وَإِذَا
ضَرَبۡتُمۡ
فِي
ٱلۡأَرۡضِ
فَلَيۡسَ
عَلَيۡكُمۡ
جُنَاحٌ
أَن
تَقۡصُرُواْ
مِنَ
ٱلصَّلَوٰةِ
إِنۡ
خِفۡتُمۡ
أَن
يَفۡتِنَكُمُ
ٱلَّذِينَ
كَفَرُوٓاْۚ
إِنَّ
ٱلۡكَٰفِرِينَ
كَانُواْ
لَكُمۡ
عَدُوّٗا
مُّبِينٗا
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And when ye go forth in the land, it is no sin for you to curtail (your) worship if ye fear that those who disbelieve may attack you. In truth the disbelievers are an open enemy to you.
— M. Pickthall
And when you travel throughout the land, there is no blame upon you for shortening the prayer,1 [especially] if you fear that those who disbelieve may disrupt [or attack] you.2 Indeed, the disbelievers are ever to you a clear enemy.
— Saheeh International
When ye travel through the earth, there is no blame on you if ye shorten your prayers, for fear the Unbelievers May attack you: For the Unbelievers are unto you open enemies.
— A. Yusuf Ali
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Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
Salat Al-Qasr, Shortening the Prayer
Allah said,
وَإِذَا ضَرَبْتُمْ فِى الاٌّرْضِ
(And when you Darabtum in the land,) meaning if you travel in the land. In another Ayah, Allah said,
أَن سَيَكُونُ مِنكُمْ مَّرْضَى وَءَاخَرُونَ يَضْرِبُونَ فِى الاٌّرْضِ يَبْتَغُونَ مِن فَضْلِ اللَّهِ وَءَاخَرُونَ
(He know
…Salat Al-Qasr, Shortening the Prayer
Allah said,
وَإِذَا ضَرَبْتُمْ فِى الاٌّرْضِ
(And when you Darabtum in the land,) meaning if you travel in the land.
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