Al-Yumua 62:11 واذا راوا تجارة او لهوا انفضوا اليها وتركوك قايما قل ما عند الله خير من اللهو ومن التجارة والله خير الرازقين ١١
وَإِذَا
رَأَوۡاْ
تِجَٰرَةً
أَوۡ
لَهۡوًا
ٱنفَضُّوٓاْ
إِلَيۡهَا
وَتَرَكُوكَ
قَآئِمٗاۚ
قُلۡ
مَا
عِندَ
ٱللَّهِ
خَيۡرٞ
مِّنَ
ٱللَّهۡوِ
وَمِنَ
ٱلتِّجَٰرَةِۚ
وَٱللَّهُ
خَيۡرُ
ٱلرَّٰزِقِينَ
١١
When they saw the fanfare along with the caravan, they ˹almost all˺ flocked to it, leaving you ˹O Prophet˺ standing ˹on the pulpit˺. Say, “What is with Allah is far better than amusement and merchandise. And Allah is the Best Provider.”
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran
But [on one occasion] when they saw a transaction or a diversion, [O Muḥammad], they rushed to it and left you standing. Say, "What is with Allāh is better than diversion and than a transaction, and Allāh is the best of providers."
— Saheeh International
Lee Tafsir
Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
The Prohibition of leaving the Masjid while the Imam is delivering the Friday Sermon
Allah criticizes what happened during one Friday sermon, when a caravan arrived at Al-Madinah and the people rushed out to the merchandise. Allah said,
وَإِذَا رَأَوْاْ تِجَرَةً أَوْ لَهْواً انفَضُّواْ إِلَيْهَا وَتَر
…The Prohibition of leaving the Masjid while the Imam is delivering the Friday Sermon
Allah criticizes what happened during one Friday sermon, when a ca
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