النافع
An-Nafi' — Meaning of Allah's Name
- Name 92 of 99
- An-Nafi'
Meaning
The Benefactor, who decrees benefit and good.
A verse that shows this attribute
- 17وَإِن يَمۡسَسۡكَ ٱللَّهُ بِضُرࣲّ فَلَا كَاشِفَ لَهُۥۤ إِلَّا هُوَۖ وَإِن يَمۡسَسۡكَ بِخَيۡرࣲ فَهُوَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَیۡءࣲ قَدِيرࣱ
And if Allah should touch you with adversity, there is no remover of it except Him. And if He touches you with good - then He is over all things competent.
Allah says: “And to Allah belong the best names, so invoke Him by them” (Quran 7:180).
The Prophet ﷺ said: “Allah has ninety-nine names, one hundred less one; whoever enumerates them will enter Paradise” (Sahih al-Bukhari and Sahih Muslim). This does not mean His names are limited to ninety-nine.
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What does the name An-Nafi' mean?
The Benefactor, who decrees benefit and good.
Where is An-Nafi' mentioned in the Quran?
Its meaning is shown in Surah Al-An'aam, verse 17.
Which of the 99 names is An-Nafi'?
An-Nafi' is name number 92 in the list of the 99 names of Allah narrated by at-Tirmidhi.