๏ Have you seen the one who belies the moral obligations? (1) That is the one who repulses the orphans, (2) and feels no urge to feed the poor. (3) So woe to those who pray – muṣallīn, (4) those who are neglectful of their bond – ṣalāt, (5) those who are just for show. (6) ๏

— _al-māʿūn_⋆107/1-6

The previous chapter speaks on familiarity with alterity, and how this relates to God's house, which provides sustenance and faith.

There are people who – despite being familiar – deny the dīn. These moral obligations are expressed through ṣalāt (ṣād-lām-wāw). Our ṣalāt is to care for the vulnerable and feed those in need. There are no excuses for not doing this; we live in a world of abundance – al-kawthar – as stated in the next chapter.

While this chapter is a warning to the muṣallīn, those who are at some level familiar with their pledge, the next chapter speaks about the enemies of the believers. This suggests the jump from being neglectful of your ṣalāt to being an enemy of God is not far.

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