Tafsir Ibn Kathir -> Surah Al-Ankabut -> The Command to convey the Message, to recite the Qur'an and to pray |
Then Allah commands His Messenger and the believers to recite the Qur'an, which means both reciting it and conveying it to people. ﴿ظˆظژط£ظژظ‚ظگظ…ظگ ط§ظ„طµظ‘ظژظ„ظژظˆط©ظژ ط¥ظگظ†ظ‘ظژ ط§ظ„طµظ‘ظژظ„ظژظˆط©ظژ طھظژظ†ظ’ظ‡ظژظ‰ ط¹ظژظ†ظگ ط§ظ„ظ’ظپظژطظ’ط´ظژط¢ط،ظگ ظˆظژط§ظ„ظ’ظ…ظڈظ†ظ’ظƒظژط±ظگ ظˆظژظ„ظژط°ظگظƒظ’ط±ظڈ ط§ظ„ظ„ظ‘ظژظ‡ظگ ط£ظژظƒظ’ط¨ظژط±ظڈ﴾ (and perform the Salah. Verily, the Salah prevents from Al-Fahsha' and Al-Munkar and the remembrance of Allah is greater indeed.) Prayer includes two things: the first of which is giving up immoral behavior and evil deeds, i.e., praying regularly enables a person to give up these things. Imam Ahmad recorded that Abu Hurayrah said: "A man came to the Prophet and said, `So-and-so prays at night, but when morning comes, he steals.' The Prophet said: آ«ط¥ظگظ†ظ‘ظژظ‡ظڈ ط³ظژظٹظژظ†ظ’ظ‡ظژط§ظ‡ظڈ ظ…ظژط§ طھظژظ‚ظڈظˆظ„آ» (What you are saying (i.e., the Salah) will stop him from doing that.)'' Prayer also includes the remembering of Allah, which is the higher objective, Allah says: ﴿ظˆظژظ„ظژط°ظگظƒظ’ط±ظڈ ط§ظ„ظ„ظ‘ظژظ‡ظگ ط£ظژظƒظ’ط¨ظژط±ظڈ﴾ (and the remembrance of Allah is greater indeed.) more important than the former. ﴿ظˆظژط§ظ„ظ„ظ‘ظژظ‡ظڈ ظٹظژط¹ظ’ظ„ظژظ…ظڈ ظ…ظژط§ طھظژطµظ’ظ†ظژط¹ظڈظˆظ†ظژ﴾ (And Allah knows what you do.) means, He knows all that you do and say. Abu Al-`Aliyah commented on the Ayah: ﴿ط¥ظگظ†ظ‘ظژ ط§ظ„طµظ‘ظژظ„ظژظˆط©ظژ طھظژظ†ظ’ظ‡ظژظ‰ ط¹ظژظ†ظگ ط§ظ„ظ’ظپظژطظ’ط´ظژط¢ط،ظگ ظˆظژط§ظ„ظ’ظ…ظڈظ†ظ’ظƒظژط±ظگ﴾ (Verily, the Salah prevents from immoral sins and evil wicked deeds) "Prayer has three attributes, and any prayer that contains none of these attributes is not truly prayer: Being done purely and sincerely for Allah alone (Ikhlas), fear of Allah, and remembrance of Allah. Ikhlas makes a person do good deeds, fear prevents him from doing evil deeds, and the remembrance of Allah is the Qur'an which contains commands and prohibitions.'' Ibn `Awn Al-Ansari said: "When you are praying, you are doing good, it is keeping you away from immoral sins and evil wicked deeds and what you are doing is part of the remembrance of Allah which is greater.'' ﴿ظˆظژظ„ط§ظژ طھظڈط¬ظژظ€ط¯ظگظ„ظڈظˆط§ظ’ ط£ظژظ‡ظ’ظ„ظژ ط§ظ„ظ’ظƒظگطھظژظ€ط¨ظگ ط¥ظگظ„ط§ظ‘ظژ ط¨ظگط§ظ„ظ‘ظژطھظگظ‰ ظ‡ظگظ‰ظژ ط£ظژطظ’ط³ظژظ†ظڈ ط¥ظگظ„ط§ظ‘ظژ ط§ظ„ظ‘ظژط°ظگظٹظ†ظژ ط¸ظژظ„ظژظ…ظڈظˆط§ظ’ ظ…ظگظ†ظ’ظ‡ظڈظ…ظ’ ظˆظژظ‚ظڈظˆظ„ظڈظˆط§ظ’ ط،ظژط§ظ…ظژظ†ظ‘ظژط§ ط¨ظگط§ظ„ظ‘ظژط°ظگظ‰ ط£ظڈظ†ط²ظگظ„ظژ ط¥ظگظ„ظژظٹظ’ظ†ظژط§ ظˆظژط£ظڈظ†ط²ظگظ„ظژ ط¥ظگظ„ظژظٹظ’ظƒظڈظ…ظ’ ظˆظژط¥ظگظ„ظژظ€ظ‡ظڈظ†ظژط§ ظˆظژط¥ظگظ„ظژظ€ظ‡ظڈظƒظڈظ…ظ’ ظˆظژط§طظگط¯ظŒ ظˆظژظ†ظژطظ’ظ†ظڈ ظ„ظژظ‡ظڈ ظ…ظڈط³ظ’ظ„ظگظ…ظڈظˆظ†ظژ ﴾ (46. And argue not with the People of the Scripture, except with that which is better -- except with such of them as do wrong; and say (to them): "We believe in that which has been revealed to us and revealed to you; our God and your God is One, and to Him we have submitted.'')
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