سُوْرَةُ الْكَوْثَرِ
Surah Al-Kawthar (108) — Ayah 2
فَصَلِّ لِرَبِّكَ وَٱنْحَرْ ﴿2﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Therefore turn in prayer to your Lord and sacrifice (to Him only).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
فَصَلِّ
faṣalli
So pray
لِرَبِّكَ
lirabbika
to your Lord
وَٱنْحَرْ
wa-in'ḥar
and sacrifice
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan — Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan is a well-known Quran commentary by Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. This tafsir explains the meanings of the Quran in accordance with the methodology of the Salaf (early righteous generations), relying on authentic sources and straightforward language. Due to its reliability and adherence to sound Islamic scholarship, the Saudi government publishes and distributes this tafsir among the Hujjaj (pilgrims) visiting the Haramain. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
2. 1. That is, prayer is also only for Allah and sacrifice is also only for Allah; do not associate others in this as the polytheists do. The original meaning of نحر is to strike a knife or spear into the throat of a camel to slaughter it. Other animals are laid on the ground and a knife is drawn across their throats; this is called ذبح. But here, نحر refers to sacrifice in general; in addition, it includes sacrificing animals as charity and alms, sacrificing at Mina during Hajj, and sacrificing on the occasion of Eid al-Adha—all are included.
