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Al-Baqarah (The Cow)

Verse 239of 286

فَإِنْ خِفْتُمْ فَرِجَالًا أَوْ رُكْبَانًۭا ۖ فَإِذَآ أَمِنتُمْ فَٱذْكُرُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ كَمَا عَلَّمَكُم مَّا لَمْ تَكُونُوا۟ تَعْلَمُونَ﴿٢٣٩

Translation (Sahih International)

And if you fear [an enemy, then pray] on foot or riding. But when you are secure, then remember Allah [in prayer], as He has taught you that which you did not [previously] know.

Word-by-word meaning

فَإِنْfa-inAnd if
خِفْتُمْkhif'tumyou fear
فَرِجَالًاfarijālanthen (pray) on foot
أَوْawor
رُكْبَانًۭا ۖruk'bānanriding
فَإِذَآfa-idhāThen when
أَمِنتُمْamintumyou are secure
فَٱذْكُرُوا۟fa-udh'kurūthen remember
ٱللَّهَl-lahaAllah
كَمَاkamāas
عَلَّمَكُمʿallamakumHe (has) taught you
مَّاwhat
لَمْlamnot
تَكُونُوا۟takūnūyou were
تَعْلَمُونَtaʿlamūnaknowing

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

Allah commands that the prayer should be performed properly and on time. It is reported in the Two Sahihs that Ibn Mas`ud said, "I asked the Prophet , `Which deed is the dearest (to Allah)' He replied:«الصَّلَاةُ عَلى وَقْتِها»(To offer the prayers at their fixed times.) I asked, `What is the next (in goodness)' He replied:«الْجِهَادُ فِي سَبِيلِ الله»(To participate in Jihad (religious fighting) in Allah's cause.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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