Surah Insan ayat 26 Tafsir Quran 76:26

﴿وَمِنَ اللَّيْلِ فَاسْجُدْ لَهُ وَسَبِّحْهُ لَيْلًا طَوِيلًا﴾
[ الإنسان: 26]

76:26 And during the night prostrate to Him and exalt Him a long [part of the] night.

and prostrate to Him for a portion of the night that is at after sunset maghrib and at night ‘ishā’ and glorify Him the length of the night perform supererogatory prayers during it as mentioned above for either two thirds a half or a third of it.

and at night bow to the ground in adoration and advance the glory of His Name and exercise your mind in thought and contemplation

Mention of the Qur'an's Revelation and the Command to be Patient and remember Allah Allah reminds His Messenger of how He blessed him by revealing the Magnificent Qur'an to him. فَاصْبِرْ لِحُكْمِ رَبِّكَ ( Therefore be patient with constancy to the command of your Lord., ) meaning, `just as you have been honored by what has been revealed to you, then be patient with His decree and decision and know that He will handle your affairs in a good manner.' وَلاَ تُطِعْ مِنْهُمْ ءَاثِماً أَوْ كَفُوراً ( And obey neither a sinner (Athim ) nor a disbeliever ( Kafur ) among them.) meaning, `do not obey the disbelievers and the hypocrites if they wish to deter you from what has been revealed to you.
Rather convey that which has been revealed to you from your Lord and put your trust in Allah, for verily, Allah will protect you from the people.' The Athim is the sinner in his deeds and the Kafur is the disbeliever in his heart. وَاذْكُرِ اسْمَ رَبِّكَ بُكْرَةً وَأَصِيلاً ( And remember the Name of your Lord every morning and afternoon. ) meaning, at the beginning of the day and at its end. وَمِنَ الَّيْلِ فَاسْجُدْ لَهُ وَسَبِّحْهُ لَيْلاً طَوِيلاً ( And during the night, prostrate yourself to Him, and glorify Him a long night through. ) This is similar to Allah's statement, وَمِنَ الَّيْلِ فَتَهَجَّدْ بِهِ نَافِلَةً لَّكَ عَسَى أَن يَبْعَثَكَ رَبُّكَ مَقَاماً مَّحْمُودًا ( And in some parts of the night offer the Salah with it (the Qur'an ), as an additional prayer ( Tajhajjud ) for you.
It may be that you Lord will raise you to Maqam Mahmud.) ( 17:79 ) Similarly, Allah also says, يأَيُّهَا الْمُزَّمِّلُ - قُمِ الَّيْلَ إِلاَّ قَلِيلاً - نِّصْفَهُ أَوِ انقُصْ مِنْهُ قَلِيلاً - أَوْ زِدْ عَلَيْهِ وَرَتِّلِ الْقُرْءَانَ تَرْتِيلاً ( O you wrapped! Stand all night, except a little.
Half of it or a little less than that, or a little more.
And recite the Qur'an Tartil. ) ( 73:1-4 ) The Censure of Love for the World and informing about the Day of the Final Return Allah reprimands the disbelievers and those similar to them who love the world and are devoted and dedicated to it, who put the abode of the Hereafter behind them in disregard.
He says; إِنَّ هَـؤُلاَءِ يُحِبُّونَ الْعَاجِلَةَ وَيَذَرُونَ وَرَآءَهُمْ يَوْماً ثَقِيلاً ( Verily, these love the present life of this world, and put behind them a heavy Day. ) meaning, the Day of Judgement.
