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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 al-Quran al-Karim — Hafiz Abdus Salam Bin Muhammad Bhutvi
Tafsir al-Quran al-Karim is a 4-volume Quran commentary by Hafiz Abdus Salam bin Muhammad Bhutvi, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar and Sheikh ul-Hadith from Pakistan. Based on over 45 years of teaching and research, this tafsir follows the methodology of Tafsir bil-Ma'thur — interpreting the Quran through authentic Hadith, statements of the Companions, and the understanding of the early generations (Salaf). It is distinguished by its complete avoidance of Israeliyyat (Judeo-Christian narratives) and unverified reports. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
(Ayah 58) ➊ The meaning of {وَ اِذَا نَادَيْتُمْ اِلَى الصَّلٰوةِ: ’’ نَادَيْتُمْ ‘‘} is when you call out, and by this is meant the call to prayer, i.e., the adhan. That is, they imitate it, mockingly change its words, and make fun of it, causing noise and commotion. (Ibn Kathir, Fath al-Qadeer) Even Satan cannot bear the sound of the adhan. In the hadith it is stated: "When Satan hears the sound of the adhan, he flees while passing wind (so that the adhan does not reach his ears), then he returns. At the time of iqamah, he again turns his back and leaves. When the takbir ends, he comes back, until he comes between a man and his heart, saying, 'Remember such-and-such, remember such-and-such,' things he had not remembered before, until the man does not know how much he has prayed." [ بخاری، الأذان، باب فضل التأذین : ۶۰۸ ]
➋ The mention of calling out for prayer appears in two places in the Noble Qur'an: once in this verse and once in Surah Jumu'ah. This very call is called adhan, but nowhere in the entire Qur'an is the method of adhan described, nor its words, nor its timings. How this call should be made, for this, guidance must be taken from the hadith of the Messenger. It is clear that acting upon the Qur'an without hadith is not possible at all. «اَطِيْعُوا اللّٰهَ وَ اَطِيْعُوا الرَّسُوْلَ » [ النساء : ۵۹] and «اِنْ كُنْتُمْ تُحِبُّوْنَ اللّٰهَ فَاتَّبِعُوْنِيْ » [ آل عمران : ۳۱ ] state that acting upon the hadith along with the Qur'an is also obligatory, which is why the scholars have issued a verdict of disbelief against the deniers of hadith.
➌ {ذٰلِكَ بِاَنَّهُمْ قَوْمٌ لَّا يَعْقِلُوْنَ:} means that if they had any sense at all, upon hearing the sound of the adhan their hearts would soften, they would turn towards the truth, or at the very least, despite having religious differences with the Muslims, they would not engage in such lowly acts.
➋ The mention of calling out for prayer appears in two places in the Noble Qur'an: once in this verse and once in Surah Jumu'ah. This very call is called adhan, but nowhere in the entire Qur'an is the method of adhan described, nor its words, nor its timings. How this call should be made, for this, guidance must be taken from the hadith of the Messenger. It is clear that acting upon the Qur'an without hadith is not possible at all. «اَطِيْعُوا اللّٰهَ وَ اَطِيْعُوا الرَّسُوْلَ » [ النساء : ۵۹] and «اِنْ كُنْتُمْ تُحِبُّوْنَ اللّٰهَ فَاتَّبِعُوْنِيْ » [ آل عمران : ۳۱ ] state that acting upon the hadith along with the Qur'an is also obligatory, which is why the scholars have issued a verdict of disbelief against the deniers of hadith.
➌ {ذٰلِكَ بِاَنَّهُمْ قَوْمٌ لَّا يَعْقِلُوْنَ:} means that if they had any sense at all, upon hearing the sound of the adhan their hearts would soften, they would turn towards the truth, or at the very least, despite having religious differences with the Muslims, they would not engage in such lowly acts.
