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الجامع المختصر لفضائل الآيات والسور
Special Virtues of the Qur'an's Chapters and Verses
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الجامع المختصر لفضائل الآيات والسور
This is a short, fully authentic collection of ahadith compiled by Shaykh Suleiman Hani on the special virtues of the Qur'an's Chapters & Verses. The purpose of this collection is to make the English/Arabic compilation of narrations freely accessible in one place, while excluding weak or fabricated reports that are commonly shared by many Muslims. Shaykh Suleiman and his team have worked diligently to verify the authentication of the narrations with multiple scholars of hadith. His introduction to the compilation follows. This compilation is reproduced here with his generous permission.
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Book 1
الجامع المختصر لفضائل الآيات والسور
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Open bookSpecial Virtues of the Qur'an's Chapters and Verses · Book 1 · Hadith 61
عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، وَهُوَ ابْنُ يَزِيدَ الصَّنْعَانِيُّ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ ابْنَ عُمَرَ، يَقُولُ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " مَنْ سَرَّهُ أَنْ يَنْظُرَ إِلَى يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ كَأَنَّهُ رَأْىُ عَيْنٍ فَلْيَقْرَأْ ( إِذَا الشَّمْسُ كُوِّرَتْ ) و (إِذَا السَّمَاءُ انْفَطَرَتْ ) وَ (إذَا السَّمَاءُ انْشَقَّتْ ) " . هَذَا حَد…
‘Abdullāh b. ‘Umar (RA) reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, “Whoever wishes to look at the Day of Resurrection, as if he is seeing it with this eye, then let him recite, “When the sun is wrapped up” (Sūrat al-Ta…
Special Virtues of the Qur'an's Chapters and Verses · Book 1 · Hadith 62
عَنْ أُبَىِّ بْنِ كَعْبٍ، قَالَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقْرَأُ فِي الرَّكْعَةِ الأُولَى مِنَ الْوَتْرِ بِـ ( سَبِّحِ اسْمَ رَبِّكَ الأَعْلَى ) وَفِي الثَّانِيَةِ بِـ ( قُلْ يَا أَيُّهَا الْكَافِرُونَ ) وَفِي الثَّالِثَةِ بِـ ( قُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ ).
Ubayy (RA) reported: "In the first rakʿah of witr (prayer), the Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to recite: “Sabbiḥ isma rabbikal-aʿlā (Sūrat al-Aʿlā), in the second, Qul yā ayyuhal kāfirūn (Sūrat al-Kāfirūn), and in the third…
Special Virtues of the Qur'an's Chapters and Verses · Book 1 · Hadith 63
عَنْ سَمُرَةَ بْنِ جُنْدُبٍ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم كَانَ يَقْرَأُ فِي صَلاَةِ الْجُمُعَةِ ( سَبِّحِ اسْمَ رَبِّكَ الأَعْلَى ) وَ( هَلْ أَتَاكَ حَدِيثُ الْغَاشِيَةِ ) .
Samurah bin Jundub reported: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to recite in the Friday prayer: Sabbiḥ isma rabbikal-aʿlā (Sūrat al-Aʿlā), and Hal attaka hadeethul ghāshiyah (Sūrat al-Ghāshiyah). Reference: Sunan Abi Dawud…
Special Virtues of the Qur'an's Chapters and Verses · Book 1 · Hadith 64
عَنِ النُّعْمَانِ بْنِ بَشِيرٍ، قَالَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقْرَأُ فِي الْجُمُعَةِ بِـ ( سَبِّحِ اسْمَ رَبِّكَ الأَعْلَى ) وَ( هَلْ أَتَاكَ حَدِيثُ الْغَاشِيَةِ ) وَرُبَّمَا اجْتَمَعَ الْعِيدُ وَالْجُمُعَةُ فَيَقْرَأُ بِهِمَا فِيهِمَا جَمِيعًا.
