Surah 23 · verse 96
Al-Mu'minun 23:96
Sign in to listenادْفَعْ بِالَّتِي هِيَ أَحْسَنُ السَّيِّئَةَ ۚ نَحْنُ أَعْلَمُ بِمَا يَصِفُونَ
idfa' bi-allati hi ahsan as-sayyi'ah nahnu a'lamu bima yasifun
Repel, by [means of] what is best, [their] evil. We are most knowing of what they describe.
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Context in the surah
قُل رَّبِّ إِمَّا تُرِيَنِّي مَا يُوعَدُونَ
Say, [O Muhammad], "My Lord, if You should show me that which they are promised,
Verse 94رَبِّ فَلَا تَجْعَلْنِي فِي الْقَوْمِ الظَّالِمِينَ
My Lord, then do not place me among the wrongdoing people."
Verse 95وَإِنَّا عَلَىٰ أَن نُّرِيَكَ مَا نَعِدُهُمْ لَقَادِرُونَ
And indeed, We are able to show you what We have promised them.
ادْفَعْ بِالَّتِي هِيَ أَحْسَنُ السَّيِّئَةَ ۚ نَحْنُ أَعْلَمُ بِمَا يَصِفُونَ
Repel, by [means of] what is best, [their] evil. We are most knowing of what they describe.
وَقُل رَّبِّ أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ هَمَزَاتِ الشَّيَاطِينِ
And say, "My Lord, I seek refuge in You from the incitements of the devils,
Verse 98وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ رَبِّ أَن يَحْضُرُونِ
And I seek refuge in You, my Lord, lest they be present with me."
Verse 99حَتَّىٰ إِذَا جَاءَ أَحَدَهُمُ الْمَوْتُ قَالَ رَبِّ ارْجِعُونِ
[For such is the state of the disbelievers], until, when death comes to one of them, he says, "My Lord, send me back