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بِهِ to Him in Arabic

بِهِ is how you say “to Him” in Arabic.

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وَإِن ردّها فلكون مثلهَا لَا يصلح أَن يواجه بِهِ

And if He rejects it, it is because something like it is not fit to be presented to Him.

بِهِ to Him

bi- = 'with, to'; the ending '-hi' adds 'him' — together 'to Him' (presented to Him).

From Returning to God

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فأقبل عمر حتى أخذ بحمالة سيفه في عنقه، فلببه به،

Umar approached and took hold of the strap of his sword around his neck, then grabbed him firmly with it.

بِهِ with it

bi- = 'with, by'; the ending '-hi' adds 'it' (the strap) — together 'with it'.

From Early Converts to Islam

ثم دخل به فقال ﵇ أرسله يا عمر، ادن يا عمير

Then he brought him in, and the Prophet ﷺ said: Release him, Umar, come closer, Umair.

بِهِ with him

bi- = 'with'; the ending '-hi' adds 'him' — together 'with him' (brought him in).

From Early Converts to Islam

قد كنا يا رسول الله نكذبك بما تأتينا به من خبر السماء،

We used to deny you, O Messenger of Allah, concerning what you brought us from the news of the heavens,

بِهِ from it

bi- = 'with, of'; the ending '-hi' adds 'it' — together 'with it' (what you bring with it).

From Early Converts to Islam

وهذا أمر لم يحضره إلا أنا وصفوان فوالله لأعلم ما أتاك به إلا الله،

And this is a matter witnessed only by me and Safwan, and by Allah, I know that it was none but Allah who brought it to you,

بِهِ with it

bi- = 'with'; the ending '-hi' adds 'it' — together 'with it'.

From Early Converts to Islam

وَإِن هُوَ قمر صَاحبه فعل بِهِ مثل ذَلِك

And if he won against his companion, he would do the same to him.

بِهِ to him

'bi-' = 'with, to' + '-hi' = 'him', so 'to him'.

From Luqman's Response to Injustice

وَكَانَ سَيّده إِذا رَآهُ عَبث بِهِ وَيسمع مِنْهُ الْكَلِمَة الحكيمة فيعجب مِنْهُ

And his master, when he saw him, would ridicule him and hear the wise word from him, and be amazed by it.

بِهِ him

'bi-' = 'with/at' + '-hi' = 'him' (the verb takes its object with 'bi-').

From Luqman's Response to Injustice

وَهُوَ أَن يعبد الله وَحده لايشرك بِهِ شَيْئا

And it means to worship Allah alone, associating nothing with Him.

بِهِ with Him

'with Him' — preposition 'bi' plus the 'Him' suffix, naming what a partner would be set up against. The verb shirk specifically governs 'bi' for the one wrongly partnered.

From Worship God Alone

فَهَذَا التَّوْحِيد الَّذِي جَاءَت بِهِ الرُّسُل

This is the monotheism with which the messengers were sent.

بِهِ with it

Literally 'came WITH it' — Arabic says 'brought' by pairing the motion verb with 'bi'. The 'it' reaches back to the monotheism, so the phrase means 'which they brought'.

From Worship God Alone

وَمِن فَاتَهُ هَذَا التَّوْحِيد فَإِن الله لَا يغْفر أَن يُشْرك بِهِ

And whoever misses this monotheism, indeed Allah does not forgive associating others with Him.

بِهِ with Him

'with Him' — 'bi' plus 'Him'; the verb shirk specifically uses 'bi' for the partner set up against God. It pins down who the partner would be associated with.

From Worship God Alone

وأمثال ذَلِك مِمَّا اسْتعْمل فِيهِ لفظ الْكَلِمَة من الْكتاب وَالسّنة بل وَسَائِر كَلَام الْعَرَب فَإِنَّمَا يُرَاد بِهِ الْجُمْلَة التَّامَّة

And the likes of that from the usage of the term (the word) in the Book and the Sunnah, as well as the rest of Arab speech, for it indeed means the complete sentence.

بِهِ by it

'by it' — 'bi' plus 'it', pointing back to the term 'kalima'. With 'is meant', the 'bi' marks the expression through which the meaning is conveyed.

From The Declaration of Faith

وما داوم عليه وقدمه وأمر به أفضل مما كان يفعله أحياناً،

And what he maintained regularly and prioritized, and commanded is better than what he did sometimes,

بِهِ with it

'with it' — 'bi' plus 'it'; what he ordered (command governs 'bi').

From The Opening Chapter

ويؤخره، ولم يأمر به

and he delayed it, and did not command it.

