Guard your prayers, and the middle prayer, and stand before God in devotion.
Does the Qur'an say where to place the hands in prayer?
In short
- The text says: those who believe are told to stand before God in devotion (2:238), to bow, or kneel, and prostrate (22:77), and to pray to their Lord and sacrifice, or slaughter victims (108:2).
- The text does not say: where the hands are placed in the prayer.
- The rest comes from: a report that people were ordered to place the right hand on the left forearm in the prayer is in Sahih al-Bukhari, Book 10: Call to Prayers (Adhaan) (Bukhari 740).
Hadith references link to sunnah.com. Any grading shown there is that site's, not AALAMIN's.
Where the renderings split
108:2, Itani: "So pray to your Lord and sacrifice"
108:2, Pickthall: "So pray unto thy Lord, and sacrifice"
108:2, Palmer: "So pray to thy Lord and slaughter (victims)"
108:2, Rodwell: "Pray therefore to the Lord, and slay the victims"
108:2, Sale: "Wherefore pray unto thy Lord, and slay the victims"
Key findingsEditorial
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In plain wordsEditorial written by the editors, not a translation
No verse says where the hands are placed in the prayer. The text names standing, at 2:238, and bowing and prostrating, at 22:77, and says nothing of the hands in any of them.
Some readers bring 108:2 to this question. In all five its second word is a sacrifice: Pickthall has "So pray unto thy Lord, and sacrifice" at 108:2, and Rodwell has "slay the victims". None of the five renders it as a placing of the hands.
The placing of the right hand on the left comes from outside the Qur'an, from a report named above, with a link.
Scope of this study
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What this rests on
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2:238
Why this passage is in the study finding 01
حَٰفِظُوا۟ عَلَى ٱلصَّلَوَٰتِ وَٱلصَّلَوٰةِ ٱلْوُسْطَىٰ وَقُومُوا۟ لِلَّهِ قَٰنِتِينَ
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Easy-read (simplified)haafizoo 'alaa s-salawaati was-salaati l-wustaa waqoomoo lillaahi qaaniteen
DIN 31635ḥāfiẓū ʿalā ṣ-ṣalawāti waṣ-ṣalāti l-wusṭā waqūmū lillāhi qānitīna
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Be guardians of your prayers, and of the midmost prayer, and stand up with devotion to Allah
Observe the prayers, and the middle prayer, and stand ye attent before God
Observe strictly the prayers, and the middle prayer, and stand up full of devotion towards God
Carefully observe the appointed prayers, and the middle prayer, and be assiduous therein, with devotion towards God
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Other languages (18)
Kushtojuni kujdes namazeve, veçanërisht namazit të mesëm dhe faluni duke qenë të përulur ndaj Allahut.
Čuvajte namaze, naročito srednji namaz, i pred Allahom ponizno stojte!
Čuvajte molitve, naročito molitvu u sredini dana, i pred Allahom ponizno stojte!
Reenee juulɗe ɗen, e juulde hakkundeere nden. Daranoɗon Alla ko o toƴƴiniiɓe
ო, მორწმუნენო! დაიცავით (სავალდებულო) ლოცვები და (განსაკუთრებით) შუა ლოცვა (‘ასრი). და დადექით ალლაჰის წინაშე (მორჩილებით).
Haltet die Gebete ein, und (insbesondere) das mittlere Gebet, und steht demütig ergeben vor Allah.
Τηρείτε αυστηρά τις (πέντε υποχρεωτικές καθημερινές) προσευχές, και (ειδικά) τη μεσαία προσευχή (Αλ-‘Ασρ). Και σταθείτε (στις προσευχές σας) ενώπιον του Αλλάχ υπάκουοι και ταπεινοί.
सब नमाज़ों का और (विशेषकर) बीच की नमाज़ (अस्र) का ध्यान रखो[158] तथा अल्लाह के लिए आज्ञाकारी होकर (विनयपूर्वक) खड़े रहो।
Compiete assiduamente le preghiere, e particolarmente la mediana, e tendete umilmente ad Allāh.
238. Griežtai saugokite (penkias privalomas) As-Salavat (maldas), ypatingai viduriniąją Salat (geriausią maldą - ‘Asr) [34].
Salaatowwan irratti tikfadhaa keessattuu salaatattii giddu galeessaa irratti. Haala Rabbiif ajajamoo taataniin dhaabbadhaa.[97]
Оберегайте молитвы и [особенно] срединную молитву, и стойте перед Аллахом благоговейно.
