Quran
Chptr 4-43a (Pt-5, Stg-1)(L-545)- درس قرآن
Form of intoxication and Prayer
Surah ‘An-Nisaaa’ (The Women) – Chapter – 4)
BisMIllaahir-Rahmaanir-Rahiim
In
the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
43a. O ye who believe! Draw not near unto prayer
when ye are drunken, till ye know that which ye utter, nor when ye are
polluted, save when journeying upon the road, till ye have bathed.
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43a. Yaaa-
‘ayyu-hallaziina ‘aa-manuu laa taqrabus-Salaata
wa ‘antum sukaaraa hattaa ta’-lamuu maa
taquuluuna wa laa junuban ‘illaa ‘aabirii
sabiilin hattaa tag-tasiluu.
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Commentary
In the beginning of this Chapter (Surah), the Muslims were laid stress on
the performance of conjugal rights and the rights of their beloveds, relatives
and allies. They were forbidden to take wealth of others illegally and
slaughter someone unreasonably. After that, they were commanded that they
should behave well with the relatives, the orphans, the poor and the neighbors
and ordered to abstain from pride, arrogance, avarice and spending their wealth
in order to be seen of men. At the last of all these instructions, a command
has been given about the prayer. It has been ordered about the prayer, “Be
careful about two things before offering the prayer:
- You should not be in the form of intoxication. That is to say, you
cannot offer prayer till you are unable to understand the sentences spoken
by your tongues.
- Secondly, do not draw near to prayer until taking bath, if you are
polluted (due to either intercourse or any other reason and need to be
purified).
The advantage of these both
instructions is that:
Above-mentioned orders of Allah
Almighty in which performing the entire duties of mutual rights and affairs,
financial and physical worships were discussed, seem very difficult to be
executed. Moreover, escaping from miserly, to be seen of the people and vanity,
seems very troublesome upon the soul. Therefore, the order for the prayer is
given. Due to the prayer, inclination towards other worships springs up and
carrying into effect of other worships becomes easy, and flight arises from the
illegal things. Some Scholars of the religion have explained also in this way,
“It is possible that because of listening to the earlier orders, the lazy and
inactive people might lose their spirit, thinking themselves helpless and idle
in offering prayers. Therefore, it is told that the person, who will maintain
the prayers, he will face neither any difficulty in other matters, nor he will
mistake in offering the prayer timely.
Sukaaraa _ (drunken) sukar means in the form of
intoxication, drunken-ness. It aims that when any person’s mental condition has
interruption in his conscious and the mental balance does not remain fit. This
condition springs up due to drinking as well as smelling and addiction to
smoking charas etc. Sometimes, such
condition may also arise due to excess of emotion, anger and sleep. In such
state, the Prayer cannot be offered.
Junuban –(when ye are
polluted, there is need of bathing) , that is to say; such condition when
taking bath is obligatory. Such polluted man or woman is called junbii.
Transliterated Holy Qur’an in Roman Script & Translated from
Arabic to English by Marmaduke
Pickthall, Published by Paak Company, 17-Urdu Bazar, Lahore, Lesson collected
from Dars e Qur’an published By Idara Islah wa Tableegh, Lahore
(translated Urdu to English by Muhammad Sharif).
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