# Nun-Sad-Ha — نصح (nSH)

> Occurs in 13 verses of the Quran.

- **Source:** https://quran.so/root/nSH

- **Meaning:** to be pure, unmixed, genuine, act sincerely, give sincere advice, counsel earnestly, be faithful
- **Derived forms:** نَاصِح (6) · نَصَحُ (5) · نُصْح (1) · نَّصُوح (1)

## Verses containing this root

### 7. Surah Al-A'raf, Verse 21

- **Form in this verse:** ٱلنَّـٰصِحِينَ — l-nāṣiḥīna · "the sincere advisors"
  - **Grammar:** noun · active · masculine, plural · genitive case

وَقَاسَمَـهُمَٓا اِنّ۪ي لَكُمَا لَمِنَ النَّاصِح۪ينَۙ

Waqasamahuma innee lakumalamina annasiheen

And he swore to them: “I am to you a sincere counsellor.”

_https://quran.so/surah-al-araf/verse-21.md_

### 7. Surah Al-A'raf, Verse 62

- **Form in this verse:** وَأَنصَحُ — wa-anṣaḥu · "and [I] advise"
  - **Grammar:** verb · 1st person, singular · present tense

اُبَلِّغُكُمْ رِسَالَاتِ رَبّ۪ي وَاَنْصَحُ لَكُمْ وَاَعْلَمُ مِنَ اللّٰهِ مَا لَا تَعْلَمُونَ

Oballighukum risalati rabbeewaansahu lakum waaAAlamu mina Allahi mala taAAlamoon

“I convey to you the messages of my Lord, and give sincere counsel to you; and I know from God what you know not.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-araf/verse-62.md_

### 7. Surah Al-A'raf, Verse 68

- **Form in this verse:** نَاصِحٌ — nāṣiḥun · "an adviser"
  - **Grammar:** noun · active · masculine · nominative case · indefinite

اُبَلِّغُكُمْ رِسَالَاتِ رَبّ۪ي وَاَنَا۬ لَكُمْ نَاصِحٌ اَم۪ينٌ

Oballighukum risalati rabbeewaana lakum nasihun ameen

“I convey to you the messages of my Lord; and I am a sincere counsellor to you, one trustworthy.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-araf/verse-68.md_

### 7. Surah Al-A'raf, Verse 79

- **Form in this verse:** وَنَصَحْتُ — wanaṣaḥtu · "and [I] advised"
  - **Grammar:** verb · 1st person, singular · past tense

فَتَوَلّٰى عَنْهُمْ وَقَالَ يَا قَوْمِ لَقَدْ اَبْلَغْتُكُمْ رِسَالَةَ رَبّ۪ي وَنَصَحْتُ لَـكُمْ وَلٰكِنْ لَا تُحِبُّونَ النَّاصِح۪ينَ

Fatawalla AAanhum waqala yaqawmi laqad ablaghtukum risalata rabbee wanasahtulakum walakin la tuhibboona annasiheen

So he turned from them, and said: “O my people: I had conveyed to you the message of my Lord, and been a sincere counsellor to you; but you love not sincere counsellors.”

_https://quran.so/surah-al-araf/verse-79.md_

### 7. Surah Al-A'raf, Verse 79

- **Form in this verse:** ٱلنَّـٰصِحِينَ — l-nāṣiḥīna · "the advisers"
  - **Grammar:** noun · active · masculine, plural · accusative case

فَتَوَلّٰى عَنْهُمْ وَقَالَ يَا قَوْمِ لَقَدْ اَبْلَغْتُكُمْ رِسَالَةَ رَبّ۪ي وَنَصَحْتُ لَـكُمْ وَلٰكِنْ لَا تُحِبُّونَ النَّاصِح۪ينَ

Fatawalla AAanhum waqala yaqawmi laqad ablaghtukum risalata rabbee wanasahtulakum walakin la tuhibboona annasiheen

So he turned from them, and said: “O my people: I had conveyed to you the message of my Lord, and been a sincere counsellor to you; but you love not sincere counsellors.”

