The meaning of the saying of Allah the Exalted: {So recite whatever is easy of the Qur'an. He knows that there will be among you the sick}?
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Question:
He asks about the noble verse in the saying of the Truth, Blessed and Exalted is He:[Al-Muzzammil 73:20] He says: Is the recitation mentioned in the verse related to the voluntary prayer?
Answer:
Yes, the meaning is standing in night prayer, because Allah commanded the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) to stand in night prayer:[Al-Muzzammil 73:1-2] So he (peace and blessings be upon him) would stand for most of the night until his feet cracked from the length of standing. Likewise, some of his Companions, or many of his Companions, would stand following his example and prolong their standing. So Allah lightened the burden for them by saying, "So recite whatever is easy of it," and lightened the burden for them by allowing them to stand whatever is easy of standing, and to recite in it whatever is easy of the Qur'an. Yes.
He asks about the noble verse in the saying of the Truth, Blessed and Exalted is He:
so recite what is easy [for you] of the Qur'an. He has known that there will be among you those who are ill
فَاقْرَءُوا مَا تَيَسَّرَ مِنَ الْقُرْآنِ عَلِمَ أَن سَيَكُونُ مِنكُم مَّرْضَىٰAnswer:
Yes, the meaning is standing in night prayer, because Allah commanded the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) to stand in night prayer:
(1) O you who wraps himself [in clothing], (2) Arise [to pray] the night, except for a little -
يَا أَيُّهَا الْمُزَّمِّلُ قُمِ اللَّيْلَ إِلَّا قَلِيلًا
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 2175 - المراد بقوله تعالى: {فاقروا ما تيسر من القرآن علم أن سيكون منكم مرضى}؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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