It was narrated that An-Nu'mān bin Bashir said: "The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to recite 'Glorify the name of your Lord, the Most High' (Al-A’lā) and 'Has there come to you the narration of the overwhelming (i.e. the D…
Special Virtues of the Qur'an's Chapters and Verses · Book 1 · Hadith 65
عَنْ سَمُرَةَ بْنِ جُنْدُبٍ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم كَانَ يَقْرَأُ فِي صَلاَةِ الْجُمُعَةِ ( سَبِّحِ اسْمَ رَبِّكَ الأَعْلَى ) وَ( هَلْ أَتَاكَ حَدِيثُ الْغَاشِيَةِ ) .
Samurah bin Jundub reported: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to recite in the Friday prayer: Sabbiḥ isma rabbikal-aʿlā (Sūrat al-Aʿlā), and Hal attaka hadeethul ghāshiyah (Sūrat al-Ghāshiyah). Reference: Sunan Abi Dawud…
Special Virtues of the Qur'an's Chapters and Verses · Book 1 · Hadith 66
عَنِ النُّعْمَانِ بْنِ بَشِيرٍ، قَالَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقْرَأُ فِي الْجُمُعَةِ بِـ ( سَبِّحِ اسْمَ رَبِّكَ الأَعْلَى ) وَ( هَلْ أَتَاكَ حَدِيثُ الْغَاشِيَةِ ) وَرُبَّمَا اجْتَمَعَ الْعِيدُ وَالْجُمُعَةُ فَيَقْرَأُ بِهِمَا فِيهِمَا جَمِيعًا.
It was narrated that An-Nu'mān bin Bashir said: "The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to recite 'Glorify the name of your Lord, the Most High' (Al-A’lā) and 'Has there come to you the narration of the overwhelming (i.e. the D…
Special Virtues of the Qur'an's Chapters and Verses · Book 1 · Hadith 67
كان رسولُ اللهِ صلَّى اللهُ عليه وسلم يصلِّي ركعتينِ بعد الوِترِ وهو جالسٌ يقرأُ فيهما ب { إِذَا زُلْزِلَتِ الْأَرْضُ . . . ) و{ قُلْ يَا أَيُّهَا الْكَافِرُونَ ).
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ would pray two rakʿahs after witr while sitting, reciting in the two rakʿahs “Idhā zulzilat al-ardhu…” (Sūrah al-Zalzalah) and “Qul Ya Ayyuhal-Kafirun” (Sūrat al-Kāfirūn). Reference: Zad al-Ma`a…
Special Virtues of the Qur'an's Chapters and Verses · Book 1 · Hadith 68
عَنْ أَبِي مَدِينَةَ الدَّارِمِيِّ قَالَ: (كَانَ الرَّجُلانِ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِذَا الْتَقَيَا لَمْ يَفْتَرِقَا حَتَّى يَقْرَأَ أَحَدُهُمَا عَلَى الآخَرِ: " وَالْعَصْرِ إِنَّ الإِنْسَانَ لَفِي خُسْرٍ “، ثُمَّ يُسَلِّمَ أَحَدُهُمَا عَلَى الآخَرِ).
Abu Madīnah al-Dārimī said: “When two Companions of the Prophet ﷺ would meet, they would not part until they had read Sūrah al-‘Aṣr (103), and then they would give salām (and leave).” Reference: Abū Dāwūd in Al-Zuhd, no…
Special Virtues of the Qur'an's Chapters and Verses · Book 1 · Hadith 69
عَنْ فَرْوَةَ بْنِ نَوْفَلٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ لِنَوْفَلٍ " اقْرَأْ ( قُلْ يَا أَيُّهَا الْكَافِرُونَ ) ثُمَّ نَمْ عَلَى خَاتِمَتِهَا فَإِنَّهَا بَرَاءَةٌ مِنَ الشِّرْكِ ".
