Tafsir Ibn Kathir (abridged) — an-Nisa 4:107

The Necessity of Referring to What Allah has Revealed for Judgement Allah says to His Messenger, Muhammad ﷺ, إِنَّآ أَنزَلْنَا إِلَيْكَ الْكِتَـبَ بِالْحَقِّ (Surely, We have sent down to you the Book in truth) meaning, it truly came from Allah and its narrations and commandments are true. Allah then said, لِتَحْكُمَ بَيْنَ النَّاسِ بِمَآ أَرَاكَ […]

Tafsir Ibn Kathir (abridged) — an-Nisa 4:104

The Order for Ample Remembrance After the Fear Prayer Allah commands Dhikr after finishing the Fear prayer, in particular, even though such Dhikr is encouraged after finishing other types of prayer in general. In the case of Fear prayer, Dhikr is encouraged even more because the pillars of the prayer are diminished since they move […]

Tafsir Ibn Kathir (abridged) — an-Nisa 4:105

The Necessity of Referring to What Allah has Revealed for Judgement Allah says to His Messenger, Muhammad ﷺ, إِنَّآ أَنزَلْنَا إِلَيْكَ الْكِتَـبَ بِالْحَقِّ (Surely, We have sent down to you the Book in truth) meaning, it truly came from Allah and its narrations and commandments are true. Allah then said, لِتَحْكُمَ بَيْنَ النَّاسِ بِمَآ أَرَاكَ […]

Tafsir Ibn Kathir (abridged) — an-Nisa 4:101

Salat Al-Qasr, Shortening the Prayer Allah said, وَإِذَا ضَرَبْتُمْ فِى الاٌّرْضِ (And when you Darabtum in the land,) meaning if you travel in the land. In another Ayah, Allah said, أَن سَيَكُونُ مِنكُمْ مَّرْضَى وَءَاخَرُونَ يَضْرِبُونَ فِى الاٌّرْضِ يَبْتَغُونَ مِن فَضْلِ اللَّهِ وَءَاخَرُونَ (He knows that there will be some among you sick, others Yadribuna […]

Tafsir Ibn Kathir (abridged) — an-Nisa 4:102

The Description of The Fear Prayer The Fear prayer has different forms, for the enemy is sometimes in the direction of the Qiblah and sometimes in another direction. The Fear prayer consists sometimes of four Rak`ahs, three Rak`ahs, as for Maghrib, and sometimes two Rak`ah like Fajr and prayer during travel. The Fear prayer is […]

Tafsir Ibn Kathir (abridged) — an-Nisa 4:103

The Order for Ample Remembrance After the Fear Prayer Allah commands Dhikr after finishing the Fear prayer, in particular, even though such Dhikr is encouraged after finishing other types of prayer in general. In the case of Fear prayer, Dhikr is encouraged even more because the pillars of the prayer are diminished since they move […]

Tafsir Ibn Kathir (abridged) — an-Nisa 4:95

The Mujahid and those Who Do not Join Jihad are Not the Same, [and Jihad is Fard Kifayah] Al-Bukhari recorded that Al-Bara’ said, “When the Ayah, لاَّ يَسْتَوِى الْقَـعِدُونَ مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ (Not equal are those of the believers who sit (at home),) was revealed, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ called Zayd and commanded him to […]

Tafsir Ibn Kathir (abridged) — an-Nisa 4:96

The Mujahid and those Who Do not Join Jihad are Not the Same, [and Jihad is Fard Kifayah] Al-Bukhari recorded that Al-Bara’ said, “When the Ayah, لاَّ يَسْتَوِى الْقَـعِدُونَ مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ (Not equal are those of the believers who sit (at home),) was revealed, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ called Zayd and commanded him to […]

Tafsir Ibn Kathir (abridged) — an-Nisa 4:97

The Prohibition of Residing Among the Disbelievers While Able to Emigrate Al-Bukhari recorded that Muhammad bin `Abdur-Rahman, Abu Al-Aswad, said, “The people of Al-Madinah were forced to prepare an army (to fight against the people of Ash-Sham during the Khilafah of Abdullah bin Az-Zubayir at Makkah), and I was enlisted in it. Then I met […]

Tafsir Ibn Kathir (abridged) — an-Nisa 4:98

The Prohibition of Residing Among the Disbelievers While Able to Emigrate Al-Bukhari recorded that Muhammad bin `Abdur-Rahman, Abu Al-Aswad, said, “The people of Al-Madinah were forced to prepare an army (to fight against the people of Ash-Sham during the Khilafah of Abdullah bin Az-Zubayir at Makkah), and I was enlisted in it. Then I met […]