Quran Chapter
4- 43a (Pt-5, Stg-1) (L-545) - درس قرآن
One should offer prayer when he
understands and is pure
Surah ‘An-Nisaaa’
(Women) – Chapter – 4)
‘A-‘uu-zu Billaahi minash-Shay-taanir- Rajiim.
(I seek refuge in God from Satan the outcast)
(I seek refuge in God from Satan the outcast)
Bis-Millaahir-Rah-maanir-Rahiim.
(In the name of God, the Beneficent, the Merciful)
يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ لَا تَقْرَبُوا۟ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ وَأَنتُمْ سُكَٰرَىٰ حَتَّىٰ تَعْلَمُوا۟ مَا تَقُولُونَ وَلَا جُنُبًا إِلَّا عَابِرِى سَبِيلٍ حَتَّىٰ تَغْتَسِلُوا۟وَإِن كُنتُم مَّرْضَىٰٓ أَوْ عَلَىٰ سَفَرٍ أَوْ جَآءَ أَحَدٌ مِّنكُم مِّنَ ٱلْغَآئِطِ أَوْ لَٰمَسْتُمُ ٱلنِّسَآءَ فَلَمْ تَجِدُوا۟ مَآءً فَتَيَمَّمُوا۟ صَعِيدًا طَيِّبًا فَٱمْسَحُوا۟ بِوُجُوهِكُمْوَأَيْدِيكُمْ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ كَانَ عَفُوًّا غَفُورًا 43
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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, drunkenness.
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.
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