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Surah Al-Jumu'ah, Ayah 11 (62:11)

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وَإِذَا رَأَوْا۟ تِجَٰرَةً أَوْ لَهْوًا ٱنفَضُّوٓا۟ إِلَيْهَا وَتَرَكُوكَ قَآئِمًا ۚ قُلْ مَا عِندَ …

Quran 62:11 is ayah 11 of Surah Al-Jumu'ah (“The Congregation, Friday”), a Medinan surah of 11 ayahs. It is in Juz 28, on page 554 of the Madani Mushaf.

62:11
وَإِذَارَأَوْا۟تِجَٰرَةًأَوْلَهْوًاٱنفَضُّوٓا۟إِلَيْهَاوَتَرَكُوكَقَآئِمًا ۚقُلْمَاعِندَٱللَّهِخَيْرٌمِّنَٱللَّهْوِوَمِنَٱلتِّجَٰرَةِ ۚوَٱللَّهُخَيْرُٱلرَّٰزِقِينَ١١
wa-idhā ra-aw tijāratan aw lahwan infaḍḍū ilayhā watarakūka qāiman qul mā ʿinda l-lahi khayrun mina l-lahwi wamina l-tijārati wal-lahu khayru l-rāziqīna

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."(11)

Word by word

  1. وَإِذَاwa-idhāAnd when
  2. رَأَوْا۟ra-awthey saw
  3. تِجَٰرَةًtijāratana transaction
  4. أَوْawor
  5. لَهْوًاlahwana sport
  6. ٱنفَضُّوٓا۟infaḍḍūthey rushed
  7. إِلَيْهَاilayhāto it
  8. وَتَرَكُوكَwatarakūkaand left you
  9. قَآئِمًا ۚqāimanstanding
  10. قُلْqulSay
  11. مَاmāWhat
  12. عِندَʿinda(is) with
  13. ٱللَّهِl-lahiAllah
  14. خَيْرٌkhayrun(is) better
  15. مِّنَminathan
  16. ٱللَّهْوِl-lahwithe sport
  17. وَمِنَwaminaand from
  18. ٱلتِّجَٰرَةِ ۚl-tijārati(any) transaction
  19. وَٱللَّهُwal-lahuAnd Allah
  20. خَيْرُkhayru(is the) Best
  21. ٱلرَّٰزِقِينَl-rāziqīna(of) the Providers

Tafsir (commentary) of 62:11

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English · EnglishTafsir Ibn Kathir (Abridged) — Hafiz Ibn Kathir

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 تِجَـرَةً أَوْ لَهْواً انفَضُّواْ إِلَيْهَا وَتَرَكُوكَ قَآئِماً

(And when they see some merchandise or some amusement, they disperse headlong to it, and leave you standing.) meaning, on the Minbar, delivering the Khutbah. Several of the Tabi`in said this, such as Abu Al-`Aliyah, Al-Hasan, Zayd bin Aslam and Qatadah. Muqatil bin Hayyan said that the caravan belonged to Dihyah bin Khalifah before he became a Muslim, and there were drums accompanying it.So they rushed to the caravan and left Allah's Messenger ﷺ standing on the Minbar. Only a few remained, according to the authentic Hadith that Imam Ahmad recorded that Jabir said, "Once, a caravan arrived at Al-Madinah while Allah's Messenger ﷺ was giving a Khutbah. So, the people left, and only twelve men remained with the Messenger . Then Allah sent down this Ayah,

وَإِذَا رَأَوْاْ تِجَـرَةً أَوْ لَهْواً انفَضُّواْ إِلَيْهَا

(And when they see some merchandise or some amusement, they disperse headlong to it,)" The Two Sahihs also recorded this Hadith. Allah's statement,

وَتَرَكُوكَ قَآئِماً

(And leave you standing.) proves that the Imam should deliver the speech on Friday while standing. In his Sahih, Imam Muslim recorded that Jabir bin Samurah said, "(During Jumu`ah,) the Prophet gave two speeches, and he used to sit between them. The Prophet would recite the Qur'an and remind the people (of Allah)." Allah's statement,

قُلْ مَا عِندَ اللَّهِ

(Say: "That which Allah has...") means the reward that is with Allah in the Hereafter,

خَيْرٌ مِّنَ اللَّهْوِ وَمِنَ التِّجَـرَةِ وَاللَّهُ خَيْرُ الرَزِقِينَ

(is better than any amusement or merchandise! And Allah is the best of providers.) means, for those who trust in Him and seek His provisions when they are allowed to do so. This is the end of the Tafsir of Surat Al-Jumu`ah. All praise and thanks are due to Allah and from Him comes the success and immunity from error.

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