What does « Far be it! / By no means! » mean in the Quran?

Discover the meaning of the word Far be it! / By no means! (حاشى) 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.

حاشى

Far be it! / By no means!

Root: ح - ش

Creed (aqida) 1 verse

Updated on 29 May 2026 at 7:00 AM

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Definition of Far be it! / By no means!

Allah says: 'They said: God forbid! (hâsha li-Llâh)' (Yûsuf: 31).

That is: far be it from Him! Abû 'Ubayda says: it is a preposition of exception and distancing.

The women expressed their amazement at Joseph's beauty, declaring him angelic, not human.

Far be it! / By no means! in the Quran (1)

Meccan: 1 Medinan: 0

Surah Yusuf : 31 Meccan

﴿فَلَمَّا سَمِعَتْ بِمَكْرِهِنَّ أَرْسَلَتْ إِلَيْهِنَّ وَأَعْتَدَتْ لَهُنَّ مُتَّكَـًۭٔا وَءَاتَتْ كُلَّ وَٰحِدَةٍۢ مِّنْهُنَّ سِكِّينًۭا وَقَالَتِ ٱخْرُجْ عَلَيْهِنَّ ۖ فَلَمَّا رَأَيْنَهُۥٓ أَكْبَرْنَهُۥ وَقَطَّعْنَ أَيْدِيَهُنَّ وَقُلْنَ حَـٰشَ لِلَّهِ مَا هَـٰذَا بَشَرًا إِنْ هَـٰذَآ إِلَّا مَلَكٌۭ كَرِيمٌۭ﴾

So when she heard of their scheming, she sent for them and prepared for them a banquet and gave each one of them a knife and said [to Joseph], "Come out before them." And when they saw him, they greatly admired him and cut their hands and said, "Perfect is Allah! This is not a man; this is none but a noble angel."

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