سُوْرَةُ البَقَرَةِ
Surah Al-Baqara (2) — Ayah 239
فَإِنْ خِفْتُمْ فَرِجَالًا أَوْ رُكْبَانًا ۖ فَإِذَآ أَمِنتُمْ فَٱذْكُرُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ كَمَا عَلَّمَكُم مَّا لَمْ تَكُونُوا۟ تَعْلَمُونَ ﴿239﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And if you fear (an enemy), perform Salât (pray) on foot or riding. And when you are in safety, offer the Salât (prayer) in the manner He has taught you, which you knew not (before).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
فَإِنْ
fa-in
And if
خِفْتُمْ
khif'tum
you fear
فَرِجَالًا
farijālan
then (pray) on foot
أَوْ
aw
or
رُكْبَانًۭا ۖ
ruk'bānan
riding
فَإِذَآ
fa-idhā
Then when
أَمِنتُمْ
amintum
you are secure
فَٱذْكُرُوا۟
fa-udh'kurū
then remember
ٱللَّهَ
l-laha
Allah
كَمَا
kamā
as
عَلَّمَكُم
ʿallamakum
He (has) taught you
مَّا
mā
what
لَمْ
lam
not
تَكُونُوا۟
takūnū
you were
تَعْلَمُونَ
taʿlamūna
knowing
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.
239. 1. That is, at the time of fear from the enemy, perform the prayer in whatever way is possible, whether walking on foot or sitting on a mount. However, when the state of fear is over, then perform the prayer in the manner that has been taught.
