Exegesis of the saying of Allah the Exalted: “So recite what is easy for you”
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Question:
The questioner asks about the noble verse[Al-Muzzammil 73:20]: Is it in the prayer or outside of it?
Answer:
In prayer, this is regarding the night prayer; for Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, said to His Prophet:[Al-Muzzammil 73:1-3]. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would stand in prayer at night until his feet swelled from the length of standing. Then Allah abrogated the beginning of the surah with its end. He, the Exalted and Majestic, said: [Al-Muzzammil 73:20]. This is what is easy of it. This abrogates the beginning of the surah, and it contains a dispensation for the community, meaning in the night prayer that one should lighten it and not prolong it. Yes.
The questioner asks about the noble verse
so recite what is easy [for you] of the Qur'an
فَاقْرَءُوا مَا تَيَسَّرَ مِنَ الْقُرْآنِAnswer:
In prayer, this is regarding the night prayer; for Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, said to His Prophet:
(1) O you who wraps himself [in clothing], (2) Arise [to pray] the night, except for a little - (3) Half of it - or subtract from it a little
يَا أَيُّهَا الْمُزَّمِّلُ قُمِ اللَّيْلَ إِلَّا قَلِيلًا نِّصْفَهُ أَوِ انقُصْ مِنْهُ قَلِيلًاSo recite what is easy from it and establish
فَاقْرَءُوا مَا تَيَسَّرَ مِنْهُ وَأَقِيمُوا
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/112 — archive.org (5:55)
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