ضَرَرharm

Example sentences

• أُطْلِقَ ذَمُّ الْهَوَى وَالشَّهَوَاتِ لِعُمُومِ غَلَبَةِ الضَّرَرِ

  Desire and lusts were condemned in general because harm usually prevails.

  الضَّرَرِ — of harm. 'al-' = 'the'; the 'of' word (genitive).

  From: When Desire Exceeds Its Bounds →

• وبيان ذلك أن الله قد خلق للآدمي آلة يدافع بها عن نفسه الضرر وآلة يجتلب بها النفع،

  And the explanation for this is that Allah has created for humans tools to defend themselves from harm and tools to bring about benefit,

  الضَّرَرَ — the harm. This noun is the thing warded off and sits in the object form as what the defending repels. The 'the' makes it the specific, defined harm.

  From: Trust in God →