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Riyadh Al-Salehin | Episode (120) | Chapter on the desirability of improving one’s voice when reciting the Qur’an
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Riyad al-Salihin
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From the words of the Master of the Messengers
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Peace and blessings of Allah be upon him
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Chapter: The Desirability of Beautifying One's Voice when Reciting the Qur'an
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And requesting recitation from those with beautiful voices
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And listening to them
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On the authority of Abu Hurayrah, may Allah be pleased with him, who said:
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I heard the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, say:
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Allah does not listen to anything
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As He listens to a Prophet with a beautiful voice
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Who recites the Qur'an aloud
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Agreed upon
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The meaning of "Allah listens"
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Is that He hearkens
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And it is an indication of His pleasure and acceptance
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"Recites aloud" (yutaghanna)
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Means he beautifies his voice with his recitation
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From the benefits of the hadith:
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The permissibility of beautifying one's voice when reciting the Qur'an
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And that it is not disliked
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Beautifying the voice with the Qur'an
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Leads to softness in the heart
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And tears in the eyes
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And humility of the limbs
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And the gathering of the heart for listening
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Unlike other forms of singing
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The prohibition of singing that deviates from the intended purpose of recitation
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So whoever stretches his voice excessively
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And removes the letters from their intended articulation
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And it becomes similar to singing and other things
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As is done by the profligate
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It is forbidden
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Among the ugly innovations of some reciters
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Is that they recite the Qur'an to musical melodies
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Indeed, some of them even enter music institutes for that purpose
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We seek refuge in Allah from being forsaken
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And on the authority of Abu Musa al-Ash'ari, may Allah be pleased with him:
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That the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said to him:
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"You have been given a flute from the flutes of the family of Dawud."
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Agreed upon
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And in a narration by Muslim:
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That the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said to him:
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"If you had seen me while I was listening to your recitation last night..."
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"A flute" here refers to a beautiful voice
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He likened the beauty, sweetness, and melody of the voice to the sound of a flute
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"The family of Dawud" means Dawud himself
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From the benefits of the hadith:
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The desirability of beautifying one's voice when reciting the Qur'an
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Because that adds sweetness to the Qur'an and makes it penetrate the hearts of the listeners
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The desirability of listening to the Qur'an and remaining silent
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And on the authority of al-Bara' ibn 'Azib, may Allah be pleased with them both, who said:
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I heard the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him,
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Recite in the 'Isha' prayer: "By the fig and the olive"
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And I have never heard anyone with a more beautiful voice than him
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Agreed upon
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From the benefits of the hadith:
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It is from the Sunnah to recite short surahs in the 'Isha' prayer
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Such as Surah al-Tin (The Fig)
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The desirability of beautifying one's voice when reciting the Qur'an
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And on the authority of Abu Lubabah Bashir ibn 'Abd al-Mundhir, may Allah be pleased with him:
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That the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said:
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"Whoever does not recite the Qur'an with a beautiful voice is not one of us."
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Narrated by Abu Dawud
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The meaning of "recite with a beautiful voice" (yutaghanna)
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Is to beautify one's voice with the Qur'an
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And on the authority of Ibn Mas'ud, may Allah be pleased with him, who said:
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The Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said to me:
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"Recite the Qur'an to me."
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I said, "O Messenger of Allah,
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Shall I recite it to you when it was revealed to you?"
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He said:
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"I love to hear it from someone else."
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So I recited Surah al-Nisa' to him
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Until I reached this verse:
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“But how (will it be with them) when We bring of every people a witness, and We bring thee (O Muhammad) a witness against these?” (4:41)
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“But how (will it be with them) when We bring of every people a witness, and We bring thee (O Muhammad) a witness against these?” (4:41)
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He said:
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"That is enough for now."
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I turned to him
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And his eyes were shedding tears
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Agreed upon
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Chapter: Encouragement to Recite Specific Surahs and Verses
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On the authority of Abu Sa'id Rafi' ibn al-Mu'alla, may Allah be pleased with him, who said:
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The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said to me:
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"Shall I not teach you the greatest surah in the Qur'an
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Before you leave the mosque?"
