Whenever you are in them, and if you are standing for prayer for them, then let a faction of them stand up with you, and they may hold on their weapons when they finish their prostrations, let them withdraw to the rear and let the other faction who have not yet prayed come up to pray with you. They may hold on to their precautions and their weapons. Those who disbelieved wish to see you heedless about your weapons and your baggage so that they would attack upon you to conquer you all of a sudden. And there is no blame upon you if you lay aside your weapons due to heavy rain or due to illness, and you take precautions for yourselves; indeed, Lord Allah has kept prepared heinous punishment for the disbelievers.
This verse describes the method of prayer during the battles. After thirty years of Messenger’s departure, Islam has deteriorated and the Arabic Qur’an reading people have become three groups as explained in verses 3: 7-10. In every thousand who received Lord’s Book, 999 are to the Hell and only one is to the Paradise as explained in verse 4: 118. Today, the odd believer who lives testifying Adhikr will be mocked as an odd liar by the Fujjar as told in verses 38: 8 and 54: 25. They are the true disbelievers who are telling lies as told in verses 63: 1-4. Since they are deaf and dumb about the Book Dhikree mentioned in verses 18: 101 and 20: 124, they will get Hell as a penalty for their aimless prayer, fasting, pilgrimage, etc. as explained in verse 2: 108. They are the worst creatures among thousand communities of Lord's creatures who don't utilize their intelligence as told in verse 8: 22. These worthless people are seeing sexual organs of opposite genders while performing so-called prayer. So such shameful thoughts will be recorded in their Recording Book fastened upon their necks as explained in verses 17: 13-14. See explanation 2: 2-5; 10: 60-61 and 11: 118-119.