Surely Worship at Fixed Times Has Been Enjoined on the Believers

 

The prayer is obligatory at specific times (L-591) 

فَإِذَا قَضَيْتُمُ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ فَٱذْكُرُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ قِيَٰمًا وَقُعُودًا وَعَلَىٰ جُنُوبِكُمْ فَإِذَا ٱطْمَأْنَنتُمْ فَأَقِيمُوا۟ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ إِنَّ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ كَانَتْ عَلَى ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ كِتَٰبًامَّوْقُوتًا.  103

103.  Fa-‘izaa  qazay-tumus-Salaata  faz-kurUllaaha  qiyaa-manw—wa  qu-‘uudanw-wa  ‘alaa  junuubikum.  Fa-‘izat-ma’-nan-tum  fa-‘aqii-mus-Salaah.  ‘In-nas-Salaata  kaanat  ‘alal-Mu’-miniina  kitaabam-maw-quutaa.

103.  When you have completed the prayer, remember God, standing, or sitting, or on your sides. And when you feel secure, perform the prayer. The prayer is obligatory for believers at specific times.

Qazay-tum – {(you) have performed}, this word has been derived from the word Qazaa, which means ‘performed, completed, finished’. Here Qazaa has been used for completion of the worship at fixed times.

Junuubi – it is plural of Janab, which means ‘side, sideways, to lie down towards one side and to recline’, the aim from ‘alaa  junuubikum is ‘you recline, you lie down aside’.

Maw-quutan – (at fixed times), this word has come out from Waqt, which means ‘the time’.

‘Uz-kurUllaaha – (Remember God), Zikr means ‘remembrance’. Wird and waziifah are hence called zikr, because by performing these acts, a believer repeats the names of God (Almighty) and supplications, memorizes them again and again.

In the previous verse, it was described, “How to offer prayer when you are confronting the enemies’ attack directly and during war condition”. It is evident that certainly; there will be confusion, un-contentment and narrowness during such condition. But the prayer is to be offered as and when its time is In, in each condition (whether there is war or peace; and whether you are sick or on journey). But since the remembrance of God cannot be fulfilled properly due to fear and confusion at such time. Therefore, it has been instructed, “Remember God in the condition of standing, sitting and reclining, after performing the act of worship (prayer)”. There is no restriction of any kind for His remembrance.

The intention of the prayer is to remember God, to attend only to our Creator, our Lord, our Master returning from every side. So, whenever the peace time begins and the fear of fighting etc. is driven back, then you must perform the act of worship in such a manner that as the prayer has its right to be established. All parts of the prayer must be performed slowly; staying; regularly. Try to be in love with the remembrance of God. Offer the prayer punctually in time according to all principles, when the time of worship starts. However, any particular time is not fixed for the remembrance of God. You can remember Him every time in your heart.

Several matters have been manifested from these verses, which we should bear in mind in all respects. The prayer is of such kind of duty, which cannot be left in any form. It will be performed somehow or other, whether you are in the battlefield or it is the peace time, whether you are sick or traveling or there is any trouble. Secondly the prayer at fixed times has been enjoined on the believers. Neither it can be offered without time, nor can it be postponed. https://youtu.be/tJL6kygFix4