Quran Chapter
4-101 (Pt-5, Stg-1) (L-588) - درس قرآن
Curtailing worship in journey
Suratun-Nisaaa’ (The Women) – Chapter – 4)
BisMillaahir-Rahmaanir-Rahiim
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
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101. And
when ye go forth in the land, it is no sin for you to curtail (your) worship
if ye fear that those who disbelieve may attack you. In truth the
disbelievers are an open enemy to you.
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101. Wa
‘izaa zarab-tum fil- ‘arzi falaysa ‘alaykum
junaa-hun ‘an-taq-suruu minas-Salaa-ti ‘in
khif-tum ‘any-yaf-tina-kumul-laziina kafaruu.
‘Innal-kaafiriina kaanuu lakum ‘aduw-wam-mubiinaa.
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Commentary
Taq-suruu – {Curtail (your worship)},
this word is from qasar.
Some other words have also come out from it like qusuur, qaasir, taq-siir. Qasar means ‘to curtail, to lessen, to
reduce, to subtract and to diminish’. To curtail the worship means, “The prayer
of four rak-‘aat, will be of two during journey”.
Yaf-tina-kum - {(they) will trouble
you)}. It has been derived from fitnah,
which means ‘mischief, quarrel and disturbance. Here it aims that the
disbelievers will attack you.
There was description about Jihad
and immigration in the previous verses. It is clear that the journey is
necessary during above both acts. Therefore, form of offering the prayer during
journey has been illustrated in this section and permitted to curtail worship
in the condition of journey. If there is a threat from the enemy, who has not
embraced your religion and they remain ready every time to hurt you, they will
attack in the journey, then you are allowed to curtail some prayer during
journey, because the infidels are your mortal enemies.
Messenger of Allah Almighty (grace, glory, blessings and
peace be upon Him) caused to understand this matter in the manner that this
concession is for all kinds of journeys, whether there is a danger in it or otherwise.
The mention of fear has been stated in the verse for the purpose that when this
verse was revealed, in those days the Tribe Bani
Najaar asked, “What is the
order for us about the prayer while we people remain frequently on journey”.
Then Holy Prophet (grace, glory, blessings and peace be upon Him) told them, “Allah Almighty has produced
for you this facility with His Mercy and Kindness and permitted to curtail the Rak-‘aat of prayers in case of journey”. (Rak-’at means, “Bowing of the head and
body in prayer, and standing for the recitation of a portion of the Holy Qur’an”).
Confirmation of Hanafii sect regarding the journey is that the
travel should not be less than three manzil
(stages) (one manzil is equal to a
day’s journey). There will be no relaxation in the complete prayer for the journey
less than three stages. The definition of the stage is that in which either a
man or a camel travels with normal speed in a day. After that, whenever Messenger
of Allah Almighty (grace, glory, blessings and peace be upon
Him) used to go on journey, then He used to offer two Rak-‘aat of the prayer instead of the prayer of
four Rak-‘aat. But even
then while the enemies intended to attack for getting benefit of the condition
of worship by Muslims, then another method of worship was ordered, which will
be discussed in the next lesson. Now it is known from these verses that the
prayer is such incumbent work, which can never be left without offering besides
entirely helplessness. However some relaxation and reductions have been
permitted.
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