What does « Injustice / Iniquity » mean in the Quran?

Discover the meaning of the word Injustice / Iniquity (حيف) 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.

حيف

Injustice / Iniquity

Root: ح - ف

Creed (aqida) 1 verse

Updated on 29 May 2026 at 7:00 AM

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Definition of Injustice / Iniquity

Al-hayf: inclination in judgment and leaning toward one side.

Allah says: 'Do they fear that Allah and His Messenger will be unjust (yahîfa) to them?' (An-Nûr: 50).

The verse denounces those who doubt divine and prophetic justice.

Injustice / Iniquity in the Quran (1)

Meccan: 0 Medinan: 1

Surah An-Nur : 50 Medinan

﴿أَفِى قُلُوبِهِم مَّرَضٌ أَمِ ٱرْتَابُوٓا۟ أَمْ يَخَافُونَ أَن يَحِيفَ ٱللَّهُ عَلَيْهِمْ وَرَسُولُهُۥ بَلْ أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلظَّٰلِمُونَ﴾

Is there disease in their hearts? Or have they doubted? Or do they fear that Allah will be unjust to them, or His Messenger? Rather, it is they who are the wrongdoers.