"So have patience over what they say," that you are a sorcerer, that you are a poet, that you are possessed, that you are a soothsayer, and that you are a liar. "And exalt [Allah] with praise of your Lord before the rising of the sun," Qatada said: meaning the dawn prayer (Fajr). "And before its setting," meaning Dhuhr and Asr. "And during periods of the night," meaning the hours of the night. "And exalt [Him]," meaning Maghrib and Isha. [Muhammad said]: The singular of ana' (periods) is ina'. "And at the ends of the day," Al-Hasan said: meaning the voluntary prayers. "That you might be satisfied," meaning: so that you may be satisfied in the Hereafter with the reward of your deeds.
﴿فاصبر على مَا يَقُولُونَ﴾ أَنَّك سَاحر، وَأَنت شَاعِرٌ، وَأَنَّكَ مَجْنُونٌ، وَأَنَّكَ كَاهِنٌ، وَأَنَّكَ كَاذِبٌ ﴿وَسَبِّحْ بِحَمْدِ رَبِّكَ قبل طُلُوع الشَّمْس﴾ قَالَ قَتَادَةُ: يَعْنِي: صَلَاةَ الصُّبْحِ ﴿وَقبل غُرُوبهَا﴾ الظُّهْرَ وَالْعَصْرَ ﴿وَمِنْ آنَاءِ اللَّيْلِ﴾ يَعْنِي: سَاعَات اللَّيْل ﴿فسبح﴾ يَعْنِي: الْمَغْرِبَ وَالْعِشَاءَ. [قَالَ مُحَمَّدٌ:] وَاحِدُ الْآنَاءِ إِنَى ﴿وَأَطْرَافَ النَّهَارِ﴾ قَالَ الْحَسَنُ: يَعْنِي: التَّطَوُّعَ ﴿لَعَلَّكَ ترْضى﴾ أَيْ: لِكَيْ تَرْضَى فِي الْآخِرَةِ ثَوَاب عَمَلك.
