وَكَانَ يَأۡمُرُ أَهۡلَهُۥ بِٱلصَّلَوٰةِ وَٱلزَّكَوٰةِ وَكَانَ عِندَ رَبِّهِۦ مَرۡضِيّٗا ٥٥
And he used to enjoin on his people prayer and zakāh and was to his Lord pleasing [i.e., accepted by Him].
Translation: Saheeh International (English)
Word by word
Each word's meaning and sound
- وَكَانَAnd he usedwakāna
- يَأۡمُرُ(to) enjoinyamuru
- أَهۡلَهُۥ(on) his peopleahlahu
- بِٱلصَّلَوٰةِthe prayerbil-ṣalati
- وَٱلزَّكَوٰةِand zakahwal-zakati
- وَكَانَand waswakāna
- عِندَnearʿinda
- رَبِّهِۦhis Lordrabbihi
- مَرۡضِيّٗاpleasingmarḍiyyan
Tafsir
He used to instruct his household to keep up the prayer and to give Zakat, and his Lord was well pleased with him.
Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran