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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The benefits of the saying of Allah the Exalted: “And establish prayer, give zakah, and obey Allah and His Messenger”

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And among the benefits of this noble verse is the obligation of establishing prayer for women, just as it is obligatory for men, based on His saying:
And establish prayer وَأَقِمْنَ الصَّلاةَ
and the obligation of giving zakah, based on His saying:
And give zakah وَآتِينَ الزَّكَاةَ
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And among its benefits is the indication that establishing prayer and giving zakah are among the barriers against forbidden acts. Yes, because He said:
Do not display your adornment لا تبرجن
then He said:
And establish وَأَقِمْنَ
This indicates that one of the causes of not displaying one’s adornment is establishing prayer. There is no doubt in this, for Allah says:
and establish prayer. Indeed, prayer prohibits immorality and wrongdoing وَأَقِمِ الصَّلاةَ إِنَّ الصَّلاةَ تَنْهَى عَنِ الْفَحْشَاءِ وَالْمُنْكَرِ
[Al-'Ankabut: 45] and He the Mighty and Majestic says:
and seek help through patience and prayer وَاسْتَعِينُوا بِالصَّبْرِ وَالصَّلاةِ
[Al-Baqarah: 45].
And among the benefits of this noble verse is the virtue of establishing prayer and giving zakah. Where is this taken from? From the command to do so, and then He said:
obey Allah and His Messenger وَأَطِعْنَ اللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُ
[Al-Ahzab 33:33]
Obedience to Allah and His Messenger includes establishing prayer and giving zakah. So specifying some of the instances of a general statement indicates care for them, whether the specific comes before the general or after. For example,
O you who have believed, bow and prostrate and worship your Lord and do good يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا ارْكَعُوا وَاسْجُدُوا وَاعْبُدُوا رَبَّكُمُ وَافْعَلُوا الْخَيْرَ
[Al-Hajj: 77] Here the specific comes before the general. O my son,
bow down and prostrate اركعوا واسجدوا
and this is from doing good, then He said:
And do good وَافْعَلُوا الْخَيْرَ
The angels and the Spirit descend therein تَنَزَّلُ الْمَلائِكَةُ وَالرُّوحُ فِيهَا
[Al-Qadr: 4] This is from the category of the general coming before the specific. And whether the general comes before the specific or after, it indicates care for the specific, which is why it was specified among the instances of the general.
And among the benefits of this noble verse is the obligation of obeying Allah and His Messenger, based on His saying:
obey Allah and His Messenger وَأَطِعْنَ اللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُ
[Al-Ahzab 33:33]
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And among its benefits is that obedience to the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) is part of obedience to Allah, due to the conjunction with the letter "waw" which indicates sharing. And Allah the Mighty and Majestic said in the noble Qur'an:
He who obeys the Messenger has obeyed Allah مَنْ يُطِعِ الرَّسُولَ فَقَدْ أَطَاعَ اللَّهَ
[An-Nisa: 80].
Source alathar.net

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