Quran Chapter
7 – 31 (Pt-8, Stg-2) (L-942) - درس قرآن
Eat and drink, be not prodigal
Chapter ‘Al-‘A’raaf (The
Heights) – Surah – 7)
‘A-‘uu-zu Billaahi minash-Shay-taanir- Rajiim.
(I seek refuge in God from Satan the outcast)
Bis-Millaahir-Rah-maanir-Rahiim.
(In the name of God, the Beneficent, the Merciful)
(I seek refuge in God from Satan the outcast)
Bis-Millaahir-Rah-maanir-Rahiim.
(In the name of God, the Beneficent, the Merciful)
يَٰبَنِىٓ ءَادَمَ خُذُوا۟ زِينَتَكُمْ عِندَ كُلِّ مَسْجِدٍ وَكُلُوا۟ وَٱشْرَبُوا۟ وَلَا تُسْرِفُوٓا۟ إِنَّهُۥ لَا يُحِبُّ ٱلْمُسْرِفِينَ 31
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31. O Children of
Adam! Look to your adornment at every place of worship, and eat and drink,
and be not prodigal. Lo! He loveth not the prodigals.
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31.
Yaa-Baniii- ‘Aadama khuzuu ziinatakum ‘inda
kulli masjidinw-wa kuluu wash-rabuu wa
laa tusrifuu. ‘InnaHuu laa yuhibbul-musrifiin.
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Commentary
Khuzuu –
this word is from ‘akhzun, which means taking, adjusting, looking
to. Here it aims “to wear, to put on”.
Ziinatun –
(decoration), purpose to use this word here is “that minimum quantity of the
cloth, with which, at least, the privities of the human being are covered. For
the men, so much cloth is incumbent to be worn that his privities only are
covered.
Masjidun –
it has been derived from sajdun. Sajdah is from the same also.
It means “falling prostrate on the earth”. Here it aims “to offer prayer and to
go round the Ka’-bah (the Square Building at Makkah)”.
Laa
tusrifuu – (be not prodigal), this word has been derived from ‘asraaf,
which means “to cross the limit, abuse of wealth, prodigality, spending for
useless and un-beneficial matters”.
In
the verses of this Section, the human beings have been prevented from those
absurd and foul customs and traditions, which had been increased by the Arabian
people at their own along with the correct ways of worship. Going round the
Holy Shrine at Makkah (Ka’-bah) had been perceived
biggest worship always in the Arab and they used to consider the reverence of
“the House of God” (Ka’-bah) necessary.
Some
people used to think, “We commit many unknown sins in our clothes”, so they
used to undress their raiment and put them at any separate place at the time of
going round the Ka’-bah. If the people of Quraish gave
them more clothes to wear, they used to wear them, but in case of unavailable,
they, even their women too, used to go round the Ka’-bah with
naked bodies. And they all used to consider it a kind of virtue.
In
the same way during the period of Pilgrimage, they used to leave eating nice
things; for example; meat, fats and ghee etc. Moreover, fasting from want or
eating less food was considered needful. Guidance has been given in this verse
about those entire matters.
The
Children of Adam are being commanded that they should wear clothes at the time
of worship and going round the Ka’-bah. Being nude is against the
humanity and there is no virtue in it. The clothes are adornment for them. At
the time of worship, these are more compulsory, because everyone should come
duly dressed before their Lord (in the raiment, which He has bestowed to them).
Similarly,
giving up eating and drinking is not necessary during the days of Hajj. Eat and
drink good things, which Allah Almighty has given to you. However you should be
careful and be not prodigal i.e. do neither eat and drink absurd things, nor
misuse the necessary things. Allah Almighty does not like such people, who
destroy their wealth and property for absurd and useless things.
The scholars have drawn the
attention toward this issue that for the man; it is incumbent to cover his body
with effect from the loins up to the knees, whereas the woman should cover her
entire body. Similarly, spending the necessary things lavishly for pomp and
show, boasting or displaying before the people is a stupidity. The mankind
should be moderate.
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