Then Allah says, نَّحْنُ خَلَقْنَـهُمْ وَشَدَدْنَآ أَسْرَهُمْ ( It is We Who created them, and We have made them of strong build. ) Ibn `Abbas, Mujahid and others have said, "This means their creation." وَإِذَا شِئْنَا بَدَّلْنَآ أَمْثَـلَهُمْ تَبْدِيلاً ( And when We will, We can replace them with others like them with a complete replacement. ) meaning, `when We wish, We will resurrect them on the Day of Judgement and change them, repeating their creation in a new form.' Here the beginning of their creation is a proof for the repetition of their creation.
Ibn Zayd and Ibn Jarir both said, وَإِذَا شِئْنَا بَدَّلْنَآ أَمْثَـلَهُمْ تَبْدِيلاً ( And when We will, We can replace them with others like them with a complete replacement. ) "This means, if We wish We can bring another group of people besides them ( in their place )." This is like Allah's statement, إِن يَشَأْ يُذْهِبْكُمْ أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ وَيَأْتِ بِـاخَرِينَ وَكَانَ اللَّهُ عَلَى ذلِكَ قَدِيراً ( If He wills, He can take you away, O people, and bring others.
And Allah is capable over that. ) ( 4:133 ) This is also like His statement, إِن يَشَأْ يُذْهِبْكُـمْ وَيَأْتِ بِخَلْقٍ جَدِيدٍ وَمَا ذَلِكَ عَلَى اللَّهِ بِعَزِيزٍ ( If He wills, He can remove you and bring a new creation! And for Allah that is not hard or difficult. ) ( 14:19-20 ) The Qur'an is a Reminder, and Guidance comes from the Help of Allah Allah then says, إِنَّ هَـذِهِ تَذْكِرَةٌ ( Verily, this is an admonition, ) meaning, this Surah is a reminder. فَمَن شَآءَ اتَّخَذَ إِلَى رَبِّهِ سَبِيلاً ( so whosoever wills, let him take a path to his Lord. ) meaning, a path and a way.
This means, whoever wishes to be guided by the Qur'an.
This is similar to Allah's statement, وَمَاذَا عَلَيْهِمْ لَوْ ءَامَنُواْ بِاللَّهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الاٌّخِرِ ( And what loss have they if they had believed in Allah and in the Last Day. ) ( 4:39 ) Then Allah says, وَمَا تَشَآءُونَ إِلاَّ أَن يَشَآءَ اللَّهُ ( But you cannot will, unless Allah wills. ) meaning, no one is able to guide himself, enter into faith or bring about any benefit for himself, إِلاَّ أَن يَشَآءَ اللَّهُ إِنَّ اللَّهَ كَانَ عَلِيماً حَكِيماً ( Unless Allah wills.
Verily, Allah is Ever All-Knowing, All-Wise. ) meaning, He is Most Knowledgeable of who deserves to be guided.
So, He makes guidance easy for him and He predestines for him that which will be a cause for it.
However, whoever deserves misguidance, He averts guidance from him.
Unto Him belongs the most excellent wisdom and the most irrefutable argument.
Thus, He says, إِنَّ اللَّهَ كَانَ عَلِيماً حَكِيماً ( Verily, Allah is Ever All-Knowing, All-Wise. ) Then He says, يُدْخِلُ مَن يَشَآءُ فِى رَحْمَتِهِ وَالظَّـلِمِينَ أَعَدَّ لَهُمْ عَذَاباً أَلِيماً ( He will admit to His mercy whom He wills and as for the wrongdoers -- He has prepared a painful torment. ) meaning, He guides whomever He wishes and He leads astray whomever He wishes.
Whoever He guides, there is no one who can lead him astray; and whoever He leads astray, there is no one who can guide him.
This is the end of the Tafsir of Surat Al-Insan.
And all praise and thanks are due to Allah.