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He took my hand
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And when we were about to leave, I said:
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"O Messenger of Allah,
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You said you would teach me the greatest surah in the Qur'an."
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He said:
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"Al-hamdu lillahi rabbil-'alamin (Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds)."
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"It is the seven oft-repeated verses and the Great Qur'an that I have been given."
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Narrated by al-Bukhari
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From the benefits of the hadith:
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A general statement applies to all that it implies
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And this is the reason for the occurrence of the hadith
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For on the authority of Abu Sa'id ibn al-Mu'alla, he said:
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I was praying in the mosque
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And the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, called me, but I did not answer him
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So I said, "O Messenger of Allah,
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I was praying."
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He said:
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"Did Allah not say: ﴾Respond to Allah and to the Messenger when he calls you to that which gives you life﴿?"
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“O ye who believe! Obey Allah, and the messenger when He calleth you to that which quickeneth you, and know that Allah cometh in between the man and his own heart, and that He it is unto Whom ye will be gathered.” (8:24)
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Responding to Allah and His Messenger, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him,
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Contains true life
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A life that is tranquil, peaceful, and blissful
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The response of the one praying to the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him,
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Does not invalidate his prayer
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The virtue of the Opening of the Book (al-Fatihah)
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And that it is the greatest surah in the Noble Qur'an
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It is permissible to prefer some parts of the Qur'an over others
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And this preference is supported by His saying: ﴾And We have certainly given you seven of the oft-repeated [verses] and the great Qur'an.﴿
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“Nothing of our revelation (even a single verse) do we abrogate or cause be forgotten, but we bring (in place) one better or the like thereof. Knowest thou not that Allah is Able to do all things?” (2:106)
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An exegesis of His saying:
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"And We have certainly given you seven of the oft-repeated [verses] and the great Qur'an"
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It is al-Fatihah
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Evidence that al-Fatihah consists of seven verses
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The eagerness of the Messenger, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, to teach people goodness
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And his clarification to them and his urging them to act upon it
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And on the authority of Abu Sa'id al-Khudri, may Allah be pleased with him:
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That the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him,
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Said regarding "Say, 'He is Allah, [who is] One'":
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"By Him in whose hand is my soul,
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It is equivalent to a third of the Qur'an."
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And in a narration:
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That the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him,
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Said to his Companions:
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"Is one of you unable to recite a third of the Qur'an in one night?"
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This was difficult for them, and they said:
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"Who among us can bear that, O Messenger of Allah?"
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He said:
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“Say: He is Allah, the One!” (112:1)
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"Allah is the Eternal Refuge."
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[It is] a third of the Qur'an.
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Narrated by al-Bukhari
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From the benefits of the hadith:
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Establishing the virtue of Surah al-Ikhlas
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That it is equivalent to a third of the Qur'an
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Surah al-Ikhlas is a third of the Qur'an
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In terms of its meanings
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Because the Qur'an consists of rulings, narratives, and monotheism
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And this surah encompasses monotheism
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It is desirable for a scholar to pose questions to his companions
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The permissibility of using an expression that is not what immediately comes to mind
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Because what is immediately understood from the phrase "a third of the Qur'an"
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Is that it means a third of its written volume
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And it became clear to the Companions, may Allah be pleased with them,
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That this was not what was intended
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And on the authority of Abu Sa'id al-Khudri, may Allah be pleased with him:
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That a man heard another man reciting:
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“Say: He is Allah, the One!” (112:1)
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Repeating it
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And when morning came,
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He went to the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him,
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And mentioned that to him
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And the man was belittling it
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So the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said:
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"By Him in whose hand is my soul,
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It is equivalent to a third of the Qur'an."
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Narrated by al-Bukhari
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"Belittling it"
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Means he considered it little in terms of effort
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And he did not intend to disparage it
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From the benefits of the hadith:
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The permissibility of reciting a single surah and repeating it
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The religious consideration
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Is different from the conventional consideration
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For this man considered the action of reciting this surah to be small
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So the Messenger, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, clarified to him
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That it is equivalent to a third of the Qur'an
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The desirability of asking the people of knowledge
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If a person is unable to grasp
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The reality of a matter that is confusing to him
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And on the authority of Abu Hurayrah, may Allah be pleased with him:
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That the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him,
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Said regarding "Say, 'He is Allah, [who is] One'":
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"It is equivalent to a third of the Qur'an."
