Solace, Consolation, Relief, The Expansion — Verse 3

94:3 · al-Inshirah

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الَّذِي أَنقَضَ ظَهْرَكَ
Allathee anqada thahraka
Solace, Consolation, Relief, The Expansion / al-Inshirah (94:3)
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that weighed so heavily on your back
Allathee anqada thahraka

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Tafsir Commentary

Tafsir al-Jalalayn
that which weighed down your back? — this is similar to where God says that God may forgive you what is past of your sin Q. 482.
Kashani Tafsir
Did We not expand for thee thy breast, and lift from thee thy burden that weighed down upon thy back, and raise up for thee thy mention? Know that when God brought the creatures from the concealment of nonexistence to the confines of existence with the command “Be!” and when He scattered over them the treasuries of mercy and the gardens of blessings, He showed largesse to that master of the world, that greatest child of Adam, through exalted bounties, generous gifts, and various sorts of favor. From the begin- ning of the cosmos to the annihilation of the children of Adam, all creatures are his followers. The first thing desired by the beginningless gentleness was he. He is the king, and the rest of the creatures are his army and horse. He is the dear guest, and the dear ones are all his followers and hangers-on. Look carefully at the edict of his splendor and the book of his good fortune to see if the specification and explicit statement of this announcement of generosity and elevation was given to any other prophet. Did We not expand for thee thy breast? “O paragon of the universe! O honored chosen one! O foremost messenger! O ennobled eminent one! Did We not brighten your heart with the light of recognition, give it courtesy and rectification with the subtleties of contemplation and unveiling, give it goodliness and proximity with the generous gifts of exaltedness and elevation, and give your clay the cape of adornment and the robe of elevation? “O master! The goal of creation was to unveil the sign of your perfection, the flag of your majesty, and the form of your beauty. 'But for thee, I would not have created the spheres. But for thee, the world would have neither bottom nor top.' “O master! You were the first in prophethood and the last to be sent out. You are the manifest in union and the nonmanifest in blessings. You are the first of all creatures in nearness and famil- iarity and the last in judgment and felicity. You are the manifest in sinlessness and greatness and the nonmanifest in the majesty of state.” In the reports about the miʿrāj it has come that MuṣṬafā said, “The All-Compeller said to me, 'Ask, O MuḤammad!' “I said, 'My Lord, You took Abraham as a bosom friend, You gave David a tremendous king- dom [4:54] and forgave him his slip, You bestowed on Solomon a kingdom such as no one after me will have [38:35], You spoke to Moses directly [4:164], You raised Idris to a high place [19:57], You taught Jesus the Torah and the Gospel [3:48] and You made him heal the blind and the leper and give life to the dead with Your permission [3:49].
Kashani Tafsir
Did We not expand for thee thy breast, and lift from thee thy burden that weighed down upon thy back, and raise up for thee thy mention? Know that when God brought the creatures from the concealment of nonexistence to the confines of existence with the command “Be!” and when He scattered over them the treasuries of mercy and the gardens of blessings, He showed largesse to that master of the world, that greatest child of Adam, through exalted bounties, generous gifts, and various sorts of favor. From the begin- ning of the cosmos to the annihilation of the children of Adam, all creatures are his followers. The first thing desired by the beginningless gentleness was he. He is the king, and the rest of the creatures are his army and horse. He is the dear guest, and the dear ones are all his followers and hangers-on. Look carefully at the edict of his splendor and the book of his good fortune to see if the specification and explicit statement of this announcement of generosity and elevation was given to any other prophet. Did We not expand for thee thy breast? “O paragon of the universe! O honored chosen one! O foremost messenger! O ennobled eminent one! Did We not brighten your heart with the light of recognition, give it courtesy and rectification with the subtleties of contemplation and unveiling, give it goodliness and proximity with the generous gifts of exaltedness and elevation, and give your clay the cape of adornment and the robe of elevation? “O master! The goal of creation was to unveil the sign of your perfection, the flag of your majesty, and the form of your beauty. 'But for thee, I would not have created the spheres. But for thee, the world would have neither bottom nor top.' “O master! You were the first in prophethood and the last to be sent out. You are the manifest in union and the nonmanifest in blessings. You are the first of all creatures in nearness and famil- iarity and the last in judgment and felicity. You are the manifest in sinlessness and greatness and the nonmanifest in the majesty of state.” In the reports about the miʿrāj it has come that MuṣṬafā said, “The All-Compeller said to me, 'Ask, O MuḤammad!' “I said, 'My Lord, You took Abraham as a bosom friend, You gave David a tremendous king- dom [4:54] and forgave him his slip, You bestowed on Solomon a kingdom such as no one after me will have [38:35], You spoke to Moses directly [4:164], You raised Idris to a high place [19:57], You taught Jesus the Torah and the Gospel [3:48] and You made him heal the blind and the leper and give life to the dead with Your permission [3:49].
