سُوْرَةُ النِّسَآءِ
Surah An-Nisaa (4) — Ayah 103
فَإِذَا قَضَيْتُمُ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ فَٱذْكُرُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ قِيَـٰمًا وَقُعُودًا وَعَلَىٰ جُنُوبِكُمْ ۚ فَإِذَا ٱطْمَأْنَنتُمْ فَأَقِيمُوا۟ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ ۚ إِنَّ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ كَانَتْ عَلَى ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ كِتَـٰبًا مَّوْقُوتًا ﴿103﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
When you have finished As-Salât (the congregational prayer), remember Allâh standing, sitting down, and (lying down) on your sides, but when you are free from danger, perform As-Salât (Iqamat-as-Salât). Verily, As-Salât (the prayer) is enjoined on the believers at fixed hours.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
فَإِذَا
fa-idhā
Then when
قَضَيْتُمُ
qaḍaytumu
you (have) finished
ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ
l-ṣalata
the prayer
فَٱذْكُرُوا۟
fa-udh'kurū
then remember
ٱللَّهَ
l-laha
Allah
قِيَـٰمًۭا
qiyāman
standing
وَقُعُودًۭا
waquʿūdan
and sitting
وَعَلَىٰ
waʿalā
and (lying) on
جُنُوبِكُمْ ۚ
junūbikum
your sides
فَإِذَا
fa-idhā
But when
ٱطْمَأْنَنتُمْ
iṭ'manantum
you are secure
فَأَقِيمُوا۟
fa-aqīmū
then establish
ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ ۚ
l-ṣalata
the (regular) prayer
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ
l-ṣalata
the prayer
كَانَتْ
kānat
is
عَلَى
ʿalā
on
ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ
l-mu'minīna
the believers
كِتَـٰبًۭا
kitāban
prescribed
مَّوْقُوتًۭا
mawqūtan
(at) fixed times
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.
13. 1. The intended meaning here is the prayer of fear; since there has been a concession made in it, to compensate for this, it is being said that you should continue to remember Allah while standing, sitting, and lying down.
13. 2. This means that when the state of fear and battle is over, then the prayer should be performed according to the method that is followed in normal circumstances.
13. 3. In this, there is an emphasis on performing the prayer at its appointed time, from which it is understood that, without a Shariah excuse, combining two prayers is not Sahih, because in doing so, at least one prayer will be performed outside its time, which is against this verse.
13. 2. This means that when the state of fear and battle is over, then the prayer should be performed according to the method that is followed in normal circumstances.
13. 3. In this, there is an emphasis on performing the prayer at its appointed time, from which it is understood that, without a Shariah excuse, combining two prayers is not Sahih, because in doing so, at least one prayer will be performed outside its time, which is against this verse.
