Ada pula yang mengatakan khusyuk atau diam, berdasarkan hadis Zaid bin Arqam, katanya, "Mulanya kami berkata-kata dalam salat, hingga turunlah ayat tersebut, maka kami pun disuruh diam dan dilarang bercakap-cakap | Without Prayer it would be impossible for men to persist in observing the laws of God, and they would likely be swept away by a current of defiance and disobedience, as happened in the case of the Jews |
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The event cited in support of this inference is that during the Battle of the Ditch the Prophet once so preoccupied with the problems posed by the siege of Madina, by the polytheists, that he could not perform his 'Asr Prayer within the scheduled time | On that occasion the Prophet said: 'God fill the graves and houses of these people with fire |
The admonition which follows, 'stand before Allah as utterly, obedient servants', seems to indicate what was meant by the 'mid-most Prayer'.
23中国语文 - Ma 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。 Ditemui beberapa pendapat, ada yang mengatakan salat asar, subuh, zuhur atau selainnya dan disebutkan secara khusus karena keistimewaannya | It seems more likely, however, that the Prophet meant that the cares of the battle had prevented him and his followers from performing the Prayer in an excellent way; the delay in the Prayer meant that instead of praying with equanimity, concentration and total devotion, they were forced by circumstances to pray hurriedly |
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Hence the expression could legitimately be interpreted both in the sense of the middle Prayer as well as in the sense of the Prayer which is performed at the right time and with full devotion and attention to God, a Prayer which contains all the attributes of excellence | Italiano - Piccardo : Siate assidui alle orazioni e all'orazione mediana e devotamente state ritti davanti ad Allah• But no direct statement explaining this expression has come down from the Prophet himself |
They inculcate the feelings of goodness and purity and the disposition to obey the ordinances of God, and foster adherence to righteousness.
25They have caused us to our wusta mid-most Prayer | Having mentioned the laws for the guidance of human society, God rounds off this address by emphasizing Prayer, for it is Prayers which instil in man the fear of God |
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All the divergent opinions are deductions made by scholars | since it is claimed that on one occasion the Prophet alluded to this as al-salat al-wusta |
'Re expression al-salat al-wusta has been variously interpreted to mean the Morning, Mid-Day, Sunset or Night Prayers.
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