سُوْرَةُ المَآئِدَةِ
Surah Al-Maaida (5) — Ayah 58
وَإِذَا نَادَيْتُمْ إِلَى ٱلصَّلَوٰةِ ٱتَّخَذُوهَا هُزُوًا وَلَعِبًا ۚ ذَٰلِكَ بِأَنَّهُمْ قَوْمٌ لَّا يَعْقِلُونَ ﴿58﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And when you proclaim the call for As-Salât [call for the prayer (Adhân)], they take it (but) as a mockery and fun; that is because they are a people who understand not.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَإِذَا
wa-idhā
And when
نَادَيْتُمْ
nādaytum
you make a call
إِلَى
ilā
for
ٱلصَّلَوٰةِ
l-ṣalati
the prayer
ٱتَّخَذُوهَا
ittakhadhūhā
they take it
هُزُوًۭا
huzuwan
(in) ridicule
وَلَعِبًۭا ۚ
walaʿiban
and fun
ذَٰلِكَ
dhālika
That
بِأَنَّهُمْ
bi-annahum
(is) because they
قَوْمٌۭ
qawmun
(are) a people
لَّا
lā
(who do) not
يَعْقِلُونَ
yaʿqilūna
understand
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.
58. 1. It is mentioned in a hadith that when Satan hears the sound of the adhan, he flees while passing wind; when the adhan ends, he returns; at the time of iqamah, he again turns his back and leaves; when the iqamah ends, he comes back and creates whispers in the hearts of those praying. Just like Satan, the followers of Satan do not like the sound of the adhan, which is why they mock it. From this verse, it is also understood that the hadith of the Messenger is also a source of the religion and is likewise a proof. Because the Qur'an has mentioned the 'call' for prayer, but how this 'call' should be made? What should its words be? This is not mentioned anywhere in the Noble Qur'an. These things are established from the hadith, which is evidence of its being a proof and a source of religion. The meaning of the hadith being a proof: The meaning of the hadith being a source of religion and a legal proof is that just as it is necessary to act upon the commands and obligations established from the Qur'an and their denial is disbelief, in the same way, it is obligatory to accept the commands established from the hadith of the Messenger ﷺ, it is necessary to act upon them, and their denial is disbelief. An authentic hadith, whether it is mutawatir or ahad, whether it is verbal, practical, or tacit approval—all are actionable. It is not correct to reject a hadith on the basis of it being khabar wahid, or on the basis of it being in addition to the Qur'an, or on the basis of the analogy and ijtihad of the imams, or on the claim of the narrator's lack of understanding, or on the basis of rational impossibility, or on the basis of other such claims. All these are different forms of turning away from the hadith.
