468/1075), Muqatil and al-Kalbi reported that the sūrah was revealed about Al-'As ibn Wa'il, while Ibn Jurayj reported that the immediate cause of relation was Abu Sufyan ibn Harb's driving an orphan away with a stick. Ibn Abbas said: "(Those who are neglectful of their prayer) are the ones who delay their prayer." Conditions of revelation Īccording to 'Alī ibn Ahmad al-Wāhidī (d. Abdullah ibn Masud said: "During the time of the Messenger of God we used to consider ma'un (things of daily use) lending a bucket and cooking-pot." The Surah has been so designated after the word al-ma`un occurring at the end of the last verse. Their charitable acts are a display of their false piety, since they do not give for the love of God. These people deprive the orphans of their rights, are heedless to the dues of the destitute, and pray without holding God in remembrance, forgetting the objective behind prayer. The Surah discusses the character of those who claim to be Muslims but are oblivious of the hereafter. This surah is concerned with two of the core teachings of Islam, how one prays and how one gives. اَ۬لَّذِينَ هُمۡ عَن صَ لَاتِهِمۡ سَاهُونَ ٥ĥ ’al ladhīna hum ‘an ṣa lātihim sāhūn(a)ħ Wayamna‘ūna l-mā‘ūn(a) Translation ġ Have you seen him who denies the Recompense?Ģ That is he who repulses the orphan (harshly),ģ And urges not the feeding of AlMiskin (the poor),Ĥ So woe unto those performers of Salat (prayers) (hypocrites),ĥ Who delay their Salat (prayer) from their stated fixed times,Ħ Those who do good deeds only to be seen (of men),ħ And refuse Al-Ma'un (small kindnesses e.g. Text and meaning Text and transliteration 3-7 Hypocrites rebuked for neglect of prayer and charity.
1-2 Denunciation of those who deny the Quran and oppress the orphan.5 Placement and coherence with other surahs.
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