Al-Qushairi Tafsir
Did We not expand for thee thy breast, and lift from thee thy burden that weighed down upon thy back, and raise up for thee thy mention? Know that when God brought the creatures from the concealment of nonexistence to the confines of existence with the command “Be!” and when He scattered over them the treasuries of mercy and the gardens of blessings, He showed largesse to that master of the world, that greatest child of Adam, through exalted bounties, generous gifts, and various sorts of favor. From the begin- ning of the cosmos to the annihilation of the children of Adam, all creatures are his followers. The first thing desired by the beginningless gentleness was he. He is the king, and the rest of the creatures are his army and horse. He is the dear guest, and the dear ones are all his followers and hangers-on. Look carefully at the edict of his splendor and the book of his good fortune to see if the specification and explicit statement of this announcement of generosity and elevation was given to any other prophet. Did We not expand for thee thy breast? “O paragon of the universe! O honored chosen one! O foremost messenger! O ennobled eminent one! Did We not brighten your heart with the light of recognition, give it courtesy and rectification with the subtleties of contemplation and unveiling, give it goodliness and proximity with the generous gifts of exaltedness and elevation, and give your clay the cape of adornment and the robe of elevation? “O master! The goal of creation was to unveil the sign of your perfection, the flag of your majesty, and the form of your beauty. 'But for thee, I would not have created the spheres. But for thee, the world would have neither bottom nor top.' “O master! You were the first in prophethood and the last to be sent out. You are the manifest in union and the nonmanifest in blessings. You are the first of all creatures in nearness and famil- iarity and the last in judgment and felicity. You are the manifest in sinlessness and greatness and the nonmanifest in the majesty of state.” In the reports about the miʿrāj it has come that MuṣṬafā said, “The All-Compeller said to me, 'Ask, O MuḤammad!' “I said, 'My Lord, You took Abraham as a bosom friend, You gave David a tremendous king- dom [4:54] and forgave him his slip, You bestowed on Solomon a kingdom such as no one after me will have [38:35], You spoke to Moses directly [4:164], You raised Idris to a high place [19:57], You taught Jesus the Torah and the Gospel [3:48] and You made him heal the blind and the leper and give life to the dead with Your permission [3:49].
Al-Qushairi Tafsir
Did We not expand for thee thy breast, and lift from thee thy burden that weighed down upon thy back, and raise up for thee thy mention? Know that when God brought the creatures from the concealment of nonexistence to the confines of existence with the command “Be!” and when He scattered over them the treasuries of mercy and the gardens of blessings, He showed largesse to that master of the world, that greatest child of Adam, through exalted bounties, generous gifts, and various sorts of favor. From the begin- ning of the cosmos to the annihilation of the children of Adam, all creatures are his followers. The first thing desired by the beginningless gentleness was he. He is the king, and the rest of the creatures are his army and horse. He is the dear guest, and the dear ones are all his followers and hangers-on. Look carefully at the edict of his splendor and the book of his good fortune to see if the specification and explicit statement of this announcement of generosity and elevation was given to any other prophet. Did We not expand for thee thy breast? “O paragon of the universe! O honored chosen one! O foremost messenger! O ennobled eminent one! Did We not brighten your heart with the light of recognition, give it courtesy and rectification with the subtleties of contemplation and unveiling, give it goodliness and proximity with the generous gifts of exaltedness and elevation, and give your clay the cape of adornment and the robe of elevation? “O master! The goal of creation was to unveil the sign of your perfection, the flag of your majesty, and the form of your beauty. 'But for thee, I would not have created the spheres. But for thee, the world would have neither bottom nor top.' “O master! You were the first in prophethood and the last to be sent out. You are the manifest in union and the nonmanifest in blessings. You are the first of all creatures in nearness and famil- iarity and the last in judgment and felicity. You are the manifest in sinlessness and greatness and the nonmanifest in the majesty of state.” In the reports about the miʿrāj it has come that MuṣṬafā said, “The All-Compeller said to me, 'Ask, O MuḤammad!' “I said, 'My Lord, You took Abraham as a bosom friend, You gave David a tremendous king- dom [4:54] and forgave him his slip, You bestowed on Solomon a kingdom such as no one after me will have [38:35], You spoke to Moses directly [4:164], You raised Idris to a high place [19:57], You taught Jesus the Torah and the Gospel [3:48] and You made him heal the blind and the leper and give life to the dead with Your permission [3:49].
Tafsir Muyassar
ألم نوسع -أيها النبي- لك صدرك لشرائع الدين، والدعوة إلى الله، والاتصاف بمكارم الأخلاق، وحططنا عنك بذلك حِمْلك الذي أثقل ظهرك، وجعلناك -بما أنعمنا عليك من المكارم- في منزلة رفيعة عالية؟
Tafsir Ibn Kathir
الإنقاض الصوت وقال غير واحد من السلف في قوله "الذي أنقض ظهرك" أي أثقلك حمله.
Tafsir Al Wasit
و ( أَنقَضَ ظَهْرَكَ ) أى : أثقله وأوهنه وأتعبه ، حتى سمع له نقيض ، وهو الصوت الخفى الذى يسمع من الرَّحْل الكائن فوق ظهر البعير ، إذا كان هذا الرحل ثقيلا ، ولا يكاد البعير يحمله إلا بمشقة وعسر .والمعنى : لقد شرحنا لك - أيها الرسول الكريم - صدرك ، وأزلنا عنك ما أثقل ظهرك من أعباء الرسالة ، وعصمناك من الذنوب والآثام ، وطهرناك من الأدناس ، فصرت - بفضلنا وإحساننا - جديرا بحمل هذه الرسالة ، بتبليغها على أكمل وجه وأتمه .فالمراد بوضع وزره عنه صلى الله عليه وسلم مغفرة ذنوبه ، وإلى هذا المعنى أشار الإِمام ابن كثير بقوله : قوله - تعالى - : ( وَوَضَعْنَا عَنكَ وِزْرَكَ ) بمعنى ( لِّيَغْفِرَ لَكَ الله مَا تَقَدَّمَ مِن ذَنبِكَ وَمَا تَأَخَّرَ ) وقال غير واحد من السلف فى قوله : ( الذي أَنقَضَ ظَهْرَكَ ) أى : أثقلك حمله . .ويرى كثير من المفسرين أن المراد بوضع وزره عنه صلى الله عليه وسلم : إزالة العقبات التى وضعها المشركون فى طريق دعوته ، وإعانته على تبليغ الرسالة على أكمل وجه ، ورفع الحيرة التى كانت تعتريه قبل النبوة .قال بعض العلماء : وقد ذكر جمهرة المفسرين أن المراد بالوزر فى هذه الآية : الذنب ، ثم راحوا يتأولون الكلام ، ويتمحلون الأعذار ، ويختلفون فى جواز ارتكاب الأنبياء للمعاصى ، وكل هذا كلام ، ولا داعى إليه ، ولا يلزم حمل الآية عليه .والمراد - والله سبحانه وتعالى أعلى وأعلم - بالوزر : الحيرة التى اعترته صلى الله عليه وسلم قبل البعثة ، حين فكر فيما عليه قومه من عبادة الأوثان . وأيقن بثاقب فكره أن للكون خالقا هو الجدير بالعبادة ، ثم تحير فى الطريق الذى يسلكه لعبادة هذا الخالق ، وما زال كذلك حتى أوحى الله إليه بالرسالة فزالت حيرته . ولما دعا قومه إلى عبادة الله ، وقابلوا دعوته بالإِعراض . . ثقل ذلك عليه ، وغاظه من قومه أن يكذبوه . . وكان ذلك حملا ثقيلا . . شق عليه القيام به .فليس الوزر الذى كان ينقض ظهره ، ذنبا من الذنوب . . ولكنه كان هما نفسيا يفوق ألمه ، ألم ذلك الثقل الحسى . . فلما هداه الله - تعالى - إلى إنقاذ أمته من أوهامها الفاسدة . . كان ذلك بمثابة رفع الحمل الثقيل ، الذى كان ينوء بحمله . لا جرم كانت هذه الآية واردة على سبيل التمثيل ، واقرأ إن شئت قوله - تعالى - :( وَلَقَدْ نَعْلَمُ أَنَّكَ يَضِيقُ صَدْرُكَ بِمَا يَقُولُونَ . فَسَبِّحْ بِحَمْدِ رَبِّكَ وَكُنْ مِّنَ الساجدين . واعبد رَبَّكَ حتى يَأْتِيَكَ اليقين ) ويبدو لنا أن هذا القول الثانى ، هو الأقرب إلى الصواب . لأن الكلام هنا ليس عن الذنوب التى ارتكبها النبى صلى الله عليه وسلم قبل البعثة - كما يرى بعض المفسرين - وإنما الكلام هنا عن النعم التى أنعم بها - سبحانه - عليه والتى من مظاهرها توفيقه للقيام بأعباء الرسالة ، وبإقناع كثير من الناس بأنه على الحق ، واستجابتهم له صلى الله عليه وسلم .