بِهِ with it

'with it' — 'bi' plus 'it'; what he did not command (command governs 'bi').

From The Opening Chapter

انبعثت من العَبْد قُوَّة التَّوَكُّل عَلَيْهِ والتفويض إِلَيْهِ وَالرِّضَا بِهِ

A strength of reliance upon Him, entrusting to Him, and contentment with Him arises from the servant.

بِهِ with Him

'Bi-' (with) fused with '-hi' (Him) — content 'with Him'. The pairing 'contentment + bi-' names what one is content with.

From Humility Before the Divine

وَمَا فِي كل مَا يجريه على عَبده ويقيمه مِمَّا يرضى بِهِ هُوَ سُبْحَانَهُ

And everything He wills upon His servant and establishes, among which He is pleased, is from Him, glorified be He.

بِهِ with it

'Bi-' (with) fused with '-hi' (it) — pleased 'with it'. The pairing 'pleased + bi-' names what He approves.

From Humility Before the Divine

وثقته بِهِ

And his trust in Him.

بِهِ in Him

'Bi-' (in / with) fused with '-hi' (Him) — trust 'in Him'. The pairing 'trust + bi-' names the one trusted, God.

From Humility Before the Divine

ورضَاهُ بِمَا يَفْعَله بِهِ ويختاره لَهُ

And his contentment with what He does to him and chooses for him.

بِهِ with him

'Bi-' (with / to) fused with '-hi' (him) — done 'to him', the servant. It marks the one acted upon.

From Humility Before the Divine

اشْتغل بِهِ فِي الْحَيَاة يكفك مَا بعد الْمَوْت

Engage with Him in life, and He will take care of what comes after death.

بِهِ with it

'Bi-' (with) fused with '-hi' (it / Him) — occupy yourself 'with Him'. The pairing 'busy + bi-' names what one is to be engaged in.

From Love and Devotion to God

قَالَ الصدّيق وَقد اشْتَدَّ بِهِ القلق

The Truthful One, overwhelmed with anxiety, said.

بِهِ with him

'Bi-' (with / in) fused with '-hi' (him) — the anxiety intensified 'in him'. The 'bi-' marks the one it gripped.

From The Night of the Migration

وَمَنْ سَلَكَ طَرِيقًا يَلْتَمِسُ فِيهِ عِلْمًا سَهَّلَ اللَّهُ لَهُ بِهِ طَرِيقًا إلَى الْجَنَّةِ،

And whoever follows a path seeking knowledge, Allah will make a path to Paradise easy for him through it.

بِهِ through it

'By it', the 'bi-' of means with 'it' fused on, pointing back to the path or its treading. The earthly road taken for knowledge becomes the means to a heavenly one.

From Easing a Believer's Hardship

وَمَنْ أَبَطْأَ بِهِ عَمَلُهُ لَمْ يُسْرِعْ بِهِ نَسَبُهُ

And whoever is slowed by his deeds will not be hastened forward by his lineage.

بِهِ by his

The 'bi-' here marks the one the action reaches — the person made to lag — and the attached pronoun points back to that person, not to the deed. Arabic often uses 'bi-' to fasten a verb onto the party it acts upon.

From Easing a Believer's Hardship

وَمَنْ أَبَطْأَ بِهِ عَمَلُهُ لَمْ يُسْرِعْ بِهِ نَسَبُهُ

And whoever is slowed by his deeds will not be hastened forward by his lineage.

بِهِ by his

Parallel to the earlier 'bi-' phrase: it marks the person who would be hurried along, the attached pronoun pointing back to that same man. The sentence balances two 'bi-' phrases — held back by deeds, not hurried on by lineage.

From Easing a Believer's Hardship

أمّا إذا أتمَّ فريضةً بالتيمم ثم استمر وجودُ الماء بعد السلام، بَطَلَ تيممُه فلا يستبيح به نافلةً

If one completed an obligatory prayer with Tayammum and then water became available after the Salam, their Tayammum is void, and they cannot perform a voluntary prayer with it.

بِهِ with it

'with / by it' — by means of that tayammum, the '-hu' pointing to it. The instrument-'bi-' marks what he would have performed the prayer on; but it is now void, so he cannot.

From When Earth Replaces Water

وجاز الجمعُ به بين فريضةٍ ونوافلَ،

It is permissible to combine an obligatory prayer with supererogatory prayers using it.

بِهِ using it

'with / by it' — by means of the one tayammum, '-hu' pointing to it. The instrument-'bi-' marks what the combining is done on: a single dry ablution covering the set named next.

From When Earth Replaces Water

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