Transliteration:( Wa izaa naadaitum ilas Salaatit takhazoohaa huzu wan'w wa la'ibaa; zaalika biannnahum qawmul laa ya'qiloon )
179. Imam Saadi (May Allah be pleased with him) states that in Madinah resided a Christian who whenever heard the Muazzin recite "I bear witness that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah" he would say: "Let the liar (Allah forbid) burn!" Through the Splendour and Dignity of Allah Almighty, the servant of this man one night forgot to put off the fire. When the entire household slept one flame arose and burned the Christian and his entire household.
180. From this emerge a few points:
1. Azaan is a pre-requisite for the five daily prayers the proof for it being this verse.Â
2. The dreams of the pious are absolutely reliable in terms of religion, on the contrary, the the Laws of Shariah become liable through such dreams. The Azaan was heard in a dream but it is verified by the Holy QURAAN.
3. To make fun of any religious act is infidelity. Observe! Allah has called the person an infidel who jested about Azaan. Similarly to make fun of any of these: a religious act, the Masjid, the Ka'bah, the Salaah, etc is an act of infidelity.
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The tafsir of Surah Maidah verse 58 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Maidah ayat 58 which provides the complete commentary from verse 57 through 58.
(5:58) And when you call for Prayer, they take it for a mockery and sport.[89] That is because they are a people who do not understand.[90]
89. When they hear the call to Prayer the unbelievers make fun of it by mimicry, pervert its words to ridicule it, and utter disparaging and taunting remarks about it.
90. These are merely acts of stupidity on the part of unbelievers. Had they not been ignorant and foolish they would not have stooped to such base tactics, despite their significant differences with the Muslims on religious questions. After all, can any reasonable person be happy to see the people who call to the worship of God be ridiculed and mocked?
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