سُوْرَةُ الْمُؤْمِنِ
Surah Ghafir (40) — Ayah 55
فَٱصْبِرْ إِنَّ وَعْدَ ٱللَّهِ حَقٌّ وَٱسْتَغْفِرْ لِذَنۢبِكَ وَسَبِّحْ بِحَمْدِ رَبِّكَ بِٱلْعَشِىِّ وَٱلْإِبْكَـٰرِ ﴿55﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
So be patient (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم). Verily, the Promise of Allâh is true, and ask forgiveness for your fault and glorify the praises of your Lord in the ‘Ashî (i.e. the time period after the midnoon till sunset) and in the Ibkâr (i.e. the time period from early morning or sunrise till before midnoon) [it is said that, that means the five compulsory congregational Salât (prayers) or the ‘Asr and Fajr prayers].
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
فَٱصْبِرْ
fa-iṣ'bir
So be patient
إِنَّ
inna
indeed
وَعْدَ
waʿda
(the) Promise of Allah
ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
(the) Promise of Allah
حَقٌّۭ
ḥaqqun
(is) true
وَٱسْتَغْفِرْ
wa-is'taghfir
And ask forgiveness
لِذَنۢبِكَ
lidhanbika
for your sin
وَسَبِّحْ
wasabbiḥ
and glorify
بِحَمْدِ
biḥamdi
(the) praise
رَبِّكَ
rabbika
(of) your Lord
بِٱلْعَشِىِّ
bil-ʿashiyi
in the evening
وَٱلْإِبْكَـٰرِ
wal-ib'kāri
and the morning
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran — Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani
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55. So be patient. Surely, the promise of Allah is true. And seek forgiveness for your sin [71], and glorify your Lord with His praise [72] morning and evening.
[71]
The Sins of the Prophets Refer to Minor Ijtihadi Slips:
It is impossible for the Prophets to deliberately commit any sin. What is meant by their sins can only be their small ijtihadi slips, which may also occur due to forgetfulness, and this is a characteristic of being human. Here, these slips are certainly related to patience. For example, sometimes you would think that if Allah Almighty granted a miracle according to the demands of the disbelievers of Makkah, it could greatly benefit Islam. Or when the disbelievers wanted to pave the way for compromise with you ﷺ, such a thought would come to you ﷺ, but Allah Almighty strictly forbade even such thoughts. On this basis, you ﷺ were first instructed to be patient here.
[72] In this portion of the verse, all five prayers are mentioned in a general way: one in the earlier part of the day and four in the latter part of the day. This was, in fact, the preliminary command regarding these five prayers and their times, which were later made obligatory. In several places in the Noble Quran, patience and prayer are mentioned together in times of difficulty, because the more one’s nature is engaged in the remembrance of Allah, the more other worries automatically decrease.
[71]
The Sins of the Prophets Refer to Minor Ijtihadi Slips:
It is impossible for the Prophets to deliberately commit any sin. What is meant by their sins can only be their small ijtihadi slips, which may also occur due to forgetfulness, and this is a characteristic of being human. Here, these slips are certainly related to patience. For example, sometimes you would think that if Allah Almighty granted a miracle according to the demands of the disbelievers of Makkah, it could greatly benefit Islam. Or when the disbelievers wanted to pave the way for compromise with you ﷺ, such a thought would come to you ﷺ, but Allah Almighty strictly forbade even such thoughts. On this basis, you ﷺ were first instructed to be patient here.
[72] In this portion of the verse, all five prayers are mentioned in a general way: one in the earlier part of the day and four in the latter part of the day. This was, in fact, the preliminary command regarding these five prayers and their times, which were later made obligatory. In several places in the Noble Quran, patience and prayer are mentioned together in times of difficulty, because the more one’s nature is engaged in the remembrance of Allah, the more other worries automatically decrease.