_https://quran.so/surah-al-araf/verse-79.md_

### 7. Surah Al-A'raf, Verse 93

- **Form in this verse:** وَنَصَحْتُ — wanaṣaḥtu · "and advised"
  - **Grammar:** verb · 1st person, singular · past tense

فَتَوَلّٰى عَنْهُمْ وَقَالَ يَا قَوْمِ لَقَدْ اَبْلَغْتُكُمْ رِسَالَاتِ رَبّ۪ي وَنَصَحْتُ لَكُمْۚ فَكَيْفَ اٰسٰى عَلٰى قَوْمٍ كَافِر۪ينَ۟

Fatawalla AAanhum waqala yaqawmi laqad ablaghtukum risalati rabbee wanasahtulakum fakayfa asa AAala qawmin kafireen

Then he turned from them and said: “O my people: I had conveyed to you the messages of my Lord, and been a sincere counsellor to you; so how should I grieve for a people of false claimers of guidance?”

_https://quran.so/surah-al-araf/verse-93.md_

### 9. Surah At-Tawbah, Verse 91

- **Form in this verse:** نَصَحُوا۟ — naṣaḥū · "they (are) sincere"
  - **Grammar:** verb · 3rd person, masculine, plural · past tense

لَيْسَ عَلَى الضُّعَفَٓاءِ وَلَا عَلَى الْمَرْضٰى وَلَا عَلَى الَّذ۪ينَ لَا يَجِدُونَ مَا يُنْفِقُونَ حَرَجٌ اِذَا نَصَحُوا لِلّٰهِ وَرَسُولِه۪ۜ مَا عَلَى الْمُحْسِن۪ينَ مِنْ سَب۪يلٍۜ وَاللّٰهُ غَفُورٌ رَح۪يمٌۙ

Laysa AAala adduAAafa-iwala AAala almarda wala AAalaallatheena la yajidoona ma yunfiqoona harajunitha nasahoo lillahi warasoolihi maAAala almuhsineena min sabeelin wallahughafoorun raheem

Not upon the weak, nor upon the sick, nor upon those who find not what to spend is there blame, when they are true to God and His messenger — against the doers of good there is no path; and God is forgiving and merciful —

_https://quran.so/surah-at-tawbah/verse-91.md_

### 11. Surah Hud, Verse 34

- **Form in this verse:** نُصْحِىٓ — nuṣ'ḥī · "my advice"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine · nominative case

وَلَا يَنْفَعُكُمْ نُصْح۪ٓي اِنْ اَرَدْتُ اَنْ اَنْصَحَ لَكُمْ اِنْ كَانَ اللّٰهُ يُر۪يدُ اَنْ يُغْوِيَكُمْۜ هُوَ رَبُّكُمْ وَاِلَيْهِ تُرْجَعُونَۜ

Wala yanfaAAukum nushee inaradtu an ansaha lakum in kana Allahuyureedu an yughwiyakum huwa rabbukum wa-ilayhi turjaAAoon

“And my sincere counsel will not profit you, if I desire to give you sincere counsel, if God has desired to cause you to err; He is your Lord, and to Him will you be returned.”

_https://quran.so/surah-hud/verse-34.md_

### 11. Surah Hud, Verse 34

- **Form in this verse:** أَنصَحَ — anṣaḥa · "[I] advise"
  - **Grammar:** verb · 1st person, singular · present tense

وَلَا يَنْفَعُكُمْ نُصْح۪ٓي اِنْ اَرَدْتُ اَنْ اَنْصَحَ لَكُمْ اِنْ كَانَ اللّٰهُ يُر۪يدُ اَنْ يُغْوِيَكُمْۜ هُوَ رَبُّكُمْ وَاِلَيْهِ تُرْجَعُونَۜ

Wala yanfaAAukum nushee inaradtu an ansaha lakum in kana Allahuyureedu an yughwiyakum huwa rabbukum wa-ilayhi turjaAAoon

“And my sincere counsel will not profit you, if I desire to give you sincere counsel, if God has desired to cause you to err; He is your Lord, and to Him will you be returned.”

_https://quran.so/surah-hud/verse-34.md_

### 12. Surah Yusuf, Verse 11

- **Form in this verse:** لَنَـٰصِحُونَ — lanāṣiḥūna · "surely well-wishers"
  - **Grammar:** noun · active · masculine, plural · nominative case

قَالُوا يَٓا اَبَانَا مَا لَكَ لَا تَأْمَنَّۭۖا عَلٰى يُوسُفَ وَاِنَّا لَهُ لَنَاصِحُونَ

Qaloo ya abana malaka la ta/manna AAala yoosufa wa-innalahu lanasihoon

They said: “O our father: what ails thee, that thou trustest us not with Joseph when we are sincere counsellors to him?

