Quran Chapter
4-102a (Pt-5, Stg-1) (L-589) - درس قرآن
Prescribed Prayer during fear
Suratun-Nisaaa’ (The Women) – Chapter – 4)
BisMillaahir-Rahmaanir-Rahiim
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
102a. And
when thou (O Muhammad) art among them and arrangest (their) worship for them,
let only a party of them stand with thee (to worship) and let them take their
arms. Then when they have performed their prostrations let them fall to the
rear of you and let another party come that hath not worshipped and let them
worship with thee, and let them take their precaution and their arms.
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102a. Wa
‘izaa kunta fiihim fa-‘aqmta
lahumus-Salaata fal-taqum taaa-‘ifatum-minhum-ma-‘aka
wal-ya’-khuzuuu ‘asli-hatahum; fa-‘izaa sajaduu
fal-yakuunuu minw-waraaa-‘ikum. Wal-ta’-ti
taaa-‘ifatun ‘ukh-raa lam yu-salluu
fal-yu-salluu ma-‘aka wal-ya’-khuzuu hizra-hum
wa ‘asli-hatahum.
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Commentary
Taaa-‘ifatun – (a party, a group or a
society), here it aims ‘a part of Army’.
Waraaa-‘i - (rear), this word has
been used for many aims as for ‘ahead, back, either front or rear’.
The Occasion regarding descending
of this verse is that Most Gracious Messenger of Allah
Almighty (grace, glory, blessings and peace be upon Him) moved along
with Muslims for fighting in the Battle of ‘Asfaan. When the war was being
fought, the time of Zuhr prayer
(the time immediately after the declining of the sun) began. He (grace,
glory, blessings and peace be upon Him) offered two rak-‘aat of the prescribed congregational
prayer with other Muslims, in accordance with the instructions, revealed in the
previous verse. The Army of the disbelievers was looking it in confusion. They
were as much wonder-struck and senseless that they could not think about attack
upon the Muslims immediately. When the Muslims had completed their worship,
then Khalid Bin Waliid,
till that time who had not embraced Islam and who was commander of the
disbelievers’ Army, said to the personnel of his Army with great sorrow, “We
have committed a very big error. When the Muslims were standing in a file to
offer prayer, it was the best chance for us to attack them; coming from their
rear. However, after a while they will worship again in the afternoon (‘Asr prayer), then we shall finish them”.
Before starting the time of
afternoon (‘Asr) prayer, Allah
Almighty revealed this verse. The prayer of ‘Asr was offered according to the new
revelation and the planning of the disbelievers was put down as it were.
It is commanded: When you are
fighting against the infidels and the time of prayer begins, then the Army
should be distributed in two parties. One party should stand still in front of
the disbelievers and the other should stand for worship behind the first party.
When this party finishes its first rak-‘at and completes it with prostration,
then these people should face the enemy; leaving your rear and that party,
which was standing before the enemy, they should establish their second rak-‘at following the spiritual Guide. When
you turn over your Salaam after completion of your prayer, then
these people should go back again before the enemy, and the party; which was
standing in front of the enemy, they should come back and complete their prayer
(first rak-‘at of the prayer) alone. Then they should
return before the enemy and the remaining people should complete their
remaining part of the prayer (first rak-‘at).
In this prayer, the people are permitted to move according to requirement.
Necessary Arms, Ammunition and Equipment for safety should be with everybody.
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