ج ن ف

VerbForm Iintransitiveto incline to, to lean towards (unjustly)

Root: ج ن ف

Quranic witness · shāhid

فَمَنْ خَافَ مِن مُّوصٍ جَنَفًا أَوْ إِثْمًا فَأَصْلَحَ بَيْنَهُمْ فَلَا إِثْمَ عَلَيْهِ

“But if one fears from the bequeather [some] error or sin and corrects that which is between them, there is no sin upon him”

VerbForm VIintransitivegoverned by لِto incline willingly (to sin)

Root: ج ن ف

Quranic witness · shāhid

فَمَنِ اضْطُرَّ فِي مَخْمَصَةٍ غَيْرَ مُتَجَانِفٍ لِّإِثْمٍ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ غَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ

“But whoever is forced by severe hunger with no inclination to sin — then indeed, Allah is Forgiving and Merciful”