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Al-Baqarah (The Cow)

Verse 45of 286

وَٱسْتَعِينُوا۟ بِٱلصَّبْرِ وَٱلصَّلَوٰةِ ۚ وَإِنَّهَا لَكَبِيرَةٌ إِلَّا عَلَى ٱلْخَٰشِعِينَ﴿٤٥

Translation (Sahih International)

And seek help through patience and prayer, and indeed, it is difficult except for the humbly submissive [to Allah]

Word-by-word meaning

وَٱسْتَعِينُوا۟wa-is'taʿīnūAnd seek help
بِٱلصَّبْرِbil-ṣabrithrough patience
وَٱلصَّلَوٰةِ ۚwal-ṣalatiand the prayer
وَإِنَّهَاwa-innahāand indeed, it
لَكَبِيرَةٌlakabīratun(is) surely difficult
إِلَّاillāexcept
عَلَىʿalāon
ٱلْخَـٰشِعِينَl-khāshiʿīnathe humble ones

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

The Support that comes with Patience and PrayerAllah commanded His servants to use patience and prayer to acquire the good of this life and the Hereafter. Muqatil bin Hayan said that this Ayah means, "Utilize patience and the obligatory prayer in seeking the Hereafter. As for patience (here), they say that it means fasting." There are similar texts reported from Mujahid.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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