# Dal-Fe-Ayn — دفع (dfE) > Occurs in 10 verses of the Quran. - **Source:** https://quran.so/root/dfE - **Meaning:** To push, pay over to, repel, drive away, avert, defend, discard, refute, quiet, plead, deliver up, dash (torrent), struggle, hinder. - **Derived forms:** دَافِع (2) · دَفَعْ (5) · دَفْع (2) · يُدَٰفِعُ (1) ## Verses containing this root ### 2. Surah Al-Baqarah, Verse 251 - **Form in this verse:** دَفْعُ — dafʿu · "(for the) repelling" - **Grammar:** noun · noun-verb · masculine · nominative case فَهَزَمُوهُمْ بِاِذْنِ اللّٰهِۙ وَقَتَلَ دَاوُ۫دُ جَالُوتَ وَاٰتٰيهُ اللّٰهُ الْمُلْكَ وَالْحِكْمَةَ وَعَلَّمَهُ مِمَّا يَشَٓاءُۜ وَلَوْلَا دَفْعُ اللّٰهِ النَّاسَ بَعْضَهُمْ بِبَعْضٍ لَفَسَدَتِ الْاَرْضُ وَلٰكِنَّ اللّٰهَ ذُوفَضْلٍ عَلَى الْعَالَم۪ينَ Fahazamoohum bi-ithni Allahiwaqatala dawoodu jaloota waatahu Allahualmulka walhikmata waAAallamahu mimma yashaowalawla dafAAu Allahi annasa baAAdahumbibaAAdin lafasadati al-ardu walakinna Allahathoo fadlin AAala alAAalameen And they defeated them by the leave of God. And David killed Goliath, and God gave him dominion and wisdom, and taught him of what He willed. And were God not to repel some people by means of others, the earth should have become corrupt; but God is bountiful to all mankind. _https://quran.so/surah-al-baqarah/verse-251.md_ ### 3. Surah Ali 'Imran, Verse 167 - **Form in this verse:** ٱدْفَعُوا۟ ۖ — id'faʿū · "defend" - **Grammar:** verb · 2nd person, masculine, plural · imperative mood وَلِيَعْلَمَ الَّذ۪ينَ نَافَقُواۚ وَق۪يلَ لَهُمْ تَعَالَوْا قَاتِلُوا ف۪ي سَب۪يلِ اللّٰهِ اَوِ ادْفَعُواۜ قَالُوا لَوْ نَعْلَمُ قِتَالاً لَاتَّبَعْنَاكُمْۜ هُمْ لِلْكُفْرِ يَوْمَئِذٍ اَقْرَبُ مِنْهُمْ لِلْا۪يمَانِۚ يَقُولُونَ بِاَفْوَاهِهِمْ مَا لَيْسَ ف۪ي قُلُوبِهِمْۜ وَاللّٰهُ اَعْلَمُ بِمَا يَكْتُمُونَۚ WaliyaAAlama allatheena nafaqoowaqeela lahum taAAalaw qatiloo fee sabeeli Allahiawi idfaAAoo qaloo law naAAlamu qitalan lattabaAAnakumhum lilkufri yawma-ithin aqrabu minhum lil-eemaniyaqooloona bi-afwahihim ma laysa fee quloobihim wallahuaAAlamu bima yaktumoon And that He might know the waverers. And it was said to them: “Come, fight in the cause of God; or repel.” They said: “Had we known of fighting, we would have followed you.” They were nearer to denial that day than to faith, saying with their mouths what was not in their hearts; and God is most aware of what conceal _https://quran.so/surah-ali-imran/verse-167.md_ ### 4. Surah An-Nisa, Verse 6 - **Form in this verse:** فَٱدْفَعُوٓا۟ — fa-id'faʿū · "then deliver" - **Grammar:** verb · 2nd person, masculine, plural · imperative mood وَابْتَلُوا الْيَتَامٰى حَتّٰٓى اِذَا بَلَغُوا النِّكَاحَۚ فَاِنْ اٰنَسْتُمْ مِنْهُمْ رُشْداً فَادْفَعُٓوا اِلَيْهِمْ اَمْوَالَهُمْۚ وَلَا تَأْكُلُوهَٓا اِسْرَافاً وَبِدَاراً اَنْ يَكْـبَرُواۜ وَمَنْ كَانَ غَنِياًّ فَلْيَسْتَعْفِفْۚ وَمَنْ كَانَ فَق۪يراً فَلْيَأْكُلْ بِالْمَعْرُوفِۜ فَاِذَا دَفَعْتُمْ اِلَيْهِمْ اَمْوَالَهُمْ فَاَشْهِدُوا عَلَيْهِمْۜ وَكَفٰى بِاللّٰهِ حَس۪يباً Wabtaloo alyatama hattaitha balaghoo annikaha fa-in anastumminhum rushdan fadfaAAoo ilayhim amwalahum walata/kulooha israfan wabidaran an yakbaroowaman kana ghaniyyan falyastaAAfif waman kanafaqeeran falya/kul bilmaAAroofi fa-itha dafaAAtumilayhim amwalahum faashhidoo AAalayhim wakafa billahihaseeba And test the fatherless when they have reached marriage: if you find them to be of sound judgment, deliver to them their property; and consume it not wastefully and hastily before they be grown. And he that is free from need, let him abstain; and he that is poor, let him take according to what is fitting. And when you deliver to them their property, take witnesses over them. And sufficient is God as reckoner. _https://quran.so/surah-an-nisa/verse-6.md_ ### 4. Surah An-Nisa, Verse 6 - **Form in this verse:** دَفَعْتُمْ — dafaʿtum · "you deliver" - **Grammar:** verb · 2nd person, masculine, plural · past tense وَابْتَلُوا الْيَتَامٰى حَتّٰٓى اِذَا بَلَغُوا النِّكَاحَۚ فَاِنْ اٰنَسْتُمْ مِنْهُمْ رُشْداً فَادْفَعُٓوا اِلَيْهِمْ اَمْوَالَهُمْۚ وَلَا تَأْكُلُوهَٓا اِسْرَافاً وَبِدَاراً اَنْ يَكْـبَرُواۜ وَمَنْ كَانَ غَنِياًّ فَلْيَسْتَعْفِفْۚ وَمَنْ كَانَ فَق۪يراً فَلْيَأْكُلْ بِالْمَعْرُوفِۜ فَاِذَا دَفَعْتُمْ اِلَيْهِمْ اَمْوَالَهُمْ فَاَشْهِدُوا عَلَيْهِمْۜ وَكَفٰى بِاللّٰهِ حَس۪يباً Wabtaloo alyatama hattaitha balaghoo annikaha fa-in anastumminhum rushdan fadfaAAoo ilayhim amwalahum walata/kulooha israfan wabidaran an yakbaroowaman kana ghaniyyan falyastaAAfif waman kanafaqeeran falya/kul bilmaAAroofi fa-itha dafaAAtumilayhim amwalahum faashhidoo AAalayhim wakafa billahihaseeba And test the fatherless when they have reached marriage: if you find them to be of sound judgment, deliver to them their property; and consume it not wastefully and hastily before they be grown. And he that is free from need, let him abstain; and he that is poor, let him take according to what is fitting. And when you deliver to them their property, take witnesses over them. And sufficient is God as reckoner. _https://quran.so/surah-an-nisa/verse-6.md_ ### 22. Surah Al-Hajj, Verse 38 - **Form in this verse:** يُدَٰفِعُ — yudāfiʿu · "defends" - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of mufa'ale · 3rd person, masculine, singular · present tense اِنَّ اللّٰهَ يُدَافِـعُ عَنِ الَّذ۪ينَ اٰمَنُواۜ اِنَّ اللّٰهَ لَا يُحِبُّ كُلَّ خَوَّانٍ كَفُورٍ۟ Inna Allaha yudafiAAu AAaniallatheena amanoo inna Allaha la yuhibbukulla khawwanin kafoor God defends those who heed warning; God loves not every treacherous ingrate. _https://quran.so/surah-al-hajj/verse-38.md_ ### 22. Surah Al-Hajj, Verse 40 - **Form in this verse:** دَفْعُ — dafʿu · "Allah checks" - **Grammar:** noun · noun-verb · masculine · nominative case