Surah An-Nisa (النساء) • The Women

Quran 4:101

4:101

وَإِذَا ضَرَبْتُمْ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ فَلَيْسَ عَلَيْكُمْ جُنَاحٌ أَن تَقْصُرُوا۟ مِنَ ٱلصَّلَوٰةِ إِنْ خِفْتُمْ أَن يَفْتِنَكُمُ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوٓا۟ ۚ إِنَّ ٱلْكَـٰفِرِينَ كَانُوا۟ لَكُمْ عَدُوًّا مُّبِينًا

wa-idhā ḍarabtum fī l-arḍi falaysa ʿalaykum junāḥun an taqṣurū mina l-ṣalati in khif'tum an yaftinakumu alladhīna kafarū inna l-kāfirīna kānū lakum ʿaduwwan mubīnan

And when you travel throughout the land, there is no blame upon you for shortening the prayer, [especially] if you fear that those who disbelieve may disrupt [or attack] you. Indeed, the disbelievers are ever to you a clear enemy.

— Saheeh International

When you [believers] are travelling in the land, you will not be blamed for shortening your prayers, if you fear the disbelievers may harm you: they are your sworn enemies.

— M. A. S. Abdel Haleem

And when you (Muslims) travel in the land, there is no sin on you if you shorten As-Salât (the prayer) if you fear that the disbelievers may put you in trial (attack you etc.), verily, the disbelievers are ever unto you open enemies.

— Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Muhammad Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali

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وَإِذَاwa-idhāAnd when
ضَرَبْتُمْḍarabtumyou travel
فِىfīin
ٱلْأَرْضِl-arḍithe earth
فَلَيْسَfalaysathen not
عَلَيْكُمْʿalaykumupon you
جُنَاحٌjunāḥun(is) any blame
أَنanthat
تَقْصُرُوا۟taqṣurūyou shorten
مِنَmina[of]
ٱلصَّلَوٰةِl-ṣalatithe prayer
إِنْinif
خِفْتُمْkhif'tumyou fear
أَنanthat
يَفْتِنَكُمُyaftinakumu(may) harm you
ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnathose who
كَفَرُوٓا۟ۚkafarūdisbelieved
إِنَّinnaIndeed
ٱلْكَـٰفِرِينَl-kāfirīnathe disbelievers
كَانُوا۟kānūare
لَكُمْlakumfor you
عَدُوًّۭاʿaduwwanan enemy
مُّبِينًۭاmubīnanopen