Tafsir al-Tabari
( الَّذِي أَنْقَضَ ظَهْرَكَ ) قال: أثقل ظهرك.حدثنا بشر، قال: ثنا يزيد، قال: ثنا سعيد، عن قتادة، قوله: ( أَلَمْ نَشْرَحْ لَكَ صَدْرَكَ * وَوَضَعْنَا عَنْكَ وِزْرَكَ * الَّذِي أَنْقَضَ ظَهْرَكَ) : كانت للنبيّ صلى الله عليه وسلم &; 24-494 &; ذنوب قد أثقلته، فغفرها الله له.حدثنا ابن عبد الأعلى، قال: ثنا ابن ثور، عن معمر، عن قتادة، في قوله: ( أَنْقَضَ ظَهْرَكَ ) قال: كانت للنبي: ذنوب قد أثقلته، فغفرها الله له.حُدثت عن الحسين، قال: سمعت أبا معاذ يقول: ثنا عبيد، قال: سمعت الضحاك يقول في قوله: ( وَوَضَعْنَا عَنْكَ وِزْرَكَ ) يعني: الشرك الذي كان فيه.حدثني يونس، قال: أخبرنا ابن وهب، قال: قال ابن زيد، في قوله: ( أَلَمْ نَشْرَحْ لَكَ صَدْرَكَ * وَوَضَعْنَا عَنْكَ وِزْرَكَ) قال: شرح له صدرَه، وغفر له ذنبَه الذي كان قبل أن يُنَبأ، فوضعه.وفي قوله: ( الَّذِي أَنْقَضَ ظَهْرَكَ ) قال: أثقله وجهده، كما يُنْقِضُ البعيرَ حِمْلُه الثقيل، حتى يصير نِقضا بعد أن كان سمينا( وَوَضَعْنَا عَنْكَ وِزْرَكَ ) قال: ذنبك الذي أنقض ظهرَك، أثقل ظهرك، ووضعناه عنك، وخفَّفنا عنك ما أثقل ظهرَك.
Tafseer Al-Baghawi
"الذي أنقض ظهرك"، أثقل ظهرك فأوهنه حتى سمع له نقيض، أي صوت.