Чувајте молитве, нарочито молитву у средини дана, и пред Аллахом понизно стојте!
Zilindeni Swala, na hasa Swala ya katikati. Na simameni kwa ajili ya Mwenyezi Mungu kwa unyenyekevu.
Slå vakt om bönerna, och särskilt den mittersta, och stå inför Gud i ödmjuk lydnad.
Namazlara ve orta namaza (ikindi namazına) devam edin. Gönülden bağlılık ve saygı ile Allah’ın huzuruna durun.
نمازوں کی حفاﻇت کرو، بالخصوص درمیان والی نماز کی[1] اور اللہ تعالیٰ کے لئے باادب کھڑے رہا کرو۔
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لَّا جُنَاحَ عَلَيْكُمْ إِن طَلَّقْتُمُ ٱلنِّسَآءَ مَا لَمْ تَمَسُّوهُنَّ أَوْ تَفْرِضُوا۟ لَهُنَّ فَرِيضَةً وَمَتِّعُوهُنَّ عَلَى ٱلْمُوسِعِ قَدَرُهُۥ وَعَلَى ٱلْمُقْتِرِ قَدَرُهُۥ مَتَٰعًۢا بِٱلْمَعْرُوفِ حَقًّا عَلَى ٱلْمُحْسِنِينَ
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Easy-read (simplified)laa junaaha 'alaykum in tallaqtumu n-nisaa'a maa lam tamassoohunna aw tafridoo lahunna fareedatan wamatti'oohunna 'alaa l-moosi'i qadaruhu wa'alaa l-muqtiri qadaruhu mataa'an bil-ma'roofi haqqan 'alaa l-muhsineen
DIN 31635lā ǧunāḥa ʿalaykum ʾin ṭallaqtumu n-nisāʾa mā lam tamassūhunna ʾaw tafriḍū lahunna farīḍatan wamattiʿūhunna ʿalā l-mūsiʿi qadaruhu waʿalā l-muqtiri qadaruhu matāʿan bil-maʿrūfi ḥaqqan ʿalā l-muḥsinīna
You commit no error by divorcing women before having touched them, or before having set the dowry for them. And compensate them-the wealthy according to his means, and the poor according to his means-with a fair compensation, a duty upon the doers of good.
It is no sin for you if ye divorce women while yet ye have not touched them, nor appointed unto them a portion. Provide for them, the rich according to his means, and the straitened according to his means, a fair provision. (This is) a bounden duty for those who do good
It is no crime in you if ye divorce your women ere you have yet touched them, or settled for them a settlement. But provide maintenance for them; the wealthy according to his power, and the straitened in circumstances according to his power, must provide, in reason;- a duty this upon the kind
It shall be no crime in you if ye divorce your wives so long as ye have not consummated the marriage, nor settled any dowry on them. And provide what is needful for them he who is in ample circumstances according to his means, and he who is straitened, according to his means - with fairness: This is binding on those who do what is right
It shall be no crime in you, if ye divorce your wives, so long as ye have not touched them, nor settled any dowry on them. And provide for them -- he who is at his ease must provide according to his circumstances, and he who is straitened according to his circumstances -- necessaries, according to what shall be reasonable. This is a duty incumbent on the righteous
وَإِن طَلَّقْتُمُوهُنَّ مِن قَبْلِ أَن تَمَسُّوهُنَّ وَقَدْ فَرَضْتُمْ لَهُنَّ فَرِيضَةً فَنِصْفُ مَا فَرَضْتُمْ إِلَّآ أَن يَعْفُونَ أَوْ يَعْفُوَا۟ ٱلَّذِى بِيَدِهِۦ عُقْدَةُ ٱلنِّكَاحِ وَأَن تَعْفُوٓا۟ أَقْرَبُ لِلتَّقْوَىٰ وَلَا تَنسَوُا۟ ٱلْفَضْلَ بَيْنَكُمْ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ بَصِيرٌ
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Easy-read (simplified)wa'in tallaqtumoohunna min qabli an tamassoohunna waqad faradtum lahunna fareedatan fanisfu maa faradtum illaa an ya'foona aw ya'fuwa lladhee biyadihi 'uqdatu n-nikaahi wa'an ta'foo aqrabu lilttaqwaa walaa tansawu l-fadla baynakum inna llaaha bimaa ta'maloona baseer
DIN 31635waʾin ṭallaqtumūhunna min qabli ʾan tamassūhunna waqad faraḍtum lahunna farīḍatan faniṣfu mā faraḍtum ʾillā ʾan yaʿfūna ʾaw yaʿfuwa llaḏī biyadihi ʿuqdatu n-nikāḥi waʾan taʿfū ʾaqrabu lilttaqwā walā tansawu l-faḍla baynakum ʾinna llāha bimā taʿmalūna baṣīrun
If you divorce them before you have touched them, but after you had set the dowry for them, give them half of what you specified-unless they forego the right, or the one in whose hand is the marriage contract foregoes it. But to forego is nearer to piety. And do not forget generosity between one another. God is seeing of everything you do.
