Tafsir of Surah An-Nisaa 4:43

Translation of the meaning

O you who have believed, do not approach prayer while you are intoxicated until you know what you are saying or in a state of janābah, except those passing through [a place of prayer], until you have washed [your whole body]. And if you are ill or on a journey or one of you comes from the place of relieving himself or you have contacted women [i.e., had sexual intercourse] and find no water, then seek clean earth and wipe over your faces and your hands [with it]. Indeed, Allāh is ever Pardoning and Forgiving.

Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah

ثم بعد هذا شرب قوم الخمر فقاموا يصلون وهم سكارى؛ فخلطوا في القراءة؛ فأنزل الله تعالى: {يا أيها الذين آمنوا لا تقربوا الصلاة وأنتم سكارى حتى تعلموا ما تقولون} فنهاهم عن شربها قرب الصلاة؛ فكان منهم من تركها.«مجموع الفتاوى» 34/192