Tafseer Tanwir al-Miqbas
الَّذِي أَنْقَضَ ظَهْرَكَ (3) و { أنقض } جعل الشيءَ ذا نقيض ، والنقيض صوت صرير المحمل والرحْل وصوتُ عظام المفاصل ، وفرقعةُ الأصابع ، وفعله القاصر من باب نصر ويعدّى بالهمزة .وإسناد { أنقض } إلى الوِزر مجاز عقلي ، وتعديته إلى الظهر تَبع لتشبيه المشقة بالحمل ، فالتركيب تمثيل لمتجشم المشاققِ الشديدة ، بالحَمولة المثقلة بالإِجمال تثقيلاً شديداً حتى يسمع لعظام ظهرها فرقعة وصرير . وهو تمثيل بديع لأنه تشبيه مركب قابل لتفريق التشبيه على أجزائه .ووصف الوزر بهذا الوصف تكميل للتمثيل بأنه وزر عظيم .واعلم أن في قوله : { أنقض ظهرك } اتصالَ حرفي الضاد والظاء وهما متقاربا المخرج فربما يحصل من النطق بهما شيء من الثقل على اللسان ولكنه لا ينافي الفصاحة إذ لا يبلغ مبلغ ما يسمى بتنافر الكلماتتِ بل مثله مغتفر في كلام الفصحاء .والعرب فُصحاء الألسن فإذا اقتضى نظم الكلام ورود مثل هذين الحرفين المتقاربين لم يعبأ البليغ بما يعرض عند اجتماعهما من بعض الثقل ، ومثل ذلك قوله تعالى : { وسبحه } [ الإنسان : 26 ] في اجتماع الحاء مع الهاء ، وذلك حيث لا يصح الإدغام . وقد أوصى علماء التجويد بإظهار الضاد مع الظاء إذا تلاقيا كما في هذه الآية وقوله : { ويوم يعض الظالم } [ الفرقان : 27 ] ولها نظائر في القرآن .وهذه الآية هي المشتهرة ولم يزل الأيمة في المساجد يتوخون الحذر من إبدال أحد هذين الحرفين بالآخر للخلاف الواقع بين الفقهاء في بطلان صلاة اللحَّان ومَن لا يحسن القراءة مطلقاً أو إذا كان عَامداً إذا كان فذاً وفي بطلان صلاة من خلفه أيضاً إذا كان اللاحن إماماً .
Tafseer Al Saddi
{ الَّذِي أَنْقَضَ } أي: أثقل { ظَهْرَكَ } كما قال تعالى: { لِيَغْفِرَ لَكَ اللَّهُ مَا تَقَدَّمَ مِنْ ذَنْبِكَ وَمَا تَأَخَّرَ } .
Tafseer Al Qurtubi
أي أثقله وأوهنه .قال : وإنما وصفت ذنوب , الأنبياء بهذا الثقل , مع كونها مغفورة , لشدة اهتمامهم بها , وندمهم منها , وتحسرهم عليها .
Tazkirul Quran
The Prophet Muhammad went tirelessly in the quest of knowledge about reality and Truth. God blessed him with this knowledge, which opened his heart to the deep realisation of Truth (ma‘rifah). Then he started preaching the oneness of God in Makkah, where he had to face stiff opposition, but it was thanks to this opposition, that he became known throughout the country. This is God’s law in the present world. Hence, a man has to face difficult conditions (‘usr) in the beginning, but if he perseveres with patience, this ‘usr or hardship becomes a stepping stone to new and easy circumstances (yusr). Therefore, a man should always look towards God and continue to struggle according to his capacity.
Ma'arif-ul-Quran
وَوَضَعْنَا عَنكَ وِزْرَ‌كَ الَّذِي أَنقَضَ ظَهْرَ‌كَ (And We removed from you your burden that had [ almost ] broken your back...94:2-3). The word wizr literally denotes 'burden' and the phrase naqd-uz-zahr means 'to break one's back as for instance when a heavy load is put on one's back, it bends'. This verse signifies that Allah had relieved him of his burden that was breaking his back. What was that burden or heavy load? One answer to this question is that now and then the Holy Prophet ﷺ did certain permissible deeds, thinking that they were of benefit and in the interest [ of spiritual development ]. Later on he discovered that they were not in keeping with wisdom, or they were undesirable. The Holy Prophet was conscious of his high status and close proximity to Allah. He regarded even such things as serious infractions. This was naturally a very heavy load that made him grieved. But Allah relieved him of his burden in that a blanket pardon was granted to him and it was declared that he would not be held accountable for such things. Some commentators say that wizr (burden) refers to the effect of revelation. It weighed heavily on him in the initial stages of the Prophethood. He was saddled with a nerve-racking and back-breaking task of raising [ a morally degenerated people ], through propagation of Tauhid and elimination of kufr and shirk, [ from the depths of moral turpitude to the peaks of spiritual excellence, and then through them to cleanse and purify the whole of mankind of the dross of iniquity, ignorance and superstition ]. The task enjoined: فَاسْتَقِمْ كَمَا أُمِرْ‌تَ 'So, stand firm - as you have been commanded [ 11:112] ' The Holy Prophet ﷺ used to feel the heavy weight of this task and responsibility. Some narration report that a few strands of his beard had turned grey as a result of this command. The Holy Prophet ﷺ is reported to have said that the following verse has made me old: فَاسْتَقِمْ كَمَا أُمِرْ‌تَ 'So, stand firm - as you have been commanded [ 11:112] ' Verses [ 2-3] give the cheerful news that Allah will remove from him the load which was weighing down his back. The following verses show how the back-breaking load will be removed, and every difficulty will be followed by ease and relief. By means of expansion of bosom, Allah gave the Holy Prophet so much of courage that no instance of hardship seemed hardship, and no burden of any magnitude seemed a burden. And Allah knows best!