(76:26) and prostrate yourself before Him at night, and extol His Glory during the long watches of the night. *30

And during the night prostrate to Him meaning

*30) The rule followed in the Qur'an is that wherever the Muslims have been exhorted to show patience against the disbelievers, immediately after it they have been commanded to remember Allah much and to observe the Prayer, which automatically implies that the power needed to meet the resistance of the enemies of the Truth in the way of truth faith can be obtained only by this means.
To remember Allah morning and evening may also imply remembering Allah always but when the command to remember Allah at specific times is given, it implies the salat ( Prayer ).
In this verse, bukrah means the morning and asil the time from the sun's decline till sunset, which obviously covers the Zuhr and the Asr times.
Night starts after sunset;.
therefore, the command " to prostrate yourself in the night " would apply to both the Maghrib and the `Isha' Prayers.
Then, the command " to glorify Allah in the long hours of night ", clearly points to the time of the Tahajjud Prayer.
( For further explanation, see E.N.'s 92 to 97 of Bani Isra'il, E N.
2 of AI-Muzzammil ).
This also shows that these very have been the Prayer times in Islam from the beginning.
However, the command making the Prayer obligatory five times a day with fixed tunes and number of rak ahs was given on the occasion of mi`raj ( ascension ).

 

Mention of the Qur'an's Revelation and the Command to be Patient and remember Allah Allah reminds His Messenger of how He blessed him by revealing the Magnificent Qur'an to him. فَاصْبِرْ لِحُكْمِ رَبِّكَ ( Therefore be patient with constancy to the command of your Lord., ) meaning, `just as you have been honored by what has been revealed to you, then be patient with His decree and decision and know that He will handle your affairs in a good manner.' وَلاَ تُطِعْ مِنْهُمْ ءَاثِماً أَوْ كَفُوراً ( And obey neither a sinner (Athim ) nor a disbeliever ( Kafur ) among them.) meaning, `do not obey the disbelievers and the hypocrites if they wish to deter you from what has been revealed to you.
Rather convey that which has been revealed to you from your Lord and put your trust in Allah, for verily, Allah will protect you from the people.' The Athim is the sinner in his deeds and the Kafur is the disbeliever in his heart. وَاذْكُرِ اسْمَ رَبِّكَ بُكْرَةً وَأَصِيلاً ( And remember the Name of your Lord every morning and afternoon. ) meaning, at the beginning of the day and at its end. وَمِنَ الَّيْلِ فَاسْجُدْ لَهُ وَسَبِّحْهُ لَيْلاً طَوِيلاً ( And during the night, prostrate yourself to Him, and glorify Him a long night through. ) This is similar to Allah's statement, وَمِنَ الَّيْلِ فَتَهَجَّدْ بِهِ نَافِلَةً لَّكَ عَسَى أَن يَبْعَثَكَ رَبُّكَ مَقَاماً مَّحْمُودًا ( And in some parts of the night offer the Salah with it (the Qur'an ), as an additional prayer ( Tajhajjud ) for you.
It may be that you Lord will raise you to Maqam Mahmud.) ( 17:79 ) Similarly, Allah also says, يأَيُّهَا الْمُزَّمِّلُ - قُمِ الَّيْلَ إِلاَّ قَلِيلاً - نِّصْفَهُ أَوِ انقُصْ مِنْهُ قَلِيلاً - أَوْ زِدْ عَلَيْهِ وَرَتِّلِ الْقُرْءَانَ تَرْتِيلاً ( O you wrapped! Stand all night, except a little.
Half of it or a little less than that, or a little more.
And recite the Qur'an Tartil. ) ( 73:1-4 ) The Censure of Love for the World and informing about the Day of the Final Return Allah reprimands the disbelievers and those similar to them who love the world and are devoted and dedicated to it, who put the abode of the Hereafter behind them in disregard.
He says; إِنَّ هَـؤُلاَءِ يُحِبُّونَ الْعَاجِلَةَ وَيَذَرُونَ وَرَآءَهُمْ يَوْماً ثَقِيلاً ( Verily, these love the present life of this world, and put behind them a heavy Day. ) meaning, the Day of Judgement.