If ye divorce them before ye have touched them and ye have appointed unto them a portion, then (pay the) half of that which ye appointed, unless they (the women) agree to forgo it, or he agreeth to forgo it in whose hand is the marriage tie. To forgo is nearer to piety. And forget not kindness among yourselves. Allah is Seer of what ye do
And if ye divorce them before ye have touched them, but have already settled for them a settlement; the half of what ye have settled, unless they remit it, or he in whose hand is the marriage tie remits it; and that ye should remit is nearer to piety, and forget not liberality between you. Verily, God on what ye do doth look
But if ye divorce them before consummation, and have already settled a dowry on them, ye shall give them half of what ye have settled, unless they make a release, or he make a release in whose hand is the marriage tie. But if ye make a release, it will be nearer to piety. And forget not generosity in your relations one towards another; for God beholdeth your doings
But if ye divorce them before ye have touched them, and have already settled a dowry on them, ye shall give them half of what ye have settled, unless they release any part, or he release part in whose hand the knot of marriage is; and if ye release the whole, it will approach nearer unto piety. And forget not liberality among you, for God seeth that which ye do
2:238 — the verse above
فَإِنْ خِفْتُمْ فَرِجَالًا أَوْ رُكْبَانًا فَإِذَآ أَمِنتُمْ فَٱذْكُرُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ كَمَا عَلَّمَكُم مَّا لَمْ تَكُونُوا۟ تَعْلَمُونَ
Easy-read line: a pronunciation guide, not authoritative
Easy-read (simplified)fa'in khiftum farijaalan aw rukbaanan fa'idhaa amintum fadhkuroo llaaha kamaa 'allamakum maa lam takoonoo ta'lamoon
DIN 31635faʾin ḫiftum fariǧālan ʾaw rukbānan faʾiḏā ʾamintum faḏkurū llāha kamā ʿallamakum mā lam takūnū taʿlamūna
But if you are in fear, then on foot, or riding. And when you are safe, remember God, as He taught you what you did not know.
And if ye go in fear, then (pray) standing or on horseback. And when ye are again in safety, remember Allah, as He hath taught you that which (heretofore) ye knew not
And if ye fear, then afoot or on horseback; but when ye are in safety remember God, how He taught you while yet ye did not know
And if you have any alarm, then pray on foot or riding: but when you are safe, then remember God, how he hath made you to know what ye knew not
But if ye fear any danger, pray on foot or on horseback; and when ye are safe, remember God, how he hath taught you what as yet ye knew not
وَٱلَّذِينَ يُتَوَفَّوْنَ مِنكُمْ وَيَذَرُونَ أَزْوَٰجًا وَصِيَّةً لِّأَزْوَٰجِهِم مَّتَٰعًا إِلَى ٱلْحَوْلِ غَيْرَ إِخْرَاجٍ فَإِنْ خَرَجْنَ فَلَا جُنَاحَ عَلَيْكُمْ فِى مَا فَعَلْنَ فِىٓ أَنفُسِهِنَّ مِن مَّعْرُوفٍ وَٱللَّهُ عَزِيزٌ حَكِيمٌ
Easy-read line: a pronunciation guide, not authoritative
Easy-read (simplified)walladheena yutawaffawna minkum wayadharoona azwaajan wasiyyatan li'azwaajihim mataa'an ilaa l-hawli ghayra ikhraajin fa'in kharajna falaa junaaha 'alaykum fee maa fa'alna fee anfusihinna min ma'roofin wallaahu 'azeezun hakeem
DIN 31635wallaḏīna yutawaffawna minkum wayaḏarūna ʾazwāǧan waṣiyyatan liʾazwāǧihim matāʿan ʾilā l-ḥawli ġayra ʾiḫrāǧin faʾin ḫaraǧna falā ǧunāḥa ʿalaykum fī mā faʿalna fī ʾanfusihinna min maʿrūfin wallāhu ʿazīzun ḥakīmun
Those of you who die and leave wives behind-a will shall provide their wives with support for a year, provided they do not leave. If they leave, you are not to blame for what they do with themselves, provided it is reasonable. God is Mighty and Wise.