Tanwir al-Miqbas min Tafsir Ibn 'Abbas
(Which weighed down thy back?) It is also said: prophethood weighed down your back; And the Prophet (pbuh) said: " Yes, indeed! "
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (abridged)
Which was revealed in Makkah بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَـنِ الرَّحِيمِ In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. The Meaning of opening the Breast Allah says, أَلَمْ نَشْرَحْ لَكَ صَدْرَكَ (Have We not opened your breast for you) meaning, `have We not opened your chest for you.' This means, `We illuminated it, and We made it spacious, vast and wide.' This is as Allah says, فَمَن يُرِدِ اللَّهُ أَن يَهْدِيَهُ يَشْرَحْ صَدْرَهُ لِلإِسْلَـمِ (And whomsoever Allah wills to guide, He opens his breast to Islam.) (6:125) And just as Allah expanded his chest, He also made His Law vast, wide, accommodating and easy, containing no difficulty, hardship or burden. A Discussion of Allah's Favor upon His Messenger Concerning Allah's statement, وَوَضَعْنَا عَنكَ وِزْرَكَ (And removed from you your burden.) This means لِّيَغْفِرَ لَكَ اللَّهُ مَا تَقَدَّمَ مِن ذَنبِكَ وَمَا تَأَخَّرَ (That Allah may forgive you your sins of the past and the future.) (48:2) الَّذِى أَنقَضَ ظَهْرَكَ (Which weighed down your back) Al-Inqad means the sound. And more than one of the Salaf has said concerning Allah's saying, الَّذِى أَنقَضَ ظَهْرَكَ (Which weighed down your back) meaning, `its burden weighed heavy upon you.' The Meaning of raising the Fame of the Prophet (Peace be upon him) وَرَفَعۡنَا لَكَ ذِكۡرَكَ (And have We not raised high your fame?) Mujahid said, "I (Allah) am not remembered except that you are remembered with Me: I bear witness that there is no God worthy of worship except Allah, and that Muhammad ﷺ is the Messenger of Allah." Qatadah said , "Allah raised his fame in this life and in the Hereafter. There is no one who gives a sermon, declares the Testimony of Faith (Shahadah), or prays a prayer (Salah) except that he proclaims it: I bear witness that there is no God worthy of worship except Allah, and that Muhammad ﷺ is the Messenger of Allah. Ease after Difficulty إِنَّ مَعَ ٱلۡعُسۡرِ يُسۡرً۬ا • فَإِنَّ مَعَ ٱلۡعُسۡرِ يُسۡرًا (Verily along with every hardship is relief. Veriliy along with every hardship is relief) Allah informs that with difficulty there is ease, and then He reaffirms this information (by repeating it) The Command to remember Allah during Spare Time فَإِذَا فَرَغۡتَ فَٱنصَبۡ • وَإِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ فَٱرۡغَب ( So when you have finished, devote yourself to Allah's worship. And to your Lord turn intentions and hopes. ) Meaning, 'when you have completed your worldly affairs and its tasks, and you have broken away from its routine, then get up to perform the worship, and stand for it with zeal, complete devotion and purify your intention and desire for your lord.' Similar to this is the Prophet's statement in a hadith that is agreed-upon to be authentic, لَا صَلَاةَ بِحَضْرَةِ الطَّعَامِ, وَلَا هُوَ يُدَافِعُهُ الأَخْبَثَانِ There is no prayer when the food is served, nor when the two foul things (excrement and urine) are pressing a person. The Prophet (صلى الله عليه و سلم) also said, إِذَا أُقِيمَتِ الصَّلَاةُ وَحَضَرَ الْعَشَاءُ فَبْدَأُوا بِااْلْعَشَاءِ When the prayer has started and the dinner has been served, then begin with dinner. Mujahid said concerning this Ayah, "When you are free from the worldly affairs, and you have stood to pray, then stand up for your Lord."
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