Prioritizing the Remembrance of Allah Over Worldly Distractions During Jumu'ah

Al-Jumu'ah — Verses 9–11 | Explore this Quran theme on Muallim

يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا إِذَا نُودِيَ لِلصَّلَاةِ مِن يَوْمِ الْجُمُعَةِ فَاسْعَوْا إِلَىٰ ذِكْرِ اللَّهِ وَذَرُوا الْبَيْعَ ۚ ذَٰلِكُمْ خَيْرٌ لَّكُمْ إِن كُنتُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ ٩

O you who believe (Muslims)! When the call is proclaimed for the Salat (prayer) on the day of Friday (Jumu'ah prayer), come to the remembrance of Allah [Jumu'ah religious talk (Khutbah) and Salat (prayer)] and leave off business (and every other thing), that is better for you if you did but know!

يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا إِذَا
O you who believe (Muslims)!
نُودِيَ لِلصَّلَاةِ مِن يَوْمِ الْجُمُعَةِ فَاسْعَوْا
When the call is proclaimed for the Salat (prayer) on the day of Friday (Jumu'ah prayer),
إِلَىٰ ذِكْرِ اللَّهِ وَذَرُوا
come to the remembrance of Allah [Jumu'ah religious talk (Khutbah) and Salat (prayer)]
الْبَيْعَ ۚ ذَٰلِكُمْ
and leave off business (and every other thing),
خَيْرٌ لَّكُمْ إِن كُنتُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ
that is better for you if you did but know!

فَإِذَا قُضِيَتِ الصَّلَاةُ فَانتَشِرُوا فِي الْأَرْضِ وَابْتَغُوا مِن فَضْلِ اللَّهِ وَاذْكُرُوا اللَّهَ كَثِيرًا لَّعَلَّكُمْ تُفْلِحُونَ ١٠

Then when the (Jumu'ah) Salat (prayer) is finished, you may disperse through the land, and seek the Bounty of Allah (by working, etc.), and remember Allah much, that you may be successful.

فَإِذَا قُضِيَتِ الصَّلَاةُ
Then when the (Jumu'ah) Salat (prayer) is finished,
فَانتَشِرُوا فِي الْأَرْضِ
you may disperse through the land,
وَابْتَغُوا مِن فَضْلِ اللَّهِ
and seek the Bounty of Allah (by working, etc.),
وَاذْكُرُوا اللَّهَ كَثِيرًا
and remember Allah much,
لَّعَلَّكُمْ تُفْلِحُونَ
that you may be successful.

وَإِذَا رَأَوْا تِجَارَةً أَوْ لَهْوًا انفَضُّوا إِلَيْهَا وَتَرَكُوكَ قَائِمًا ۚ قُلْ مَا عِندَ اللَّهِ خَيْرٌ مِّنَ اللَّهْوِ وَمِنَ التِّجَارَةِ ۚ وَاللَّهُ خَيْرُ الرَّازِقِينَ ١١

And when they see some merchandise or some amusement [beating of Tambur (drum) etc.] they disperse headlong to it, and leave you (Muhammad SAW) standing [while delivering Jumu'ah's religious talk (Khutbah)]. Say "That which Allah has is better than any amusement or merchandise! And Allah is the Best of providers."

وَإِذَا رَأَوْا تِجَارَةً
And when they see some merchandise
أَوْ لَهْوًا
or some amusement
انفَضُّوا إِلَيْهَا
they disperse headlong to it
وَتَرَكُوكَ قَائِمًا ۚ
and leave you (Muhammad SAW) standing
قُلْ مَا عِندَ اللَّهِ
Say 'That which Allah has
خَيْرٌ مِّنَ اللَّهْوِ وَمِنَ التِّجَارَةِ ۚ
is better than any amusement or merchandise!
وَاللَّهُ خَيْرُ الرَّازِقِينَ
And Allah is the Best of providers.