رَغِيبَةٌ
Root: رغب
Full Definition
رَغِيبَةٌ
A thing desired, or wished for; as also
رَغْبَةٌ : a thing of high account or estimation; that is desired, or wished for: pl. رَغَائِبُ. You say, إِنَّهُ لَوَهُوبٌ, لِكُلِّ رَغِيبَةٍ, i. e. [Verily he is a liberal giver] of everything that is desired. [And
رَغْبَى has a similar meaning; for] you say also, أَصَبْتُ
مِنْهُ الرَّغْبَى, i. e. I obtained from him abundance of what I desired.
2 A large gift: pl. as above. A poet says,
3 And A large recompense that one desires to obtain [in the world to come] by prayer: or that which is wished for by one who has large hope and who desires much: whence the prayer called صَلَاةُ الرَّغَائِبِ [generally said to be a supererogatory prayer].
2 A large gift: pl. as above. A poet says,
[And when poverty befalls thee, then hope thou for competence, and to Him who gives large gifts humble thyself, and make petition].وَمَتَى تُصِبْكَ خَصَاصَةٌ فَٱرْجُ الغِنَى وَإِلَى الَّذِى يُعْطِى الرَّغَائِبَ فَٱرْغَبِ
3 And A large recompense that one desires to obtain [in the world to come] by prayer: or that which is wished for by one who has large hope and who desires much: whence the prayer called صَلَاةُ الرَّغَائِبِ [generally said to be a supererogatory prayer].
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