Quran 4:102 — An-Nisaa, verse 102
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
When you [Prophet] are with the believers, leading them in prayer, let a group of them stand up in prayer with you, taking their weapons with them, and when they have finished their prostration, let them take up their positions at the back. Then let the other group, who have not yet prayed, pray with you, also on their guard and armed with their weapons: the disbelievers would dearly like you to be heedless of your weapons and baggage, in order for them to take you in a single assault. You will not be blamed if you lay aside your arms when you are overtaken by heavy rain or illness, but be on your guard. Indeed, God has prepared a humiliating punishment for the disbelievers.
وَإِذَا كُنْتَ فِيهِمْ فَأَقَمْتَ لَهُمُ الصَّلَاةَ فَلْتَقُمْ طَائِفَةٌ مِنْهُمْ مَعَكَ وَلْيَأْخُذُوا أَسْلِحَتَهُمْ فَإِذَا سَجَدُوا فَلْيَكُونُوا مِنْ وَرَائِكُمْ وَلْتَأْتِ طَائِفَةٌ أُخْرَىٰ لَمْ يُصَلُّوا فَلْيُصَلُّوا مَعَكَ وَلْيَأْخُذُوا حِذْرَهُمْ وَأَسْلِحَتَهُمْ ۗ وَدَّ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا لَوْ تَغْفُلُونَ عَنْ أَسْلِحَتِكُمْ وَأَمْتِعَتِكُمْ فَيَمِيلُونَ عَلَيْكُمْ مَيْلَةً وَاحِدَةً ۚ وَلَا جُنَاحَ عَلَيْكُمْ إِنْ كَانَ بِكُمْ أَذًى مِنْ مَطَرٍ أَوْ كُنْتُمْ مَرْضَىٰ أَنْ تَضَعُوا أَسْلِحَتَكُمْ ۖ وَخُذُوا حِذْرَكُمْ ۗ إِنَّ اللَّهَ أَعَدَّ لِلْكَافِرِينَ عَذَابًا مُهِينًا
wa-idhā kunta fīhim fa-aqamta lahumu l-ṣalata faltaqum ṭāifatun min'hum maʿaka walyakhudhū asliḥatahum fa-idhā sajadū falyakūnū min warāikum waltati ṭāifatun ukh'rā lam yuṣallū falyuṣallū maʿaka walyakhudhū ḥidh'rahum wa-asliḥatahum wadda alladhīna kafarū law taghfulūna ʿan asliḥatikum wa-amtiʿatikum fayamīlūna ʿalaykum maylatan wāḥidatan walā junāḥa ʿalaykum in kāna bikum adhan min maṭarin aw kuntum marḍā an taḍaʿū asliḥatakum wakhudhū ḥidh'rakum inna l-laha aʿadda lil'kāfirīna ʿadhāban muhīnan
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- When thou art amongst them, and performest for them the prayer, let a party of them stand with thee, and let them take their weapons. When they bow themselves, let them be behind you; and let another party who have not prayed come and pray with thee, taking their precautions and their weapons. The unbelievers wish that you should be heedless of your weapons and your baggage, then they would wheel on you all at once. There is no fault in you, if rain molests you, or you are sick, to lay aside your weapons; but take your precautions. God has prepared for the unbelievers a humbling chastisement.
- Muhammad Asad
- Thus, when thou art among the believers and about to lead them in prayer, let [only] part of them stand up with thee, retaining their arms. Then, after they have finished their prayer, let them provide you cover while another group, who have not yet prayed, shall come forward and pray with thee, being fully prepared against danger and retaining their arms: (for) those who are bent on denying the truth would love to see you oblivious of your arms and your equipment, so that they might fall upon you in a surprise attack. But it shall not be wrong for you to lay down your arms [while you pray] if you are troubled by rain or if you are ill; but [always] be fully prepared against danger. Verily, God has readied shameful suffering for all who deny the truth!
