The Role of Salah in Preventing Sin and Strengthening Faith

Al-'Ankabut — Verses 44–45 | Explore this Quran theme on Muallim

خَلَقَ اللَّهُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ بِالْحَقِّ ۚ إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَآيَةً لِّلْمُؤْمِنِينَ ٤٤

(Allah says to His Prophet Muhammad SAW): "Allah (Alone) created the heavens and the earth with truth (and none shared Him in their creation)." Verily! Therein is surely a sign for those who believe.

خَلَقَ اللَّهُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ
Allah (Alone) created the heavens and the earth
بِالْحَقِّ ۚ
with truth
إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ
Verily! Therein
لَآيَةً لِّلْمُؤْمِنِينَ
is surely a sign for those who believe

اتْلُ مَا أُوحِيَ إِلَيْكَ مِنَ الْكِتَابِ وَأَقِمِ الصَّلَاةَ ۖ إِنَّ الصَّلَاةَ تَنْهَىٰ عَنِ الْفَحْشَاءِ وَالْمُنكَرِ ۗ وَلَذِكْرُ اللَّهِ أَكْبَرُ ۗ وَاللَّهُ يَعْلَمُ مَا تَصْنَعُونَ ٤٥

Recite (O Muhammad SAW) what has been revealed to you of the Book (the Quran), and perform As-Salat (Iqamat-as-Salat). Verily, As-Salat (the prayer) prevents from Al-Fahsha' (i.e. great sins of every kind, unlawful sexual intercourse, etc.) and Al-Munkar (i.e. disbelief, polytheism, and every kind of evil wicked deed, etc.) and the remembering (praising, etc.) of (you by) Allah (in front of the angels) is greater indeed [than your remembering (praising, etc.) Allah in prayers, etc.]. And Allah knows what you do.

اتْلُ مَا أُوحِيَ إِلَيْكَ مِنَ الْكِتَابِ
Recite (O Muhammad SAW) what has been revealed to you of the Book (the Quran),
وَأَقِمِ الصَّلَاةَ ۖ
and perform As-Salat (Iqamat-as-Salat).
إِنَّ الصَّلَاةَ تَنْهَىٰ عَنِ الْفَحْشَاءِ وَالْمُنكَرِ ۗ
Verily, As-Salat (the prayer) prevents from Al-Fahsha' (i.e. great sins of every kind, unlawful sexual intercourse, etc.) and Al-Munkar (i.e. disbelief, polytheism, and every kind of evil wicked deed, etc.)
وَلَذِكْرُ اللَّهِ أَكْبَرُ ۗ
and the remembering (praising, etc.) of (you by) Allah (in front of the angels) is greater indeed
وَاللَّهُ
[than your remembering (praising, etc.) Allah in prayers, etc.].
يَعْلَمُ مَا تَصْنَعُونَ
And Allah knows what you do.