What does « Badhr » mean in the Quran?

Discover the meaning of the word Badhr (بذر) in the Quran, with 2 verses in which it appears, and a detailed explanation from Al-Raghib al-Asfahani's Mufradat fi gharib al-Qur'an.

بذر

Badhr

Root: ب - ذ - ر

Quranic language 2 verses

Updated on 29 May 2026 at 7:00 AM

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Definition of Badhr

At-tabdhîr (squandering): scattering wealth uselessly, like scattering seeds.

Allah says: 'Do not squander (tubaddhir) wastefully' (Al-Isrâ': 26).

Al-mubadhdhir: the squanderer.

Squanderers are brothers of devils.

Badhr in the Quran (2)

Meccan: 2 Medinan: 0

Surah Al-Isra : 26 Meccan

﴿وَءَاتِ ذَا ٱلْقُرْبَىٰ حَقَّهُۥ وَٱلْمِسْكِينَ وَٱبْنَ ٱلسَّبِيلِ وَلَا تُبَذِّرْ تَبْذِيرًا﴾

And give the relative his right, and [also] the poor and the traveler, and do not spend wastefully.

Surah Al-Isra : 27 Meccan

﴿إِنَّ ٱلْمُبَذِّرِينَ كَانُوٓا۟ إِخْوَٰنَ ٱلشَّيَٰطِينِ وَكَانَ ٱلشَّيْطَٰنُ لِرَبِّهِۦ كَفُورًا﴾

Indeed, the wasteful are brothers of the devils, and ever has Satan been to his Lord ungrateful.

Words from the same root as Badhr

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Fri 2 Jumada al-Thani
الجمعة 2 جمادى الآخرة

إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ وَمَلَٰٓئِكَتَهُۥ يُصَلُّونَ عَلَى ٱلنَّبِىِّ ۚ يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ صَلُّوا۟ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلِّمُوا۟ تَسْلِيمًا

God and His angels shower their blessings on the Prophet. O believers, you should also send your blessings on him, and salute him with a worthy greeting.

Al-Ahzab 33:56

Blessings on the Prophet ﷺ

What does « Badhr » mean in the Quran?

Definition of Badhr

Badhr in the Quran (2)

Words from the same root as Badhr

What does « Badhr » mean in the Quran?