What does « To cover / Cover » mean in the Quran?

Discover the meaning of the word To cover / Cover (لحف) in the Quran, with 1 verse in which it appears, and a detailed explanation from Al-Raghib al-Asfahani's Mufradat fi gharib al-Qur'an.

لحف

To cover / Cover

Root: ل - ح - ف

Creed (aqida) 1 verse

Updated on 29 May 2026 at 7:00 AM

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Definition of To cover / Cover

Al-Ilḥāf refers to insistence in asking.

The Almighty says: 'They do not beg insistently' (Al-Baqarah 273), meaning they do not ask excessively.

Al-liḥāf is the cover.

Alḥafa fī al-mas'alah means to insist in asking.

To cover / Cover in the Quran (1)

Meccan: 0 Medinan: 1

Surah Al-Baqara : 273 Medinan

﴿لِلْفُقَرَآءِ ٱلَّذِينَ أُحْصِرُوا۟ فِى سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ لَا يَسْتَطِيعُونَ ضَرْبًا فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ يَحْسَبُهُمُ ٱلْجَاهِلُ أَغْنِيَآءَ مِنَ ٱلتَّعَفُّفِ تَعْرِفُهُم بِسِيمَٰهُمْ لَا يَسْـَٔلُونَ ٱلنَّاسَ إِلْحَافًا وَمَا تُنفِقُوا۟ مِنْ خَيْرٍ فَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ بِهِۦ عَلِيمٌ﴾

[Charity is] for the poor who have been restricted for the cause of Allah, unable to move about in the land. An ignorant [person] would think them self-sufficient because of their restraint, but you will know them by their [characteristic] sign. They do not ask people persistently [or at all]. And whatever you spend of good - indeed, Allah is Knowing of it.