Meccan·Surah 107

الماعون

Surah Al-Ma'un — Ayah 4

The Small Kindnesses

7 Ayahs·Verse 107:4
107:4

فَوَيْلٌ لِّلْمُصَلِّينَ

So woe to those who pray

Context in Surah Al-Ma'un

Nearby ayahs help place verse 107:4 in sequence and meaning.

فَذَٰلِكَ ٱلَّذِى يَدُعُّ ٱلْيَتِيمَ

For that is the one who drives away the orphan

وَلَا يَحُضُّ عَلَىٰ طَعَامِ ٱلْمِسْكِينِ

And does not encourage the feeding of the poor.

ٱلَّذِينَ هُمْ عَن صَلَاتِهِمْ سَاهُونَ

[But] who are heedless of their prayer -

ٱلَّذِينَ هُمْ يُرَآءُونَ

Those who make show [of their deeds]