1 The Virtues of Surah Al-Ma'idah; When It was Revealed Surah to ...

Allah's statement,
إِن َّمَا وَلِي ُّكُمُ‏ اللّهُ‏ وَرَسُولُهُ‏ وَال َّذِینَ‏ آمَنُواْ‏ ...
Verily, your Protector is Allah, His Messenger, and the
believers...,
means, the Jews are not your friends. Rather,
your allegiance is to Allah, His Messenger and the
faithful believers.
ال َّذِینَ‏ یُقِيمُونَ‏ الص َّلاَةَ‏ وَیُؤْتُونَ‏ الز َّآَاَة ...
those who perform the Salah, and give the Zakah...,
referring to the believers who have these qualities
and establish the prayer, which is one of the most
important pillars of Islam, for it includes
worshipping Allah alone without partners. They
pay Zakah, which is the right of the creation and
a type of help extended to the needy and the
poor.
As for Allah's statement,
and they bow down,
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وَهُمْ‏ رَاآِعُونَ‏ ﴿٥٥ ﴾
some people thought that they give the Zakah while
bowing down. If this were the case, then paying the
Zakah while bowing would be the best form of giving
Zakah. No scholar from whom religious rulings are taken
says this, as much as we know.
Therefore, وَهُمْ‏ رَاآِعُونَ‏ (and they bow down),
Allah said;
means, they attend the prayer in congregation in
Allah's Masjids and spend by way of charity on
the various needs of Muslims.
وَمَن یَتَوَل َّ اللّهَ‏ وَرَسُولَهُ‏ وَال َّذِینَ‏ آمَنُواْ‏ فَإِن َّ حِزْبَ‏ اللّهِ‏ هُمُ‏ الْغَالِبُونَ‏ ﴿٥٦ ﴾
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