(In the case of) those of you who are about to die and leave behind them wives, they should bequeath unto their wives a provision for the year without turning them out, but if they go out (of their own accord) there is no sin for you in that which they do of themselves within their rights. Allah is Mighty, Wise
Those of you who die and leave wives, should bequeath to their wives maintenance for a year, without expulsion (from their home); but if they go out, there is no crime in you for what they do of themselves, in reason; but God is mighty and wise
And such of you as shall die and leave wives, shall bequeath their wives a year's maintenance without causing them to quit their homes; but if they quit them of their own accord, then no blame shall attach to you for any disposition they may make of themselves in a fair way. And God is Mighty, Wise
And such of you as shall die and leave wives, ought to bequeath their wives a year's maintenance, without putting them out of their houses: But if they go out voluntarily, it shall be no crime in you, for that which they shall do with themselves, according to what shall be reasonable; God is mighty and wise
22:77
Why this passage is in the study finding 02
يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ ٱرْكَعُوا۟ وَٱسْجُدُوا۟ وَٱعْبُدُوا۟ رَبَّكُمْ وَٱفْعَلُوا۟ ٱلْخَيْرَ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُفْلِحُونَ
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Easy-read (simplified)yaa ayyuhaa lladheena aamanoo rka'oo wasjudoo wa'budoo rabbakum waf'aloo l-khayra la'allakum tuflihoon
DIN 31635yā ʾayyuhā llaḏīna ʾāmanū rkaʿū wasǧudū waʿbudū rabbakum wafʿalū l-ḫayra laʿallakum tufliḥūna
O you who believe! Kneel, and prostrate, and worship your Lord, and do good deeds, so that you may succeed.
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O ye who believe! Bow down and prostrate yourselves, and worship your Lord, and do good, that haply ye may prosper
O ye who believe! bow down and adore, and serve your Lord, and do well, haply ye may prosper
Believers! bow down and prostrate yourselves and worship your Lord, and work righteousness that you may fare well
O true believers, bow down, and prostrate your selves, and worship your Lord; and work righteousness, that ye may be happy
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- Hafs/Kufan verse numbering, 6236 ayahs. The bismillah is delivered as a separate `bismillah` attribute on ayah 1 and is NOT fused into the ayah text. 112 surahs carry one: every surah except al-Fatiha, where the bismillah is ayah 1:1 itself, and at-Tawba, which has none. Sourced from the XML output; the plain-text output of the same release DOES fuse it, which is defect D1.
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Other languages (18)
O ju që besoni, bjerni në ruku e sexhde dhe adhuroni Zotin tuaj e bëni vepra të mira, që të shpëtoni!
হে মুমিনগণ! তোমরা রুকূ‘ করো, সাজদা করো, তোমাদের রবের ইবাদাত করো এবং কল্যাণকর কাজ করো। আশা করা যায় তোমরা সফল হতে পারবে।’
O vjernici, pred Allahom se sagibajte i čelima po tlu padajte, Gospodara svog obožavajte i dobra djela činite da biste postigli ono što želite.
O vjernici, pred Allahom se sagibajte i čelima po tlu padajte, Gospodara svog obožavajte i dobra djela činite da biste postigli ono što želite.
Eey mon yo ɓen gooŋɗinɓe, ndukƴee cujjon ndewon Joomi mo'on, ngollon ko moƴƴi kon mbelejo'o onon on maloyte.
ჰეი, თქვენ, რომელთაც ირწმუნეთ! მოიხარეთ (რუქუ'ში) [შეასრულეთ წელმოხრილი თაყვანისცემა ალლაჰისათვის], დაემხეთ პირქვე (სუჯუდში) [შეასრულეთ მიწიერი თაყვანისცემა ალლაჰისათვის], თაყვანი ეცით მხოლოდ თქვენს უფალს და აკეთეთ კეთილი საქმეები, რათა წარმატებას მიაღწიოთ!
