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Al-Baqarah (The Cow)

Verse 203of 286

۞ وَٱذْكُرُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ فِىٓ أَيَّامٍۢ مَّعْدُودَٰتٍۢ ۚ فَمَن تَعَجَّلَ فِى يَوْمَيْنِ فَلَآ إِثْمَ عَلَيْهِ وَمَن تَأَخَّرَ فَلَآ إِثْمَ عَلَيْهِ ۚ لِمَنِ ٱتَّقَىٰ ۗ وَٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَٱعْلَمُوٓا۟ أَنَّكُمْ إِلَيْهِ تُحْشَرُونَ﴿٢٠٣

Translation (Sahih International)

And remember Allah during [specific] numbered days. Then whoever hastens [his departure] in two days - there is no sin upon him; and whoever delays [until the third] - there is no sin upon him - for him who fears Allah. And fear Allah and know that unto Him you will be gathered.

Word-by-word meaning

۞ وَٱذْكُرُوا۟wa-udh'kurūAnd remember
ٱللَّهَl-lahaAllah
فِىٓduring
أَيَّامٍۢayyāmindays
مَّعْدُودَٰتٍۢ ۚmaʿdūdātinnumbered
فَمَنfamanThen (he) who
تَعَجَّلَtaʿajjalahurries
فِىin
يَوْمَيْنِyawmaynitwo days
فَلَآfalāthen no
إِثْمَith'masin
عَلَيْهِʿalayhiupon him
وَمَنwamanand whoever
تَأَخَّرَta-akharadelays
فَلَآfalāthen no
إِثْمَith'masin
عَلَيْهِ ۚʿalayhiupon him
لِمَنِlimanifor (the one) who
ٱتَّقَىٰ ۗittaqāfears
وَٱتَّقُوا۟wa-ittaqūAnd fear
ٱللَّهَl-lahaAllah
وَٱعْلَمُوٓا۟wa-iʿ'lamūand know
أَنَّكُمْannakumthat you
إِلَيْهِilayhiunto Him
تُحْشَرُونَtuḥ'sharūnawill be gathered

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

Remembering Allah during the Days of Tashriq - Days of Eating and DrinkingIbn `Abbas said, `The Appointed Days are the Days of Tashriq (11-12-13th of Dhul-Hijjah) while the Known Days are the (first) ten (days of Dhul-Hijjah)." `Ikrimah said that:وَاذْكُرُواْ اللَّهَ فِى أَيَّامٍ مَّعْدُودَتٍ(And remember Allah during the Appointed Days.) means reciting the Takbir -- Allahu Akbar, Allahu Akbar, during the days of Tashriq after the compulsory prayers.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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