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Surah Hud (11) — Ayah 114
وَأَقِمِ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ طَرَفَىِ ٱلنَّهَارِ وَزُلَفًا مِّنَ ٱلَّيْلِ ۚ إِنَّ ٱلْحَسَنَـٰتِ يُذْهِبْنَ ٱلسَّيِّـَٔاتِ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ ذِكْرَىٰ لِلذَّٰكِرِينَ ﴿114﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And perform As-Salât (Iqâmat-as-Salât ), at the two ends of the day and in some hours of the night [i.e. the five compulsory Salât (prayers)]. Verily, the good deeds remove the evil deeds (i.e. small sins). That is a reminder (an advice) for the mindful (those who accept advice).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَأَقِمِ
wa-aqimi
And establish
ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ
l-ṣalata
the prayer
طَرَفَىِ
ṭarafayi
(at the) two ends
ٱلنَّهَارِ
l-nahāri
(of) the day
وَزُلَفًۭا
wazulafan
and (at) the approach
مِّنَ
mina
of
ٱلَّيْلِ ۚ
al-layli
the night
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
ٱلْحَسَنَـٰتِ
l-ḥasanāti
the good deeds
يُذْهِبْنَ
yudh'hib'na
remove
ٱلسَّيِّـَٔاتِ ۚ
l-sayiāti
the evil deeds
ذَٰلِكَ
dhālika
That
ذِكْرَىٰ
dhik'rā
(is) a reminder
لِلذَّٰكِرِينَ
lildhākirīna
for those who remember
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.
114. 1 By "both ends," some have meant morning and Maghrib, and others have taken it to mean the times of Isha and Maghrib. Imam Ibn Kathir states that it is possible that this verse was revealed before the Mi'raj, in which five prayers were made obligatory. Because before that, only two prayers were necessary: one before sunrise and one before sunset, and the Tahajjud prayer in the last part of the night. Then the obligation of Tahajjud was lifted from the Ummah, and according to some, its obligation was also lifted from you. (Ibn Kathir) And Allah knows best.
114. 2 Just as it has been explicitly stated in the hadiths as well. For example, the five prayers, from one Friday to the next Friday, and from one Ramadan to the next Ramadan, are expiators for the sins committed between them, provided that major sins are avoided. In another hadith, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Tell me! If there were a large river at the door of one of you, and he bathed in it five times a day, would any dirt remain on his body after that?" The companions replied, "No." He said, "That is how the five prayers are; through them Allah removes sins and mistakes." (Muslim, Bukhari)
114. 2 Just as it has been explicitly stated in the hadiths as well. For example, the five prayers, from one Friday to the next Friday, and from one Ramadan to the next Ramadan, are expiators for the sins committed between them, provided that major sins are avoided. In another hadith, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Tell me! If there were a large river at the door of one of you, and he bathed in it five times a day, would any dirt remain on his body after that?" The companions replied, "No." He said, "That is how the five prayers are; through them Allah removes sins and mistakes." (Muslim, Bukhari)