Farwah bin Nawfal narrated from his father that he went to the Prophet (ﷺ) and said: “O Messenger of Allah, teach me something that I may say when I go to my bed.” So he said: “Recite Qul yā ayyuhal kāfirūn (Sūrat al-Kāf…
Special Virtues of the Qur'an's Chapters and Verses · Book 1 · Hadith 70
قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: (قل يا أيها الكافرون تعدل ربع القرآن).
Ibn ʿAbbās reported that the Prophet ﷺ said: “Qul huwa Allāhu aḥad (Sūrat al-Ikhlāṣ) is equivalent to one-third of the Qur'ān, and Qul yā ayyuhal kāfirūn (Sūrat al-Kāfirūn) is equivalent to one-fourth of the Qur'ān.” Re…
Special Virtues of the Qur'an's Chapters and Verses · Book 1 · Hadith 71
عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَرَأَ فِي ركعتي الْفَجْرِ ( قُلْ يَا أَيُّهَا الْكَافِرُونَ) وَ ( قُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ).
Abu Hurayrah reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ recited in the two (optional) rakʿahs of fajr: Qul yā ayyuhal kāfirūn (Sūrat al-Kāfirūn), and Qul huwa Allāhu aḥad (Sūrat al-Ikhlāṣ). Reference: Sahih Muslim 726.
Special Virtues of the Qur'an's Chapters and Verses · Book 1 · Hadith 72
عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ، أَنَّهُ قَالَ مَا أُحْصِي مَا سَمِعْتُ مِنْ، رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقْرَأُ فِي الرَّكْعَتَيْنِ بَعْدَ الْمَغْرِبِ وَفِي الرَّكْعَتَيْنِ قَبْلَ صَلاَةِ الْفَجْرِ بِـ :(قُلْ يَا أَيُّهَا الْكَافِرُونَ ) وَ (قُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ ).
Abdullah bin Masʿūd narrated: "I cannot count how many times I heard Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) reciting in the two rakʿahs after Maghrib and the two rakʿahs before Salat al-Fajr: Qul yā ayyuhal kāfirūn (Sūrat al-Kāfirūn), an…
Special Virtues of the Qur'an's Chapters and Verses · Book 1 · Hadith 73
عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَرَأَ فِي رَكْعَتَىِ الْفَجْرِ (قُلْ يَا أَيُّهَا الْكَافِرُونَ) وَ (قُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ).
Abu Hurayrah also reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ recited in the two rakʿahs before fajr prayer: Qul yā ayyuhal kāfiroon and Qul huwa Allāhu aḥad. Reference: Sunan an-Nasa'i 945.
Special Virtues of the Qur'an's Chapters and Verses · Book 1 · Hadith 74
عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَرَأَ فِي رَكْعَتَىِ الطَّوَافِ بِسُورَتَىِ الإِخْلاَصِ : ( قُلْ يَا أَيُّهَا الْكَافِرُونَ ) وَ ( قُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ ).
Jābir reported: “During the two rakʿahs of ṭawāf, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ recited the two suwar: Qul yā ayyuhal kāfirūn (Sūrat al-Kāfirūn), and Qul huwa Allāhu aḥad (Sūrat al-Ikhlāṣ).” Reference: Jami` at-Tirmidhi 869.
Special Virtues of the Qur'an's Chapters and Verses · Book 1 · Hadith 75
عَنْ أُبَىِّ بْنِ كَعْبٍ، قَالَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقْرَأُ فِي الرَّكْعَةِ الأُولَى مِنَ الْوَتْرِ بِـ ( سَبِّحِ اسْمَ رَبِّكَ الأَعْلَى ) وَفِي الثَّانِيَةِ بِـ ( قُلْ يَا أَيُّهَا الْكَافِرُونَ ) وَفِي الثَّالِثَةِ بِـ ( قُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ ).
