Lesson # 546 From Holy Qur’an
Prayer of Fear
Surah Nisaaa’ (Women) – Chapter – 4)
Verses –102 of 176, Section – 15/24 (Part – 5)
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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. Those who disbelieve
long for you to neglect your arms and your baggage that they may attack you
one for all. It is not sin for you to lay aside your arms, if rain impedeth
you or you are sick. But take your precaution. Lo! Allah has prepared for the
disbelievers shameful punishment.
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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. Wad-dallazii-na kafaruu
law tag-fuluuna ‘an ‘asli-hatikum wa ‘amti- ‘ati-kum
faya-miiluuna ‘alaykum- may-latanw-waahidah. Wa laa
junaaha ‘alaykum ‘in-
kaana bi-kum ‘azam-mim-matarin ‘aw
kuntum-marzaaa ‘an- taza-‘uuu
‘asli-hatakum. Wa khuzuu
hiz-rakum. ‘Innallaaha ‘a-‘adda
lil-kaafiriina ‘azaabam-muhiinaa.
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Lesson
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’.
Wad-da – (wish, long, desire eagerly), it
is from wadd, which means ‘to love,
to like and to want’. The word Waduud
has also come out from it.
‘Amti- ‘ati-kum - (Your baggage), it is plural of mataaa’, which means ‘the things of
necessity, that baggage which is compulsory’.
Ya-miiluuna - {they (may)
attack (you)}, it has been derived from miil.
Miilaan is also from it, which means ‘to
bow aside, to incline to, to turn, to attack, to rush in, to break upon’.
Muhiinan – (shameful, dishonorable,
disgraceful), this word is made from ‘Ahaanat,
which means ‘to abase, to insult, to disgrace or to show down’.
The situation regarding revelation of this verse is that Most Gracious
Messenger of Allaah Almighty (grace,
glory, blessings and peace be upon Him) moved along with Muslims for fighting
in the Battle of ‘Asfaan. At the exact
time of war, the time of noon prayer (Zuhr)
began. He (grace, glory, blessings and peace be upon Him) offered two rak-‘aat incumbent congregational prayer
with other Muslims in accordance with the instructions revealed in the previous
verse. The Army of the disbelievers used to observe it in confusion. They were
too 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
mistake. When the Muslims were standing in a file to offer prayer, it was 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
prayer (‘Asr), Allaah Almighty revealed this verse. The prayer of ‘Asr was performed according to new
revelation and the planning of the disbelievers was put down as it were. It is
commanded that when you are fighting with 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 have done with prostration, then these people should
face the enemy leaving your rear and that party, which was standing before the
enemy, they should perform their second rak-‘at
following you. When you turn over your Salaam
after completion of your prayer, then these people go back again in front of
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 in front of the enemy and
remaining people should complete their remaining part of the prayer (first rak-‘at). In this prayer, the people are
permitted to move as per requirement. Necessary Arms, Ammunition and Equipment for
safety should be with everybody.
During war every task should be
finalized carefully and intellectually. You have been given facility in the prayer
during war condition. Even then, you should worship keeping in view the
planning of your enemy and escaping from their attack. The enemies lie in wait
for your carelessness that as soon as they find you in relaxed condition, they
break upon you forthwith. Therefore, you are instructed to keep your arms and
equipment decorated upon your bodies during offering prayer, so that observing
your readiness, they may not find opportunity of sudden attack over you. However,
if it becomes difficult to lift the weapons due to any reason and performing
the prayer acts like prostration etc. become impossible, for example someone is
either dead injured or it is cause of trouble to prostrate or to bow for
praying duly decorated with weapon, then there is no objection in keeping the
weapon separate. It will not be considered a fault to land it.
This command is for you for the purpose that there is dire need of care
in war. Make up the equipment of safety to frighten the enemy. Trust in Allaah Almighty after that, be hopeful
about His Dignity and believe that He has prepared shameful torment for the
infidels, who have come to ruin you, considering that you were weak.
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