Ayah

Word by Word
وَإِذَا
And when
كُنتَ
you are
فِيهِمۡ
among them
فَأَقَمۡتَ
and you lead
لَهُمُ
for them
ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ
the prayer
فَلۡتَقُمۡ
then let stand
طَآئِفَةٞ
a group
مِّنۡهُم
of them
مَّعَكَ
with you
وَلۡيَأۡخُذُوٓاْ
and let them take
أَسۡلِحَتَهُمۡۖ
their arms
فَإِذَا
Then when
سَجَدُواْ
they have prostrated
فَلۡيَكُونُواْ
then let them be
مِن
from
وَرَآئِكُمۡ
behind you
وَلۡتَأۡتِ
and let come (forward)
طَآئِفَةٌ
a group
أُخۡرَىٰ
other
لَمۡ
(which has) not
يُصَلُّواْ
prayed
فَلۡيُصَلُّواْ
and let them pray
مَعَكَ
with you
وَلۡيَأۡخُذُواْ
and let them take
حِذۡرَهُمۡ
their precautions
وَأَسۡلِحَتَهُمۡۗ
and their arms
وَدَّ
Wished
ٱلَّذِينَ
those who
كَفَرُواْ
disbelieved
لَوۡ
if
تَغۡفُلُونَ
you neglect
عَنۡ
[about]
أَسۡلِحَتِكُمۡ
your arms
وَأَمۡتِعَتِكُمۡ
and your baggage
فَيَمِيلُونَ
so (that) they (can) assault
عَلَيۡكُم
[upon] you
مَّيۡلَةٗ
(in) an attack
وَٰحِدَةٗۚ
single
وَلَا
But (there is) no
جُنَاحَ
blame
عَلَيۡكُمۡ
upon you
إِن
if
كَانَ
was
بِكُمۡ
with you
أَذٗى
any trouble
مِّن
(because) of
مَّطَرٍ
rain
أَوۡ
or
كُنتُم
you are
مَّرۡضَىٰٓ
sick
أَن
that
تَضَعُوٓاْ
you lay down
أَسۡلِحَتَكُمۡۖ
your arms
وَخُذُواْ
but take
حِذۡرَكُمۡۗ
your precautions
إِنَّ
Indeed
ٱللَّهَ
Allah
أَعَدَّ
has prepared
لِلۡكَٰفِرِينَ
for the disbelievers
عَذَابٗا
a punishment
مُّهِينٗا
humiliating
وَإِذَا
And when
كُنتَ
you are
فِيهِمۡ
among them
فَأَقَمۡتَ
and you lead
لَهُمُ
for them
ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ
the prayer
فَلۡتَقُمۡ
then let stand
طَآئِفَةٞ
a group
مِّنۡهُم
of them
مَّعَكَ
with you
وَلۡيَأۡخُذُوٓاْ
and let them take
أَسۡلِحَتَهُمۡۖ
their arms
فَإِذَا
Then when
سَجَدُواْ
they have prostrated
فَلۡيَكُونُواْ
then let them be
مِن
from
وَرَآئِكُمۡ
behind you
وَلۡتَأۡتِ
and let come (forward)
طَآئِفَةٌ
a group
أُخۡرَىٰ
other
لَمۡ
(which has) not
يُصَلُّواْ
prayed
فَلۡيُصَلُّواْ
and let them pray
مَعَكَ
with you
وَلۡيَأۡخُذُواْ
and let them take
حِذۡرَهُمۡ
their precautions
وَأَسۡلِحَتَهُمۡۗ
and their arms
وَدَّ
Wished
ٱلَّذِينَ
those who
كَفَرُواْ
disbelieved
لَوۡ
if
تَغۡفُلُونَ
you neglect
عَنۡ
[about]
أَسۡلِحَتِكُمۡ
your arms
وَأَمۡتِعَتِكُمۡ
and your baggage
فَيَمِيلُونَ
so (that) they (can) assault
عَلَيۡكُم
[upon] you
مَّيۡلَةٗ
(in) an attack
وَٰحِدَةٗۚ
single
وَلَا
But (there is) no
جُنَاحَ
blame
عَلَيۡكُمۡ
upon you
إِن
if
كَانَ
was
بِكُمۡ
with you
أَذٗى
any trouble
مِّن
(because) of
مَّطَرٍ
rain
أَوۡ
or
كُنتُم
you are
مَّرۡضَىٰٓ
sick
أَن
that
تَضَعُوٓاْ
you lay down
أَسۡلِحَتَكُمۡۖ
your arms
وَخُذُواْ
but take
حِذۡرَكُمۡۗ
your precautions
إِنَّ
Indeed
ٱللَّهَ
Allah
أَعَدَّ
has prepared
لِلۡكَٰفِرِينَ
for the disbelievers
عَذَابٗا
a punishment
مُّهِينٗا
humiliating

Translation

When thou (O Messenger) art with them, and standest to lead them in prayer, Let one party of them stand up (in prayer) with thee, Taking their arms with them: When they finish their prostrations, let them Take their position in the rear. And let the other party come up which hath not yet prayed - and let them pray with thee, Taking all precaution, and bearing arms: the Unbelievers wish, if ye were negligent of your arms and your baggage, to assault you in a single rush. But there is no blame on you if ye put away your arms because of the inconvenience of rain or because ye are ill; but take (every) precaution for yourselves. For the Unbelievers Allah hath prepared a humiliating punishment.

Tafsir

When you, O Muhammad may peace and salutation be upon him, are, present, among them, while you [all] fear an enemy, and you stand to lead them in prayer (this type of address is customary in Al-Qur'an), let a party of them stand with you, while another party stand back, and let them, the party standing with you, take their weapons, with them. Then when they have performed their prostrations, that is, [when] they have prayed, let them, the other party, be behind you, on guard until you complete the prayers; thereupon, let this party go on guard, and let another party who have not prayed come and pray with you, taking their precautions and their weapons, with them until you have completed the prayers. The Prophet may peace and salutation be upon him did this once at Batn Nakhla, as reported by the two Shaykhs [Bukhaaree and Muslim]. The disbelievers wish, when you have stood up to pray, that you should be heedless of your weapons and your baggage that they may descend upon you all at once, by making an assault against you and capturing you, and herein is the reasoning behind keeping weapons on oneself. You are not at fault, if rain bothers you, or if you are sick, to lay aside your weapons, and not carry them: this implies that when there is no such excuse, it is compulsory to carry them, and this is one of two opinions held by al-Shaafi'ee [on this matter]; the other [opinion] is that this [precaution] constitutes a sunna, and this is the more preferable opinion. But take your precautions, against the enemy and be on your guard as best you can; God has prepared for the disbelievers a humiliating chastisement.

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