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Surah Al-Baqarah — 2:43

وَأَقِيمُوا۟ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ وَءَاتُوا۟ ٱلزَّكَوٰةَ وَٱرْكَعُوا۟ مَعَ ٱلرَّٰكِعِينَ

Wa aqeemus salaata wa aatuz zakaata warka'oo ma'ar raaki'een

Dan dirikanlah salat, tunaikanlah zakat, dan rukuklah beserta orang-orang yang rukuk.

Establish the prayer, give the zakat, and bow with those who bow.

Reflection

A single word separates the third command from the first two: it asks for the act to be done in company, so who is present is part of what is asked. The address here is to a community that already had prayer of its own, and early commentators read the phrase as a call to join a particular congregation rather than to pray as such. The verse immediately after asks how people can instruct others in righteousness while forgetting themselves, which puts the instruction under a test.

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