Tafseer of The Light · An-Noor · 24:56
And establish prayer and give zakah and obey the Messenger - that you may receive mercy.
Important: The Arabic source text is always authoritative. This translation is a study aid and has not been verified by scholars — do not use it as a basis for religious proof or for deriving rulings (ahkam). When in doubt, always consult the Arabic text and a qualified scholar.
Allah the Exalted says: وَأَقِيمُوا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ الصَّلاةَ — perform the ritual prayer (al-ṣalāh), O people, observing its prescribed bounds (ḥudūd), and do not let it go to waste — وَآتُوا الزَّكَاةَ — the obligatory alms (al-zakāh) which Allah has made incumbent upon you and which is due to those entitled to it — and obey the Messenger of your Lord in what he has commanded you and forbidden you — لَعَلَّكُمْ تُرْحَمُونَ ("that you may be shown mercy"): that is to say, that your Lord may show you mercy and thereby save you from His punishment.