O die ihr glaubt, verbeugt euch, werft euch nieder und dient eurem Herrn und tut das Gute, auf dass es euch wohl ergehen möge!
Ω, εσείς που πιστεύετε! Υποκλιθείτε και πέστε σε Σιτζούντ στάση (με το μέτωπο στο έδαφος, ενώπιον του Αλλάχ), και λατρέψτε τον Κύριό σας (και μόνο) και κάντε το καλό, ίσως και πετύχετε.
ऐ ईमान वालो! रुकू करो तथा सजदा करो और अपने पालनहार की इबादत करो और नेकी करो, ताकि तुम सफल हो जाओ।
O credenti, prostratevi inchinatevi e adorate il vostro Dio e fate il bene, affinché siate i trionfatori, ﴿يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آَمَنُوا ارْكَعُوا وَاسْجُدُوا وَاعْبُدُوا رَبَّكُمْ وَافْعَلُوا الْخَيْرَ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُفْلِحُونَ﴾ ۩
77. Jūs, kurie patikėjote, nusilenkite ir suklupkite kniūbsčiomis, ir garbinkite savo Viešpatį, ir darykite gerą, kad būtumėte jūs sėkmingi.
Yaa warra amantan! Rukuu’a bu’aa; sujuudas bu’aa (salaataa); Gooftaa keessan gabbaraa; toltuus hojjadhaa akka milkooftaniif.[15]
О вы, которые уверовали! Кланяйтесь и падайте ниц, поклоняйтесь своему Господу и совершайте добро, — быть может, вы преуспеете.
О верници, клањајте се и ничице падајте и свога Господара обожавајте, и радите добра дела да бисте постигли оно што желите.
Enyi mlioamini! Rukuuni na sujuduni, na muabuduni Mola wenu Mlezi, na tendeni mema, ili mfanikiwe.
Troende! Buga er och fall ned [i bön], och dyrka er Herre och gör gott så att det må gå er väl.
Ey iman edenler! Rüku edin, secde edin, Rabbinize ibadet edin, hayır işleyin ki kurtuluşa eresiniz.
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ٱللَّهُ يَصْطَفِى مِنَ ٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةِ رُسُلًا وَمِنَ ٱلنَّاسِ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ سَمِيعٌۢ بَصِيرٌ
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Easy-read (simplified)allaahu yastafee mina l-malaa'ikati rusulan wamina n-naasi inna llaaha samee'un baseer
DIN 31635allāhu yaṣṭafī mina l-malāʾikati rusulan wamina n-nāsi ʾinna llāha samīʿun baṣīrun
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God chooses messengers from among the angels, and from among the people. God is Hearing and Seeing.
Allah chooseth from the angels messengers, and (also) from mankind. Lo! Allah is Hearer, Seer
God chooses apostles of the angels and of men; verily, God hears and sees
God chooseth messengers from among the angels and from among men: verily, God Heareth, Seeth
God chooseth messengers from among the angels, and from among men: For God is He who heareth and seeth
يَعْلَمُ مَا بَيْنَ أَيْدِيهِمْ وَمَا خَلْفَهُمْ وَإِلَى ٱللَّهِ تُرْجَعُ ٱلْأُمُورُ
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Easy-read (simplified)ya'lamu maa bayna aydeehim wamaa khalfahum wa'ilaa llaahi turja'u l-'umoor
DIN 31635yaʿlamu mā bayna ʾaydīhim wamā ḫalfahum waʾilā llāhi turǧaʿu l-ʾumūru
He knows what is before them, and what is behind them. To God all matters are referred.
