1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:03,200 In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. 2 00:00:05,169 --> 00:00:08,009 A summary of the Tafsir of al-Tabari. 3 00:00:08,599 --> 00:00:12,679 Abridged by Dr. Aqil Ibn Salim al-Shammari. 4 00:00:12,919 --> 00:00:16,420 Surah al-Ma'un. 5 00:00:18,410 --> 00:00:22,210 In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. 6 00:00:22,210 --> 00:00:26,410 “Hast thou observed him who belieth religion?” (107:1) 7 00:00:26,410 --> 00:00:31,010 That is the one who repels the orphan. 8 00:00:31,010 --> 00:00:36,490 And does not encourage the feeding of the poor. 9 00:00:36,490 --> 00:00:40,250 So woe to those who pray. 10 00:00:40,250 --> 00:00:45,929 “Who are heedless of their prayer;” (107:5) 11 00:00:45,929 --> 00:00:50,929 Those who show off. 12 00:00:50,929 --> 00:00:56,960 And withhold simple assistance. 13 00:00:56,960 --> 00:01:01,560 Have you seen, O Muhammad, the one who denies the reward and punishment of Allah? 14 00:01:01,840 --> 00:01:04,840 He does not obey His commands or prohibitions. 15 00:01:04,840 --> 00:01:07,870 This is the one who denies the Recompense. 16 00:01:07,870 --> 00:01:11,870 He is the one who pushes the orphan away from his rights and oppresses him. 17 00:01:11,870 --> 00:01:16,390 And he does not urge others to feed the needy. 18 00:01:16,390 --> 00:01:20,069 The 'Wail' is a valley flowing with the pus of the people of Hell. 19 00:01:20,069 --> 00:01:23,069 It is for the hypocrites who pray. 20 00:01:23,069 --> 00:01:26,870 They do not seek the pleasure of Allah, the Almighty and Majestic, through their prayer. 21 00:01:26,870 --> 00:01:31,189 They are heedless of their prayer, neglecting it. 22 00:01:31,269 --> 00:01:34,269 They are distracted from it and preoccupied with other things. 23 00:01:34,269 --> 00:01:38,269 Sometimes they neglect it entirely, and at other times they miss its proper time. 24 00:01:38,269 --> 00:01:43,299 Those who show off to people with their prayers when they perform them. 25 00:01:43,299 --> 00:01:48,299 This is because they do not pray out of desire for reward or fear of punishment. 26 00:01:48,299 --> 00:01:52,299 Rather, they pray only so that the believers may see them. 27 00:01:52,299 --> 00:01:54,299 So the believers think they are among them. 28 00:01:54,299 --> 00:01:58,299 And thus they refrain from shedding their blood or taking their families captive. 29 00:01:58,379 --> 00:02:04,379 These are the hypocrites who lived during the time of the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him. 30 00:02:04,379 --> 00:02:08,379 They harbor disbelief inwardly while manifesting Islam outwardly. 31 00:02:08,379 --> 00:02:12,379 They withhold from people the common items they borrow among themselves. 32 00:02:12,379 --> 00:02:18,379 They withhold from the needy and the destitute the rights that Allah has made obligatory upon them from their wealth. 33 00:02:18,379 --> 00:02:21,379 For all of that falls under the category of benefits. 34 00:02:21,379 --> 00:02:24,379 Which people utilize from one another. 35 00:02:24,379 --> 00:02:29,180 A summary of the Tafsir of al-Tabari. 36 00:02:29,180 --> 00:02:31,259 From the Tafsir of al-Tabari.