ ×1
  • فَٱسْتَحَبُّوا۟ ×1

Its root in the classical dictionaries

الحب والحبة يقال في الحنطة والشعير ونحوهما من المطعومات، والحب والحبة في بزور الرياحين، قال الله تعالى: كمثل حبة أنبتت سبع سنابل في كل سنبلة مائة حبة [البقرة/ 261] ، وقال: ولا حبة في ظلمات الأرض [الأنعام/ 59] ، وقال تعالى: إن الله فالق الحب والنوى [الأنعام/ 95] ، وقوله تعالى:

المفردات في غريب القرآن — الراغب الأصفهاني

قوله تعالى: ﴿يحبهم ويحبونه﴾ [المائدة: 54].

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

Verses with استحب

Verses 1–4 of 4

  1. Each word opens its meaning.

    O ye who believe! Take not For protectors your fathers And your brothers if they love Infidelity above Faith: If any of you do so, They do wrong.

    Surah At-Tawbah, verse 9:23
  2. Each word opens its meaning.

    Those who love the life Of this world more than The Hereafter, who hinder (men) From the Path of God And seek therein something crooked: They are astray By a long distance.

    Surah Ibrahim, verse 14:3
  3. Each word opens its meaning.

    This because they love The life of this world Better than the Hereafter: And God will not guide Those who reject Faith.

    Surah An-Nahl, verse 16:107
  4. Each word opens its meaning.

    As to the Thamūd, We gave them guidance, But they preferred blindness (Of heart) to Guidance: So the stunning Punishment Of humiliation seized them, Because of what they had earned.

    Surah Fussilat, verse 41:17