Then Allah says, نَّحْنُ خَلَقْنَـهُمْ وَشَدَدْنَآ أَسْرَهُمْ ( It is We Who created them, and We have made them of strong build. ) Ibn `Abbas, Mujahid and others have said, "This means their creation." وَإِذَا شِئْنَا بَدَّلْنَآ أَمْثَـلَهُمْ تَبْدِيلاً ( And when We will, We can replace them with others like them with a complete replacement. ) meaning, `when We wish, We will resurrect them on the Day of Judgement and change them, repeating their creation in a new form.' Here the beginning of their creation is a proof for the repetition of their creation.
Ibn Zayd and Ibn Jarir both said, وَإِذَا شِئْنَا بَدَّلْنَآ أَمْثَـلَهُمْ تَبْدِيلاً ( And when We will, We can replace them with others like them with a complete replacement. ) "This means, if We wish We can bring another group of people besides them ( in their place )." This is like Allah's statement, إِن يَشَأْ يُذْهِبْكُمْ أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ وَيَأْتِ بِـاخَرِينَ وَكَانَ اللَّهُ عَلَى ذلِكَ قَدِيراً ( If He wills, He can take you away, O people, and bring others.
And Allah is capable over that. ) ( 4:133 ) This is also like His statement, إِن يَشَأْ يُذْهِبْكُـمْ وَيَأْتِ بِخَلْقٍ جَدِيدٍ وَمَا ذَلِكَ عَلَى اللَّهِ بِعَزِيزٍ ( If He wills, He can remove you and bring a new creation! And for Allah that is not hard or difficult. ) ( 14:19-20 ) The Qur'an is a Reminder, and Guidance comes from the Help of Allah Allah then says, إِنَّ هَـذِهِ تَذْكِرَةٌ ( Verily, this is an admonition, ) meaning, this Surah is a reminder. فَمَن شَآءَ اتَّخَذَ إِلَى رَبِّهِ سَبِيلاً ( so whosoever wills, let him take a path to his Lord. ) meaning, a path and a way.
This means, whoever wishes to be guided by the Qur'an.
This is similar to Allah's statement, وَمَاذَا عَلَيْهِمْ لَوْ ءَامَنُواْ بِاللَّهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الاٌّخِرِ ( And what loss have they if they had believed in Allah and in the Last Day. ) ( 4:39 ) Then Allah says, وَمَا تَشَآءُونَ إِلاَّ أَن يَشَآءَ اللَّهُ ( But you cannot will, unless Allah wills. ) meaning, no one is able to guide himself, enter into faith or bring about any benefit for himself, إِلاَّ أَن يَشَآءَ اللَّهُ إِنَّ اللَّهَ كَانَ عَلِيماً حَكِيماً ( Unless Allah wills.
Verily, Allah is Ever All-Knowing, All-Wise. ) meaning, He is Most Knowledgeable of who deserves to be guided.
So, He makes guidance easy for him and He predestines for him that which will be a cause for it.
However, whoever deserves misguidance, He averts guidance from him.
Unto Him belongs the most excellent wisdom and the most irrefutable argument.
Thus, He says, إِنَّ اللَّهَ كَانَ عَلِيماً حَكِيماً ( Verily, Allah is Ever All-Knowing, All-Wise. ) Then He says, يُدْخِلُ مَن يَشَآءُ فِى رَحْمَتِهِ وَالظَّـلِمِينَ أَعَدَّ لَهُمْ عَذَاباً أَلِيماً ( He will admit to His mercy whom He wills and as for the wrongdoers -- He has prepared a painful torment. ) meaning, He guides whomever He wishes and He leads astray whomever He wishes.
Whoever He guides, there is no one who can lead him astray; and whoever He leads astray, there is no one who can guide him.
This is the end of the Tafsir of Surat Al-Insan.
And all praise and thanks are due to Allah.

( And worship Him (a portion ) of the night) pray the prayer of Maghrib and ’Isha’. ( And glorify Him through the livelong night ) pray to Him at night, this refers to supererogatory prayers; it is also said that the night prayer was made compulsory on him but not on his Companions.

And during night, prostrate yourself to Him (i.e. the offering of Maghrib and 'Isha' prayers), and glorify Him a long night through (i.e. Tahajjud prayer).

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