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Surah Maryam (19) — Ayah 59
۞ فَخَلَفَ مِنۢ بَعْدِهِمْ خَلْفٌ أَضَاعُوا۟ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ وَٱتَّبَعُوا۟ ٱلشَّهَوَٰتِ ۖ فَسَوْفَ يَلْقَوْنَ غَيًّا ﴿59﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Then, there has succeeded them a posterity who have given up As-Salât (the prayers) [i.e. made their Salât (prayers) to be lost, either by not offering them or by not offering them perfectly or by not offering them in their proper fixed times] and have followed lusts. So they will be thrown in Hell.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
۞ فَخَلَفَ
fakhalafa
Then succeeded
مِنۢ
min
after them
بَعْدِهِمْ
baʿdihim
after them
خَلْفٌ
khalfun
successors
أَضَاعُوا۟
aḍāʿū
who neglected
ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ
l-ṣalata
the prayer
وَٱتَّبَعُوا۟
wa-ittabaʿū
and they followed
ٱلشَّهَوَٰتِ ۖ
l-shahawāti
the lusts
فَسَوْفَ
fasawfa
so soon
يَلْقَوْنَ
yalqawna
they will meet
غَيًّا
ghayyan
evil
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran — Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani
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59. But after them came successors who neglected prayer and followed their desires. So they will soon face the consequence [55, 55.1] of their deviation.
[55]
The Importance of Salah and Connection with Allah:
Among the pillars of Islam, the most important pillar is Salah. Through it, a Muslim’s connection with Allah remains established. If Salah is abandoned, it means that a person’s connection with Allah has been severed. That is why the Prophet ﷺ said that whoever deliberately abandons Salah has become a disbeliever, and for this reason, the command to perform Salah regularly has been repeatedly emphasized in the Book and Sunnah. Even a sick person is not exempted from Salah, nor during travel, nor in various conditions on the battlefield. The Shariah has given concessions according to circumstances, but Salah cannot be abandoned under any condition. Wasting the prayers does not only mean abandoning them altogether, but also includes not performing Salah in congregation, not performing it on time, performing it lazily and without heart, pecking through it quickly without thought, etc.—all these things fall under the category of wasting Salah.
[55۔ 1]
The Meaning of “Ghayy”:
The inevitable result of severing the connection with Allah is that a person becomes a follower and slave of his desires, and this is exactly what Satan wants. For such a person, the paths of misguidance keep opening up, and some people have translated it as: soon these people will be cast into “Ghayy.” In a hadith, it is mentioned that “Ghayy” is a valley or ravine in Hell in which the blood and pus of the inhabitants of Hell will flow, and adulterers, alcoholics, usurers, and those who torment their parents will be thrown into it. Thus, those who waste their prayers will also be thrown into this valley.
[55]
The Importance of Salah and Connection with Allah:
Among the pillars of Islam, the most important pillar is Salah. Through it, a Muslim’s connection with Allah remains established. If Salah is abandoned, it means that a person’s connection with Allah has been severed. That is why the Prophet ﷺ said that whoever deliberately abandons Salah has become a disbeliever, and for this reason, the command to perform Salah regularly has been repeatedly emphasized in the Book and Sunnah. Even a sick person is not exempted from Salah, nor during travel, nor in various conditions on the battlefield. The Shariah has given concessions according to circumstances, but Salah cannot be abandoned under any condition. Wasting the prayers does not only mean abandoning them altogether, but also includes not performing Salah in congregation, not performing it on time, performing it lazily and without heart, pecking through it quickly without thought, etc.—all these things fall under the category of wasting Salah.
[55۔ 1]
The Meaning of “Ghayy”:
The inevitable result of severing the connection with Allah is that a person becomes a follower and slave of his desires, and this is exactly what Satan wants. For such a person, the paths of misguidance keep opening up, and some people have translated it as: soon these people will be cast into “Ghayy.” In a hadith, it is mentioned that “Ghayy” is a valley or ravine in Hell in which the blood and pus of the inhabitants of Hell will flow, and adulterers, alcoholics, usurers, and those who torment their parents will be thrown into it. Thus, those who waste their prayers will also be thrown into this valley.
