"Do Not Make Your Prayer Too Loud Nor Too Silent" — Between Loud and Silent Prayer
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وَلَا تَجۡهَرۡ بِصَلَاتِكَ وَلَا تُخَافِتۡ بِهَا
— الإسراء 110
Verse: "Do not make your prayer too loud or too silent — seek a middle way." (17:110)
Occasion (Agreed upon): Bukhari and Muslim narrated from Aisha: revealed regarding supplication — some people raised voices in dua and the polytheists mocked them and reviled Allah. Ibn Abbas narrated: the Prophet ﷺ concealed prayer in Mecca fearing polytheists, then this verse came with the middle path.
Authenticity: Agreed upon (Bukhari & Muslim)
Source: Sahih Bukhari & Muslim; Lubab Al-Nuqul
Question: What was the context of "do not make your prayer too loud"?
Answer: Fear of polytheists' harm from Muslims raising voices in dua — the command for a middle path came.