_https://quran.so/surah-yusuf/verse-11.md_

### 28. Surah Al-Qasas, Verse 12

- **Form in this verse:** نَـٰصِحُونَ — nāṣiḥūna · "(will be) sincere"
  - **Grammar:** noun · active · masculine, plural · nominative case

وَحَرَّمْنَا عَلَيْهِ الْمَرَاضِعَ مِنْ قَبْلُ فَقَالَتْ هَلْ اَدُلُّكُمْ عَلٰٓى اَهْلِ بَيْتٍ يَكْفُلُونَهُ لَكُمْ وَهُمْ لَهُ نَاصِحُونَ

Waharramna AAalayhi almaradiAAamin qablu faqalat hal adullukum AAala ahli baytinyakfuloonahu lakum wahum lahu nasihoon

And We had forbidden him wet-nurses before, so she said: “Shall I direct you to the people of a household who will take care of him for you, and will look after him?”

_https://quran.so/surah-al-qasas/verse-12.md_

### 28. Surah Al-Qasas, Verse 20

- **Form in this verse:** ٱلنَّـٰصِحِينَ — l-nāṣiḥīna · "the sincere advisors"
  - **Grammar:** noun · active · masculine, plural · genitive case

وَجَٓاءَ رَجُلٌ مِنْ اَقْصَا الْمَد۪ينَةِ يَسْعٰىۘ قَالَ يَا مُوسٰٓى اِنَّ الْمَلَاَ يَأْتَمِرُونَ بِكَ لِيَقْتُلُوكَ فَاخْرُجْ اِنّ۪ي لَكَ مِنَ النَّاصِح۪ينَ

Wajaa rajulun min aqsaalmadeenati yasAAa qala ya moosa innaalmalaa ya/tamiroona bika liyaqtulooka fakhruj innee lakamina annasiheen

And a man came running from the furthest part of the city: — he said: “O Moses: the eminent ones are taking counsel against thee, to kill thee. So leave thou. I am to thee a sincere counsellor.”

_https://quran.so/surah-al-qasas/verse-20.md_

### 66. Surah At-Tahrim, Verse 8

- **Form in this verse:** نَّصُوحًا — naṣūḥan · "sincere"
  - **Grammar:** adjective · accusative case · indefinite

يَٓا اَيُّهَا الَّذ۪ينَ اٰمَنُوا تُوبُٓوا اِلَى اللّٰهِ تَوْبَةً نَصُوحاًۜ عَسٰى رَبُّكُمْ اَنْ يُكَفِّرَ عَنْكُمْ سَيِّـَٔاتِكُمْ وَيُدْخِلَكُمْ جَنَّاتٍ تَجْر۪ي مِنْ تَحْتِهَا الْاَنْهَارُۙ يَوْمَ لَا يُخْزِي اللّٰهُ النَّبِيَّ وَالَّذ۪ينَ اٰمَنُوا مَعَهُۚ نُورُهُمْ يَسْعٰى بَيْنَ اَيْد۪يهِمْ وَبِاَيْمَانِهِمْ يَقُولُونَ رَبَّـنَٓا اَتْمِمْ لَنَا نُورَنَا وَاغْفِرْ لَنَاۚ اِنَّكَ عَلٰى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَد۪يرٌ

Ya ayyuha allatheena amanootooboo ila Allahi tawbatan nasoohanAAasa rabbukum an yukaffira AAankum sayyi-atikumwayudkhilakum jannatin tajree min tahtihaal-anharu yawma la yukhzee Allahu annabiyyawallatheena amanoo maAAahu nooruhum yasAAabayna aydeehim wabi-aymanihim yaqooloona rabbanaatmim lana noorana waghfir lanainnaka AAala kulli shay-in qadeer

O you who heed warning: turn to God in sincere repentance. It may be that your Lord will remove from you your evil deeds, and make you enter gardens beneath which rivers flow. The day God will not disgrace the Prophet and those who heed warning with him, their light running before them and on their right hand, they will say: “Our Lord: perfect Thou for us our light, and forgive Thou us; Thou art over all things powerful.”

_https://quran.so/surah-at-tahrim/verse-8.md_

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