he begins the prayer, saying: “subḥānaka Allāhumma wa bi-ḥamdik, tabāraka ismuk, taʿālā jadduk, wa lā ilāha ghayruk” (“Glory be to You, O Allah, and praise be to You; blessed is Your Name, exalted is Your Majesty, and there is no deity but You”). (1)

204 — Abū al-Jawzāʾ said that the phrase “when you rise” refers to rising from your sleep, from your bed. (2)

205 — According to this view, the verse commands one to pray upon rising from an afternoon nap; thus it is an injunction to perform the Dhuhr and ʿAsr prayers.

Interpretation of His words: “and at the fading of the stars” and His words: “and after the prostrations”

206 — “and at the fading of the stars”: some scholars explained it as the two rakʿahs of Fajr. (3)

207 — Ibn ʿUyaynah related from Ibn Abī Najīḥ, from Mujāhid, concerning “and at the fading of the stars,” that Ibn ʿAbbās said: “It is the glorification to be recited after the prayers.” (4)

208 — I say: it is likely that this is an explanation of His words, “and after the prostrations,” for that is the more fitting connection.

209 — A number of the early generations also reported that “after the prostrations” refers to the two rakʿahs after Maghrib, while “the fading of the stars” refers to the two rakʿahs of Fajr, so that each expression resembles the other. (5)