He knoweth all that is before them and all that is behind them, and unto Allah all things are returned. $$A
He knows what is before them and what is behind them; and unto God affairs return
He knoweth what is before them and what is behind them; and unto God shall all things return
He knoweth that which is before them, and that which is behind them: And unto God shall all things return
22:77 — the verse above
وَجَٰهِدُوا۟ فِى ٱللَّهِ حَقَّ جِهَادِهِۦ هُوَ ٱجْتَبَىٰكُمْ وَمَا جَعَلَ عَلَيْكُمْ فِى ٱلدِّينِ مِنْ حَرَجٍ مِّلَّةَ أَبِيكُمْ إِبْرَٰهِيمَ هُوَ سَمَّىٰكُمُ ٱلْمُسْلِمِينَ مِن قَبْلُ وَفِى هَٰذَا لِيَكُونَ ٱلرَّسُولُ شَهِيدًا عَلَيْكُمْ وَتَكُونُوا۟ شُهَدَآءَ عَلَى ٱلنَّاسِ فَأَقِيمُوا۟ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ وَءَاتُوا۟ ٱلزَّكَوٰةَ وَٱعْتَصِمُوا۟ بِٱللَّهِ هُوَ مَوْلَىٰكُمْ فَنِعْمَ ٱلْمَوْلَىٰ وَنِعْمَ ٱلنَّصِيرُ
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Easy-read (simplified)wajaahidoo fee llaahi haqqa jihaadihi huwa jtabaakum wamaa ja'ala 'alaykum fee d-deeni min harajin millata abeekum ibraaheema huwa sammaakumu l-muslimeena min qablu wafee haadhaa liyakoona r-rasoolu shaheedan 'alaykum watakoonoo shuhadaa'a 'alaa n-naasi fa'aqeemoo s-salaata wa'aatoo z-zakaata wa'tasimoo billaahi huwa mawlaakum fani'ma l-mawlaa wani'ma n-naseer
DIN 31635waǧāhidū fī llāhi ḥaqqa ǧihādihi huwa ǧtabākum wamā ǧaʿala ʿalaykum fī d-dīni min ḥaraǧin millata ʾabīkum ʾibrāhīma huwa sammākumu l-muslimīna min qablu wafī hāḏā liyakūna r-rasūlu šahīdan ʿalaykum watakūnū šuhadāʾa ʿalā n-nāsi faʾaqīmū ṣ-ṣalāta waʾātū z-zakāta waʿtaṣimū billāhi huwa mawlākum faniʿma l-mawlā waniʿma n-naṣīru
And strive for God, with the striving due to Him. He has chosen you, and has not burdened you in religion-the faith of your father Abraham. It is he who named you Muslims before, and in this. So that the Messenger may be a witness over you, and you may be witnesses over the people. So pray regularly, and give regular charity, and cleave to God. He is your Protector. What an excellent Protector, and what an excellent Helper.
And strive for Allah with the endeavour which is His right. He hath chosen you and hath not laid upon you in religion any hardship; the faith of your father Abraham (is yours). He hath named you Muslims of old time and in this (Scripture), that the messenger may be a witness against you, and that ye may be witnesses against mankind. So establish worship, pay the poor-due, and hold fast to Allah. He is your Protecting friend. A blessed Patron and a blessed Helper
and fight strenuously for God, as is His due. He has elected you, and has not put upon you any hindrance by your religion,- the faith of your father Abraham. He has named you Muslims before and in this (book), that the Apostle may be a witness against you, and that ye may be witnesses against men. Be ye then steadfast in prayer, and give alms, and hold fast by God; He is your sovereign, and an excellent sovereign, and an excellent help
And do valiantly in the cause of God as it behoveth you to do for Him. He hath elected you, and hath not laid on you any hardship in religion, the Faith of your father Abraham. He hath named you the Muslims Heretofore and in this Book, that the Apostles may be a witness against you, and that ye may be witnesses against the rest of mankind. Therefore observe prayer, and pay the legal impost, and cleave fast to God. He is your liege Lord - a goodly Lord, and a goodly Helper
And fight in defence of God's true religion, as it behoveth you to fight for the same. He hath chosen you, and hath not imposed on you any difficulty in the religion which He hath given you, the religion of your father Abraham: He hath named you Moslems heretofore, and in this book; that our apostle may be a witness against you at the day of judgment, and that ye may be witnesses against the rest of mankind. Wherefore be ye constant at prayer; and give alms: And adhere firmly unto God. He is your master; and He is the best master, and the best protector
108:2
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فَصَلِّ لِرَبِّكَ وَٱنْحَرْ
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Easy-read (simplified)fasalli lirabbika wanhar
DIN 31635faṣalli lirabbika wanḥar
So pray to your Lord and sacrifice.
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So pray unto thy Lord, and sacrifice
So pray to thy Lord and slaughter (victims)
Pray therefore to the Lord, and slay the victims
Wherefore pray unto thy Lord, and slay the victims
Sources
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Uthmani, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
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- Hafs/Kufan verse numbering, 6236 ayahs. The bismillah is delivered as a separate `bismillah` attribute on ayah 1 and is NOT fused into the ayah text. 112 surahs carry one: every surah except al-Fatiha, where the bismillah is ayah 1:1 itself, and at-Tawba, which has none. Sourced from the XML output; the plain-text output of the same release DOES fuse it, which is defect D1.
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prandaj falu për Zotin tënd dhe ther kurban!
কাজেই তুমি তোমার রবের উদ্দেশ্যে সালাত আদায় করো এবং কুরবানী করো।
pa klanjaj Gospodaru svome i kurban kolji,
pa klanjaj Gospodaru svome i kurban kolji,
juulan joom ma mboroɗa.
მაშ, ილოცე შენი უფლისთვის და (მისთვის) დაკალი მსხვერპლი!
So bete zu deinem Herrn und schlachte (ein Opfertier).
Γι’ αυτό τέλεσε, λοιπόν, την προσευχή προς τον Κύριό σου (με ειλικρίνεια και αφοσίωση προς Αυτόν και μόνο) και πρόσφερε θυσία (για τους φτωχούς, για Χάρη του Αλλάχ και μόνο).
तो आप अपने पालनहार ही के लिए नमाज़ पढ़ें तथा क़ुर्बानी करें।[2]
Prega il tuo Dio e sacrifica!
2. tad melskis savo Viešpačiui ir atlik aukojimą (Jam Vieninteliam)!
Gooftaa keetiif sagadii isaaf qali. [2]
Так молись же своему Господу и соверши заклание.
зато свога Господара обожавај, и жртвеницу приноси.
Basi swali na uchinje kwa ajili ya Mola wako Mlezi.
Så be till din Herre och frambär ditt offer.
Öyleyse sen de Rabbin için namaz kıl ve kurban kes!
پس تو اپنے رب کے لئے نماز پڑھ اور قربانی کر.[1]
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إِنَّآ أَعْطَيْنَٰكَ ٱلْكَوْثَرَ
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Easy-read (simplified)innaa a'taynaaka l-kawthar
DIN 31635ʾinnā ʾaʿṭaynāka l-kawṯara
We have given you plenty.
Lo! We have given thee Abundance
Verily, we have given thee El Kauthar
TRULY we have given thee an ABUNDANCE
Verily we have given thee al Cawthar
108:2 — the verse above
إِنَّ شَانِئَكَ هُوَ ٱلْأَبْتَرُ
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Easy-read (simplified)inna shaani'aka huwa l-'abtar
DIN 31635ʾinna šāniʾaka huwa l-ʾabtaru
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He who hates you is the loser.
Lo! it is thy insulter (and not thou) who is without posterity
Verily, he who hates thee shall be childless
Verily whose hateth thee shall be childless
verily he who hateth thee shall be childless
What this study rests on, and what it refusessigned with it2 of the 2 paragraphs signed with this study
The selection above and this account of it are part of what was signed. Where the renderings disagree it says so; where the question runs past what has cleared the rights audit it says that too.
The question asks whether the Qur'an says where to place the hands in prayer. No verse found speaks of the hands in the prayer; the verses on washing before it (5:6) speak of the hands, and that verse is recorded as not carried.
Sacrifice is read in the study What does the Qur'an say about animal sacrifice (qurbani) - and what specification does it not give?, and the postures in What does the Qur'an say about standing, bowing and prostrating in prayer? This study names one report outside the Qur'an and does not grade it.
Studies that read the same verses
- Does the Qur'an say to raise the finger during prayer?2:238, 22:77
- What does the Qur'an say about animal sacrifice (qurbani) - and what specification does it not give?108:2
- Does the Qur'an mention the Eid prayer?108:2
- Does the Qur'an command five daily prayers?2:238
- Are the five daily prayers named in the Qur'an?2:238
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Translations Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an ·1880 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
Translations George Sale, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
George Sale, English translation of the Qur'an ·1734 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
Translations John Medows Rodwell, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
John Medows Rodwell, English translation of the Qur'an ·1861 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
Translations Pickthall, The Meaning of the Glorious Koran·Public domain — copyright term expired
Pickthall, The Meaning of the Glorious Koran ·1930 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
Translations Talal Itani, ClearQuran·Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
Talal Itani, ClearQuran ·ClearQuran, "God" edition, EPUB·Talal Itani / ClearQuran.com ·Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International·retrieved 7 Sep 2026
Translation by Talal Itani, ClearQuran.com https://clearquran.com
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