سُوْرَةُ الْبَيِّنَةِ
Surah Al-Bayyina (98) — Ayah 5
وَمَآ أُمِرُوٓا۟ إِلَّا لِيَعْبُدُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ مُخْلِصِينَ لَهُ ٱلدِّينَ حُنَفَآءَ وَيُقِيمُوا۟ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ وَيُؤْتُوا۟ ٱلزَّكَوٰةَ ۚ وَذَٰلِكَ دِينُ ٱلْقَيِّمَةِ ﴿5﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And they were commanded not, but that they should worship Allâh, and worship none but Him Alone (abstaining from ascribing partners to Him), and perform As-Salât (Iqâmat-as-Salât) and give Zakât, and that is the right religion.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَمَآ
wamā
And not
أُمِرُوٓا۟
umirū
they were commanded
إِلَّا
illā
except
لِيَعْبُدُوا۟
liyaʿbudū
to worship
ٱللَّهَ
l-laha
Allah
مُخْلِصِينَ
mukh'liṣīna
(being) sincere
لَهُ
lahu
to Him
ٱلدِّينَ
l-dīna
(in) the religion
حُنَفَآءَ
ḥunafāa
upright
وَيُقِيمُوا۟
wayuqīmū
and to establish
ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ
l-ṣalata
the prayer
وَيُؤْتُوا۟
wayu'tū
and to give
ٱلزَّكَوٰةَ ۚ
l-zakata
the zakah
وَذَٰلِكَ
wadhālika
And that
دِينُ
dīnu
(is the) religion
ٱلْقَيِّمَةِ
l-qayimati
the correct
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran — Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani
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5. And they were commanded only to worship Allah, dedicating their faith solely to Him, to establish prayer, and to give zakah—and that is the correct religion [7].
[7]
The Three Important Pillars of the Upright Religion:
The upright religion means such a firm and established religion that has remained the same from Prophet Adam ؑ to the Last Prophet. The important components of this religion are three things. First, that Allah alone is to be understood as the Creator and Owner. No kind of shirk should be committed with Him. His command and law should be considered above all, and no attention should be paid to anyone else's command or law in comparison to His. Worship should be devoted to Him alone, and with full devotion. Second, that prayer should always be performed regularly and in the correct manner. Third, that zakat should be given from one's wealth. It should be clear that only those who have faith in the Hereafter can properly and regularly perform prayer and give zakat. Others cannot do so. Hypocrites also used to perform prayer and give zakat, but for show and ostentation, and considering it a burden on themselves. These three things are the three important initial pillars of Islam. Fasting and Hajj were also obligatory on previous communities, but due to brevity, they are often not mentioned in most places. For example, in the beginning of Surah Baqarah, in the description of the pious, only these three important pillars are mentioned, not fasting and Hajj. And these three things grant someone the rights of citizenship in an Islamic state. As stated in Surah Tawbah, verse 11: "Then if these polytheists repent from shirk, establish prayer, and give zakat, then they are your religious brothers." Also, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said in the last days of his life: "I have been commanded to fight the people until they bear witness to ﴿لا الٰه الا اللّٰه محمد رسول الله﴾, establish prayer, and give zakat. If they accept these conditions, then their lives will be safe from me, except if they are deprived of this protection due to any right of Islam. As for their inner matters, that is up to Allah." [مسلم۔ کتاب الایمان۔ باب الامربقتال الناس]
[7]
The Three Important Pillars of the Upright Religion:
The upright religion means such a firm and established religion that has remained the same from Prophet Adam ؑ to the Last Prophet. The important components of this religion are three things. First, that Allah alone is to be understood as the Creator and Owner. No kind of shirk should be committed with Him. His command and law should be considered above all, and no attention should be paid to anyone else's command or law in comparison to His. Worship should be devoted to Him alone, and with full devotion. Second, that prayer should always be performed regularly and in the correct manner. Third, that zakat should be given from one's wealth. It should be clear that only those who have faith in the Hereafter can properly and regularly perform prayer and give zakat. Others cannot do so. Hypocrites also used to perform prayer and give zakat, but for show and ostentation, and considering it a burden on themselves. These three things are the three important initial pillars of Islam. Fasting and Hajj were also obligatory on previous communities, but due to brevity, they are often not mentioned in most places. For example, in the beginning of Surah Baqarah, in the description of the pious, only these three important pillars are mentioned, not fasting and Hajj. And these three things grant someone the rights of citizenship in an Islamic state. As stated in Surah Tawbah, verse 11: "Then if these polytheists repent from shirk, establish prayer, and give zakat, then they are your religious brothers." Also, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said in the last days of his life: "I have been commanded to fight the people until they bear witness to ﴿لا الٰه الا اللّٰه محمد رسول الله﴾, establish prayer, and give zakat. If they accept these conditions, then their lives will be safe from me, except if they are deprived of this protection due to any right of Islam. As for their inner matters, that is up to Allah." [مسلم۔ کتاب الایمان۔ باب الامربقتال الناس]
