حَـٰفِظُوا۟ عَلَى ٱلصَّلَوَٰتِ وَٱلصَّلَوٰةِ ٱلْوُسْطَىٰ وَقُومُوا۟ لِلَّهِ قَـٰنِتِينَ
- EnglishSaheeh International
- Maintain with care the [obligatory] prayers and [in particular] the middle [i.e., ʿaṣr] prayer and stand before Allāh, devoutly obedient.
- TamilJan Trust Foundation
- தொழுகைகளை (குறிப்பாக) நடுத்தொழுகையை பேணிக் கொள்ளுங்கள்; (தொழுகையின்போது) அல்லாஹ்வின் முன்னிலையில் உள்ளச்சப்பாட்டுடன் நில்லுங்கள்.
- SinhalaRuwwad Center
- සලාතයන් හා මධ්යකාල සලාතය මත සුරක්ෂිතව රැඳී සිටිනු. තවද නුඹලා අල්ලාහ්ට යටහත් වූවන් ලෙස නැගී සිටිනු.
- UrduMaulana Muhammad Junagarhi
- نمازوں کی حفاﻇت کرو، بالخصوص درمیان والی نماز کی اور اللہ تعالیٰ کے لئے باادب کھڑے رہا کرو۔
- JapaneseRyoichi Mita
- 各礼拝を，特に中間の礼拝を謹厳に守れ，敬虔にアッラーの御前に立て。
- ChineseMa Jian
- 你们当谨守许多拜功，和最贵的拜功，你们当为真主而顺服地立正。
Tafsir of 2:238
Allah commands that the prayer should be performed properly and on time. It is reported in the Two Sahihs that Ibn Mas`ud said, "I asked the Prophet , `Which deed is the dearest (to Allah)' He replied: «الصَّلَاةُ عَلى وَقْتِها» (To offer the prayers at their fixed times.) I asked, `What is the next (in goodness)' He replied: «الْجِهَادُ فِي سَبِيلِ الله» (To participate in Jihad (religious fighting) in Allah's cause.)" I again asked, `What is the next (in goodness)' He replied: «بِرُّ الْوَالِدَيْن» (To be good and dutiful to your parents.) `Abdullah then added, "The Prophet told me these words, and had I asked more, the Prophet would have told me more." The Middle Prayer Furthermore, Allah has specifically mentioned the Middle prayer, which is the `Asr prayer according to the majority of the scholars among the Companions, as At-Tirmidhi and Al-Baghawi have stated. Al-Qadi Al-Mawardi added that the majority of the scholars of the Tabi`in also held this view. Al-Hafiz Abu `Umar bin `Abdul-Barr said that this is also the opinion of the majority of the scholars of the Athar (i.e., the Hadith and the statements of the Salaf).…
Source: Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
