Some Ahadeeth Regarding Particular Ayaat of the Qur’aan
Translated by
Abbas Abu Yahya
1 – From Abu Darda -Radi Allaahu anhu- from the Prophet -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam- who said:
‘Whoever memorizes the first ten Ayaat from Soorat-ul-Khaaf then he is protected from the Fitna (trials) of the Dajjal.’
[Silsilah Ahadeeth as-Saheehah by Shaykh al-Albaani No.582]
2 – From Abu Zubayr from Jabir from the Prophet -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam:
‘The Messenger -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam- would not sleep till he read: <<Alif, Lam, Meem. Tanzeel as-Sajdah>> [Soorah Sajda (32)], and <<َتَبَٰرَكَ َ ٱلَّذِي بِيَدِهِ ٱلۡمُلۡكُ >> << Blessed is He in whose hand is dominion>> [Soorah Mulk (67)]’
[Silsilah Ahadeeth as-Saheehah by Shaykh al-Albaani No.585]
Darmi has a narration from Ibn Damraah from Ka’ab who said:
‘Whoever read Soorah Sajdah and Tabarak, then seventy good deeds are written for him, and seventy bad deeds are taken away, and he is raised seventy grades due to it.’
[Isnad Hasan Maqtu]
3 – From Ibn Umar who said: the Messenger of Allaah -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam- said:
<<قُلۡ يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلۡكَٰفِرُونَ ١ >> << Say, O disbelievers, >> [Soorah Al-Kafiroon] is equivalent to a quarter of the Qur’aan.’
[Silsilah Ahadeeth as-Saheehah by Shaykh al-Albaani No.586]
4 – From Abdullaah bin Mas’ood who said: the Messenger of Allaah -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam- said:
‘Indeed everything has a pinnacle and the pinnacle of the Qur’aan is Soorah Baqarah. When the Shaytaan hears the Qur’aan being recited he leaves the house where Soorah Baqarah is recited.’
[Silsilah Ahadeeth as-Saheehah by Shaykh al-Albaani No.588]
5 – From Mua’dh bin al-Juhni the Companion of the Messenger of Allaah -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam, from the Prophet -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam- who said:
‘Whoever reads <<قُلۡ هُوَ ٱللَّهُ أَحَدٌ>> << Say, ‘He is Allaah, [who is] One>> [Soorah Ikhlas] until he finishes it ten times then Allaah builds a Palace for him in Paradise as well as additional benefits.’
Umar said: ‘Then we will have a lot of Palaces O Messenger of Allaah!’
The Prophet -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam- said:
‘Allaah has more and what is better.’
[Silsilah Ahadeeth as-Saheehah by Shaykh al-Albaani No.589]
6 – From Abdullaah bin Shaqeeq from ‘Aeysha -Radi Allaahu anha- who said: ‘The Messenger of Allaah -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam- used to pray four before Dhur, two Rakat before Asr and he would always pray them. She mentions that he -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam- would say:
‘There are two blessed soorahs which are read in the two Rakat before the obligatory Fajr prayer. They are <<قُلۡ هُوَ ٱللَّهُ أَحَدٌ>> <<Say, ‘He is Allaah, [who is] One>> [Soorah Ikhlas] and
<<قُلۡ يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلۡكَٰفِرُونَ ١ >> <<Say, O disbelievers, >> [Soorah Al-Kafiroon].’
[Silsilah Ahadeeth as-Saheehah by Shaykh al-Albaani No.646]
7 – From Abu al-Ahwass from Abdullaah who said: the Messenger of Allaah said:
‘Read the Qur’aan, since indeed you will be rewarded for it. I do not say that <<Alif, Laam, Meem>> is one letter, but ‘Alif has ten rewards, Laam has ten rewards, Meem has ten rewards, and that is thirty rewards.’
[Silsilah Ahadeeth as-Saheehah by Shaykh al-Albaani No.660]
8 – From Zurr from Abdullaah from the Prophet -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam:
‘Reading Soorah Tabarak is a means of prevention from the punishment of the grave.’
[Silsilah Ahadeeth as-Saheehah by Shaykh al-Albaani No. 1140]
9 – From Ali -Radi Allaahu anhu- from the Prophet -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam:
‘We have been commanded with using the Miswak. Indeed when the slave of Allaah stands to pray an Angel comes to him and stands behind him listening to the recitation of the Qur’aan and then he comes closer. The Angel continues to listen and come closer until it puts its lips on his lips, and he does not recite an Ayaah except that it enters inside the Angel.’
[Silsilah Ahadeeth as-Saheehah by Shaykh al-Albaani No.1213]
10 – From Malik al-Ashja’ee from his father who said: the Messenger of Allaah -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam- said:
‘Whoever teaches an Ayaah from the Book of Allaah – Azza wa Jal – then he will have the reward of that every time it is recited.’
[Silsilah Ahadeeth as-Saheehah by Shaykh al-Albaani No. 1335]
11 – From Abul-Ahwass from Abdullaah who said: the Messenger of Allaah -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam- said:
‘Read Soorah al-Baqarah in your houses, indeed the Shaytaan does not enter a house in which Soorah al-Baqarah is read.’
[Silsilah Ahadeeth as-Saheehah by Shaykh al-Albaani No. 1521]