Surah Fatiha ayat 5 Tafsir Quran 1:5

﴿إِيَّاكَ نَعْبُدُ وَإِيَّاكَ نَسْتَعِينُ﴾
[ الفاتحة: 5]

1:5 It is You we worship and You we ask for help.

You alone we worship and You alone we ask for help that is to say we reserve worship for You alone by way of acknowledging Your Oneness tawhīd and so on and we ask for Your assistance in worship and in other things.

It is You and You alone Whom we worship, it is You and You alone Whom we invoke for guidance and help

You ( alone ) we worship, and You ( alone ) we ask for help ( 5 ) Allah says, 'This is between Me and My servant, and My servant shall acquire what he sought.' When he says,

(1:5) You alone do we worship *6, and You alone do we turn for help *7

It is You we worship and You meaning

*6).
The term ibadah is used in three sense: ( i ) worship and adoration; ( ii ) obedience and submission; and ( iii ) service and subjection.
In this particular context the term carries all these meanings simultaneously.
In other words, we say to God that we worship and adore Him, that we are obedient to Him and follow His will, and also that we are His servants.
Moreover man is so bound to none save God, that none but He, may be the subject of man's worship and total devotion, of man's unreserved obedience, of man's absolute subjection and servitude.

*7).
Not only do we worship God, but our relationship with Him is such that we turn to Him alone for help and succour.
We know that He is the Lord of the whole universe and that He alone is the Master of all blessings and benefactions.
Hence, in seeking the fulfilment of our needs we turn to Him alone.
It is towards Him alone that we stretch forth our hands when we pray and supplicate.
It is in Him that we repose our trust.
It is therefore to Him alone that we address our request for true guidance.

 

You ( alone ) we worship, and You ( alone ) we ask for help ( 5 ) Allah says, 'This is between Me and My servant, and My servant shall acquire what he sought.' When he says,

( Thee (alone ) we worship), we turn to you as the only One God and we obey you; ( (Thee alone ) we ask for help), we ask for your help in worshipping You and from You we obtain confidence in obeying You.

You (Alone) we worship, and you (Alone) we ask for help (for each and everything).

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