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Surah al-Inshirah ayah 7

Arabic text

Fa idha faraghta fa insab

So when you are relieved, so worship

The following is an excerpt of commentary on this ayah:

Then Allah asked the Prophet to turn to Him after finishing all his affairs and to stand for prayer. An authentic hadith says that when it is time for prayer and the dinner is ready, one should eat first and then pray. However, ibn Masud took the verse to refer to the tahajjud prayer which is offered after obligatory prayers. Abdullah ibn Abbas interprets it as urging on supplication. Zaid ibn Aslam and Dahhak took it to refer to acts of worship after jihad