- Sahih International
- And when you [i.e., the commander of an army] are among them and lead them in prayer, let a group of them stand [in prayer] with you and let them carry their arms. And when they have prostrated, let them be [in position] behind you and have the other group come forward which has not [yet] prayed and let them pray with you, taking precaution and carrying their arms. Those who disbelieve wish that you would neglect your weapons and your baggage so they could come down upon you in one [single] attack. But there is no blame upon you, if you are troubled by rain or are ill, for putting down your arms, but take precaution. Indeed, Allāh has prepared for the disbelievers a humiliating punishment.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | وَإِذَاwa-idhā | And when | — |
| 2 | كُنتَkunta | you are | كون |
| 3 | فِيهِمْfīhim | among them | — |
| 4 | فَأَقَمْتَfa-aqamta | and you lead | قوم |
| 5 | لَهُمُlahumu | for them | — |
| 6 | ٱلصَّلَوٰةَl-ṣalata | the prayer | صلو |
| 7 | فَلْتَقُمْfaltaqum | then let stand | قوم |
| 8 | طَآئِفَةٌۭṭāifatun | a group | طوف |
| 9 | مِّنْهُمmin'hum | of them | — |
| 10 | مَّعَكَmaʿaka | with you | — |
| 11 | وَلْيَأْخُذُوٓا۟walyakhudhū | and let them take | أخذ |
| 12 | أَسْلِحَتَهُمْasliḥatahum | their arms | سلح |
| 13 | فَإِذَاfa-idhā | Then when | — |
| 14 | سَجَدُوا۟sajadū | they have prostrated | سجد |
| 15 | فَلْيَكُونُوا۟falyakūnū | then let them be | كون |
| 16 | مِنmin | from | — |
| 17 | وَرَآئِكُمْwarāikum | behind you | وري |
| 18 | وَلْتَأْتِwaltati | and let come (forward) | أتي |
| 19 | طَآئِفَةٌṭāifatun | a group | طوف |
| 20 | أُخْرَىٰukh'rā | other | أخر |
| 21 | لَمْlam | (which has) not | — |
| 22 | يُصَلُّوا۟yuṣallū | prayed | صلو |
| 23 | فَلْيُصَلُّوا۟falyuṣallū | and let them pray | صلو |
| 24 | مَعَكَmaʿaka | with you | — |
| 25 | وَلْيَأْخُذُوا۟walyakhudhū | and let them take | أخذ |
| 26 | حِذْرَهُمْḥidh'rahum | their precautions | حذر |
| 27 | وَأَسْلِحَتَهُمْ ۗwa-asliḥatahum | and their arms | سلح |
| 28 | وَدَّwadda | Wished | ودد |
| 29 | ٱلَّذِينَalladhīna | those who | — |
| 30 | كَفَرُوا۟kafarū | disbelieved | كفر |
| 31 | لَوْlaw | if | — |
| 32 | تَغْفُلُونَtaghfulūna | you neglect | غفل |
| 33 | عَنْʿan | [about] | — |
| 34 | أَسْلِحَتِكُمْasliḥatikum | your arms | سلح |
| 35 | وَأَمْتِعَتِكُمْwa-amtiʿatikum | and your baggage | متع |
| 36 | فَيَمِيلُونَfayamīlūna | so (that) they (can) assault | ميل |
| 37 | عَلَيْكُمʿalaykum | [upon] you | — |
| 38 | مَّيْلَةًۭmaylatan | (in) an attack | ميل |
| 39 | وَٰحِدَةًۭ ۚwāḥidatan | single | وحد |
| 40 | وَلَاwalā | But (there is) no | — |
| 41 | جُنَاحَjunāḥa | blame | جنح |
| 42 | عَلَيْكُمْʿalaykum | upon you | — |
| 43 | إِنin | if | — |
| 44 | كَانَkāna | was | كون |
| 45 | بِكُمْbikum | with you | — |
| 46 | أَذًۭىadhan | any trouble | أذي |
| 47 | مِّنmin | (because) of | — |
| 48 | مَّطَرٍmaṭarin | rain | مطر |
| 49 | أَوْaw | or | — |
| 50 | كُنتُمkuntum | you are | كون |
| 51 | مَّرْضَىٰٓmarḍā | sick | مرض |
| 52 | أَنan | that | — |
| 53 | تَضَعُوٓا۟taḍaʿū | you lay down | وضع |
| 54 | أَسْلِحَتَكُمْ ۖasliḥatakum | your arms | سلح |
| 55 | وَخُذُوا۟wakhudhū | but take | أخذ |
| 56 | حِذْرَكُمْ ۗḥidh'rakum | your precautions | حذر |
| 57 | إِنَّinna | Indeed | — |
| 58 | ٱللَّهَl-laha | Allah | أله |
| 59 | أَعَدَّaʿadda | has prepared | عدد |
| 60 | لِلْكَـٰفِرِينَlil'kāfirīna | for the disbelievers | كفر |
| 61 | عَذَابًۭاʿadhāban | a punishment | عذب |
| 62 | مُّهِينًۭاmuhīnan | humiliating | هون |