# Kh-Ra-Sad — خرص (xrS)

> Occurs in 5 verses of the Quran.

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

- **Meaning:** To compute a quantity by way of conjecture, opining or form an opinion of a thing of which one is not certain, to speak by opinion or conjecture, and thus, lie and speak falsely and say what is untrue, forge a lie or saying, to be hungry and cold.
- **Derived forms:** خَرَّٰصُون (1) · يَخْرُصُ (4)

## Verses containing this root

### 6. Surah Al-An'am, Verse 116

- **Form in this verse:** يَخْرُصُونَ — yakhruṣūna · "guess"
  - **Grammar:** verb · 3rd person, masculine, plural · present tense

وَاِنْ تُطِـعْ اَكْثَرَ مَنْ فِي الْاَرْضِ يُضِلُّوكَ عَنْ سَب۪يلِ اللّٰهِۜ اِنْ يَتَّبِعُونَ اِلَّا الظَّنَّ وَاِنْ هُمْ اِلَّا يَخْرُصُونَ

Wa-in tutiAA akthara man fee al-ardiyudillooka AAan sabeeli Allahi in yattabiAAoona illaaththanna wa-in hum illa yakhrusoon

And if thou obey most of those upon the earth, they will lead thee astray from the path of God; they follow only assumption, and they are only guessing.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-anam/verse-116.md_

### 6. Surah Al-An'am, Verse 148

- **Form in this verse:** تَخْرُصُونَ — takhruṣūna · "guess"
  - **Grammar:** verb · 2nd person, masculine, plural · present tense

سَيَقُولُ الَّذ۪ينَ اَشْرَكُوا لَوْ شَٓاءَ اللّٰهُ مَٓا اَشْرَكْنَا وَلَٓا اٰبَٓاؤُ۬نَا وَلَا حَرَّمْنَا مِنْ شَيْءٍۜ كَذٰلِكَ كَذَّبَ الَّذ۪ينَ مِنْ قَبْلِهِمْ حَتّٰى ذَاقُوا بَأْسَنَاۜ قُلْ هَلْ عِنْدَكُمْ مِنْ عِلْمٍ فَتُخْرِجُوهُ لَنَاۜ اِنْ تَتَّبِعُونَ اِلَّا الظَّنَّ وَاِنْ اَنْتُمْ اِلَّا تَخْرُصُونَ

Sayaqoolu allatheena ashrakoo law shaaAllahu ma ashrakna wala abaonawala harramna min shay-in kathalikakaththaba allatheena min qablihim hattathaqoo ba/sana qul hal AAindakum min AAilminfatukhrijoohu lana in tattabiAAoona illa aththannawa-in antum illa takhrusoon

Those who ascribe a partnership will say: “Had God willed, we would not have ascribed a partnership, nor would our fathers, nor would we have made anything unlawful.” Thus did those who were before them deny until they tasted Our might. Say thou: “Have you any knowledge to bring forth for us? You follow only assumption, and are only guessing.”

_https://quran.so/surah-al-anam/verse-148.md_

### 10. Surah Yunus, Verse 66

- **Form in this verse:** يَخْرُصُونَ — yakhruṣūna · "guess"
  - **Grammar:** verb · 3rd person, masculine, plural · present tense

اَلَٓا اِنَّ لِلّٰهِ مَنْ فِي السَّمٰوَاتِ وَمَنْ فِي الْاَرْضِۜ وَمَا يَتَّبِعُ الَّذ۪ينَ يَدْعُونَ مِنْ دُونِ اللّٰهِ شُرَكَٓاءَۜ اِنْ يَتَّبِعُونَ اِلَّا الظَّنَّ وَاِنْ هُمْ اِلَّا يَخْرُصُونَ

Ala inna lillahi man fee assamawatiwaman fee al-ardi wama yattabiAAu allatheenayadAAoona min dooni Allahi shurakaa inyattabiAAoona illa aththanna wa-inhum illa yakhrusoon

In truth, to God belongs whoso is in the heavens and whoso is in the earth; and they follow — those who call to partners other than God — they follow only assumption; and they are only guessing.

_https://quran.so/surah-yunus/verse-66.md_

### 43. Surah Az-Zukhruf, Verse 20

- **Form in this verse:** يَخْرُصُونَ — yakhruṣūna · "lie"
  - **Grammar:** verb · 3rd person, masculine, plural · present tense

وَقَالُوا لَوْ شَٓاءَ الرَّحْمٰنُ مَا عَبَدْنَاهُمْۜ مَا لَهُمْ بِذٰلِكَ مِنْ عِلْمٍۗ اِنْ هُمْ اِلَّا يَخْرُصُونَۜ

Waqaloo law shaa arrahmanuma AAabadnahum ma lahum bithalika minAAilmin in hum illa yakhrusoon

And they say: “Had the Almighty willed, we would not have served them.” They have no knowledge of that; they are only guessing.

_https://quran.so/surah-az-zukhruf/verse-20.md_

### 51. Surah Adh-Dhariyat, Verse 10

- **Form in this verse:** ٱلْخَرَّٰصُونَ — l-kharāṣūna · "the liars"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine, plural · nominative case

قُتِلَ الْخَرَّاصُونَۙ

Qutila alkharrasoon

Damned be those who guess:

_https://quran.so/surah-adh-dhariyat/verse-10.md_

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