س ر ف Root s-r-f in the Qur’an 23 occurrences in 21 verses

Words from this root

Meanings are the most common word-by-word translations of each word in the Qur’an.

مُسْرِف 15 times

• 5:32 · Al-Ma'idahلَمُسْرِفُونَ (are) surely those who commit excessesBecause of that, We decreed upon the Children of Israel that whoever kills a soul unless for a soul or for corruption [done] in the land - it is as if he had slain mankind entirely. And whoever saves one - it is as if he had saved mankind entirely. And our messengers had certainly come to them with clear proofs. Then indeed many of them, [even] after that, throughout the land, were transgressors.
• 6:141 · Al-An'amٱلْمُسْرِفِينَ the ones who are extravagantAnd He it is who causes gardens to grow, [both] trellised and untrellised, and palm trees and crops of different [kinds of] food and olives and pomegranates, similar and dissimilar. Eat of [each of] its fruit when it yields and give its due [zakah] on the day of its harvest. And be not excessive. Indeed, He does not like those who commit excess.
• 7:31 · Al-A'rafٱلْمُسْرِفِينَ the extravagant onesO children of Adam, take your adornment at every masjid, and eat and drink, but be not excessive. Indeed, He likes not those who commit excess.
• 7:81 · Al-A'rafمُّسْرِفُونَ (who) commit excessesIndeed, you approach men with desire, instead of women. Rather, you are a transgressing people."
• 10:12 · Yunusلِلْمُسْرِفِينَ to the extravagantAnd when affliction touches man, he calls upon Us, whether lying on his side or sitting or standing; but when We remove from him his affliction, he continues [in disobedience] as if he had never called upon Us to [remove] an affliction that touched him. Thus is made pleasing to the transgressors that which they have been doing
• 10:83 · Yunusٱلْمُسْرِفِينَ the ones who commit excessesBut no one believed Moses, except [some] youths among his people, for fear of Pharaoh and his establishment that they would persecute them. And indeed, Pharaoh was haughty within the land, and indeed, he was of the transgressors
• 21:9 · Al-Anbyaٱلْمُسْرِفِينَ the transgressorsThen We fulfilled for them the promise, and We saved them and whom We willed and destroyed the transgressors.
• 26:151 · Ash-Shu'araٱلْمُسْرِفِينَ (of) the transgressorsAnd do not obey the order of the transgressors,
• 36:19 · Ya-Sinمُّسْرِفُونَ transgressingThey said, "Your omen is with yourselves. Is it because you were reminded? Rather, you are a transgressing people."
• 40:28 · Ghafirمُسْرِفٌۭ (is) a transgressorAnd a believing man from the family of Pharaoh who concealed his faith said, "Do you kill a man [merely] because he says, 'My Lord is Allah' while he has brought you clear proofs from your Lord? And if he should be lying, then upon him is [the consequence of] his lie; but if he should be truthful, there will strike you some of what he promises you. Indeed, Allah does not guide one who is a transgressor and a liar.
• 40:34 · Ghafirمُسْرِفٌۭ (is) a transgressorAnd Joseph had already come to you before with clear proofs, but you remained in doubt of that which he brought to you, until when he died, you said, 'Never will Allah send a messenger after him.' Thus does Allah leave astray he who is a transgressor and skeptic."
• 40:43 · Ghafirٱلْمُسْرِفِينَ the transgressors Assuredly, that to which you invite me has no [response to a] supplication in this world or in the Hereafter; and indeed, our return is to Allah, and indeed, the transgressors will be companions of the Fire.
• 43:5 · Az-Zukhrufمُّسْرِفِينَ transgressingThen should We turn the message away, disregarding you, because you are a transgressing people?
• 44:31 · Ad-Dukhanٱلْمُسْرِفِينَ the transgressorsFrom Pharaoh. Indeed, he was a haughty one among the transgressors.
• 51:34 · Adh-Dhariyatلِلْمُسْرِفِينَ for the transgressorsMarked in the presence of your Lord for the transgressors."

أَسْرَفَ 6 times

• 6:141 · Al-An'amتُسْرِفُوٓا۟ ۚ (be) extravagantAnd He it is who causes gardens to grow, [both] trellised and untrellised, and palm trees and crops of different [kinds of] food and olives and pomegranates, similar and dissimilar. Eat of [each of] its fruit when it yields and give its due [zakah] on the day of its harvest. And be not excessive. Indeed, He does not like those who commit excess.
• 7:31 · Al-A'rafتُسْرِفُوٓا۟ ۚ be extravagantO children of Adam, take your adornment at every masjid, and eat and drink, but be not excessive. Indeed, He likes not those who commit excess.
• 17:33 · Al-Israيُسْرِف he should exceedAnd do not kill the soul which Allah has forbidden, except by right. And whoever is killed unjustly - We have given his heir authority, but let him not exceed limits in [the matter of] taking life. Indeed, he has been supported [by the law].
• 20:127 · Ta-Haأَسْرَفَ transgressesAnd thus do We recompense he who transgressed and did not believe in the signs of his Lord. And the punishment of the Hereafter is more severe and more enduring.
• 25:67 · Al-Furqanيُسْرِفُوا۟ (are) not extravagantAnd [they are] those who, when they spend, do so not excessively or sparingly but are ever, between that, [justly] moderate
• 39:53 · Az-Zumarأَسْرَفُوا۟ have transgressedSay, "O My servants who have transgressed against themselves [by sinning], do not despair of the mercy of Allah. Indeed, Allah forgives all sins. Indeed, it is He who is the Forgiving, the Merciful."

إِسْراف 2 times

• 3:147 · Ali 'Imranوَإِسْرَافَنَا and our excessesAnd their words were not but that they said, "Our Lord, forgive us our sins and the excess [committed] in our affairs and plant firmly our feet and give us victory over the disbelieving people."
• 4:6 · An-Nisaإِسْرَافًۭا extravagantlyAnd test the orphans [in their abilities] until they reach marriageable age. Then if you perceive in them sound judgement, release their property to them. And do not consume it excessively and quickly, [anticipating] that they will grow up. And whoever, [when acting as guardian], is self-sufficient should refrain [from taking a fee]; and whoever is poor - let him take according to what is acceptable. Then when you release their property to them, bring witnesses upon them. And sufficient is Allah as Accountant.

How we count

Each Qur’an word whose stem comes from this root counts once. Attached prefixes and pronouns, such as wa- (and) or al- (the), are not counted separately. Root and lemma data: Quranic Arabic Corpus (Kais Dukes, University of Leeds), revised by quran-morphology, GNU GPL. All sources. Verse translation: Saheeh International.