اَلَّذ۪ينَ اُخْرِجُوا مِنْ دِيَارِهِمْ بِغَيْرِ حَقٍّ اِلَّٓا اَنْ يَقُولُوا رَبُّنَا اللّٰهُۜ وَلَوْلَا دَفْعُ اللّٰهِ النَّاسَ بَعْضَهُمْ بِبَعْضٍ لَهُدِّمَتْ صَوَامِــعُ وَبِيَعٌ وَصَلَوَاتٌ وَمَسَاجِدُ يُذْكَرُ ف۪يهَا اسْمُ اللّٰهِ كَث۪يراًۜ وَلَيَنْصُرَنَّ اللّٰهُ مَنْ يَنْصُرُهُۜ اِنَّ اللّٰهَ لَقَوِيٌّ عَز۪يزٌ Allatheena okhrijoo min diyarihimbighayri haqqin illa an yaqooloo rabbuna Allahuwalawla dafAAu Allahi annasa baAAdahumbibaAAdin lahuddimat sawamiAAu wabiyaAAun wasalawatunwamasajidu yuthkaru feeha ismu Allahikatheeran walayansuranna Allahu man yansuruhuinna Allaha laqawiyyun AAazeez Those who have been turned out of their homes without cause save that they said: “Our Lord is God.” And were God not to repel some people by means of others, pious communities would be destroyed, and trade, and duties, and places of worship wherein the name of God is remembered much[...]. But God will help him who helps Him: — God is strong and exalted in might — _https://quran.so/surah-al-hajj/verse-40.md_ ### 23. Surah Al-Mu'minun, Verse 96 - **Form in this verse:** ٱدْفَعْ — id'faʿ · "Repel" - **Grammar:** verb · 2nd person, masculine, singular · imperative mood اِدْفَعْ بِالَّت۪ي هِيَ اَحْسَنُ السَّيِّئَةَۜ نَحْنُ اَعْلَمُ بِمَا يَصِفُونَ IdfaAA billatee hiya ahsanu assayyi-atanahnu aAAlamu bima yasifoon Repel thou the evil with what is better — We best know what they describe — _https://quran.so/surah-al-muminun/verse-96.md_ ### 41. Surah Fussilat, Verse 34 - **Form in this verse:** ٱدْفَعْ — id'faʿ · "Repel" - **Grammar:** verb · 2nd person, masculine, singular · imperative mood وَلَا تَسْتَوِي الْحَسَنَةُ وَلَا السَّيِّئَةُۜ اِدْفَعْ بِالَّت۪ي هِيَ اَحْسَنُ فَاِذَا الَّذ۪ي بَيْنَكَ وَبَيْنَهُ عَدَاوَةٌ كَاَنَّهُ وَلِيٌّ حَم۪يمٌ Wala tastawee alhasanatu walaassayyi-atu idfaAA billatee hiya ahsanufa-itha allathee baynaka wabaynahu AAadawatunkaannahu waliyyun hameem And not equal are the good and the evil. Repel thou with that which is better, and then is he between whom and thee is enmity like a loyal friend; _https://quran.so/surah-fussilat/verse-34.md_ ### 52. Surah At-Tur, Verse 8 - **Form in this verse:** دَافِعٍۢ — dāfiʿin · "preventer" - **Grammar:** noun · active · masculine · genitive case · indefinite مَا لَهُ مِنْ دَافِـعٍۙ Ma lahu min dafiAA There is none to avert it. _https://quran.so/surah-at-tur/verse-8.md_ ### 70. Surah Al-Ma'arij, Verse 2 - **Form in this verse:** دَافِعٌۭ — dāfiʿun · "any preventer" - **Grammar:** noun · active · masculine · nominative case · indefinite لِلْـكَافِر۪ينَ لَيْسَ لَهُ دَافِعٌۙ Lilkafireena laysa lahu dafiAA To the false claimers of guidance — there is none to avert it — _https://quran.so/surah-al-maarij/verse-2.md_ --- Retrieved: 2026-08-15 Quran.so — https://quran.so — CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 — When quoting, name the translator.