Ubayy reported: "In the first rakʿah of witr (prayer), the Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to recite: “Sabbiḥ isma rabbikal-aʿlā (Sūrat al-Aʿlā), in the second, Qul yā ayyuhal kāfirūn (Sūrat al-Kāfirūn), and in the third (rakʿ…
Special Virtues of the Qur'an's Chapters and Verses · Book 1 · Hadith 76
عَنْ أَبِي الدَّرْدَاءِ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " أَيَعْجِزُ أَحَدُكُمْ أَنْ يَقْرَأَ فِي لَيْلَةٍ ثُلُثَ الْقُرْآنِ " قَالُوا : وَكَيْفَ يَقْرَأْ ثُلُثَ الْقُرْآنِ؟ قَالَ : " قُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ تَعْدِلُ ثُلُثَ الْقُرْآنِ " .
The Prophet ﷺ asked: “Is any one of you unable to recite one-third of the Qur'ān in one night? They said: How could anyone read one-third of the Qur'ān (in one night)? He said: Qul huwa Allāhu aḥad (Sūrat al-Ikhlāṣ) is e…
Special Virtues of the Qur'an's Chapters and Verses · Book 1 · Hadith 77
عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ، أَنَّ رَجُلاً، سَمِعَ رَجُلاً، يَقْرَأُ (قُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ) يُرَدِّدُهَا فَلَمَّا أَصْبَحَ جَاءَ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَذَكَرَ ذَلِكَ لَهُ وَكَأَنَّ الرَّجُلَ يَتَقَالُّهَا فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ إِنَّهَا لَتَعْدِلُ ثُلُثَ الْقُرْآنِ "..
Narrated Abu Sa’id Al-Khudrī, “A man heard another man reciting (Sūrah Al-Ikhlāṣ) ‘Say He is Allah, (the) One.’ repeatedly. The next morning, he came to Allah’s Messenger ﷺ and informed him about it as if he thought that…
Special Virtues of the Qur'an's Chapters and Verses · Book 1 · Hadith 78
وَحَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا عَفَّانُ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبَانٌ الْعَطَّارُ، جَمِيعًا عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، بِهَذَا الإِسْنَادِ . وَفِي حَدِيثِهِمَا مِنْ قَوْلِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " إِنَّ اللَّهَ جَزَّأَ الْقُرْآنَ ثَلاَثَةَ أَجْزَاءٍ فَجَعَلَ قُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ جُزْءًا مِنْ أَجْزَاءِ الْقُرْآنِ ".
This hadith has been narrated by Qatada with the same chain of transmitters in these words: He (the Messenger of Allah) said: Allah divided the Qur'an into three parts, and he made:" Say: He, Allah is One." one part out…
Special Virtues of the Qur'an's Chapters and Verses · Book 1 · Hadith 79
عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " احْشِدُوا فَإِنِّي سَأَقْرَأُ عَلَيْكُمْ ثُلُثَ الْقُرْآنِ " . فَحَشَدَ مَنْ حَشَدَ ثُمَّ خَرَجَ نَبِيُّ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَرَأَ ( قُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ) ثُمَّ دَخَلَ فَقَالَ بَعْضُنَا لِبَعْضٍ إِنِّي أُرَى هَذَا خَبَرٌ جَاءَهُ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ فَذَاكَ الَّذِي أَدْ…
It is reported on the authority of Abu Hurayrah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: Gather, for I am going to recite one-third of the Qur'an before you. And those who could get together gathered there. Then the Messeng…
Special Virtues of the Qur'an's Chapters and Verses · Book 1 · Hadith 80
عَنْ أَنَسٍ، أَنَّ رَجُلاً، قَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنِّي أُحِبُّ هَذِهِ السُّورَةَ (قُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ ) فَقَالَ " إِنَّ حُبَّكَ إِيَّاهَا يُدْخِلُكَ الْجَنَّةَ."
Anas mentioned that a man said to the Prophet ﷺ, ‘I really love this sūrah’. The Prophet replied, ‘And your love for it will enable you to enter paradise’. Reference: Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2901.