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Narrated by Muslim
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And on the authority of Anas, may Allah be pleased with him:
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That a man said, "O Messenger of Allah,
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I love this surah."
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“Say: He is Allah, the One!” (112:1)
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He said, "Your love for it will admit you into Paradise."
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Narrated by al-Tirmidhi
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From the benefits of the hadith:
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The permissibility of combining two surahs in one rak'ah
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For this Companion used to
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Begin his recitation after the Opening (al-Fatihah)
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With Surah al-Ikhlas
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Then he would recite another surah with it
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Establishing the virtue of loving Surah al-Ikhlas
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And that it admits its possessor into Paradise
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And on the authority of 'Uqbah ibn 'Amir, may Allah be pleased with him:
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That the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him,
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Said, "Do you not see the verses that were revealed tonight?
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The like of them has never been seen:
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“Say: I seek refuge in the Lord of the Daybreak” (113:1)
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And 'Say, I seek refuge in the Lord of mankind.'"
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Narrated by Muslim
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From the benefits of the hadith:
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The virtue of the two surahs, al-Falaq and al-Nas
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And that they are among the best that was revealed to the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him
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And on the authority of Abu Sa'id al-Khudri, may Allah be pleased with him, who said:
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The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him,
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He used to seek refuge from the jinn and the evil eye of humans,
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until the two chapters of seeking refuge (al-Mu'awwidhatan) were revealed.
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Once they were revealed,
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he adopted them and abandoned all other forms of seeking refuge.
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It was recorded by al-Tirmidhi.
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Among the benefits of this hadith:
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The permissibility of seeking refuge from the jinn and the evil eye,
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using any legislated supplication that contains no sin or shirk.
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The two chapters of seeking refuge are sufficient, replacing other forms of incantation (ruqyah),
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whereas other forms of incantation cannot replace them.
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The recommendation for the servant to consistently seek protection through these two chapters,
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because they repel evil from the one who recites them by the permission of Allah.
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Confirmation that the evil eye is a reality,
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and that one should be wary of it.
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Confirmation of the abrogation of a Sunnah by the Noble Qur'an.
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For when the two chapters of seeking refuge were revealed,
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the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him,
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ceased using that previous supplication,
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which indicates that it had been abrogated.
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On the authority of Abu Hurayrah, may Allah be pleased with him,
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that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said:
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"In the Qur'an, there is a chapter of thirty verses
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that interceded for a man until he was forgiven;
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it is 'Blessed is He in whose hand is the dominion' (Surat al-Mulk)."
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It was recorded by Abu Dawud and al-Tirmidhi.
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In the narration of Abu Dawud, it says: "It will intercede."
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Among the benefits of this hadith:
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An explanation of the virtue of Surat al-Mulk.
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Confirmation of the punishment of the grave.
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The Book of Allah intercedes for the one who recites it and acts upon it.
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The number of verses in the chapter is divinely ordained (tawqifi).
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On the authority of Abu Mas'ud al-Badri, may Allah be pleased with him,
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from the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, who said:
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"Whoever recites the two verses from the end of Surat al-Baqarah
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in a night, they will suffice him."
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Agreed upon.
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It has been said that they suffice him against anything disliked that night,
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and it has been said that they suffice him in place of the night prayer.
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Among the benefits of this hadith:
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An explanation of the virtue of the end of Surat al-Baqarah.
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The end of Surat al-Baqarah
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repels evil, harm, and the devil from the one who recites them,
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provided he recites them.
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On the authority of Abu Hurayrah, may Allah be pleased with him,
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that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said:
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"Do not make your houses into graveyards;
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for the devil flees from the house
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in which Surat al-Baqarah is recited."
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It was recorded by Muslim.
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"Flees" means
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to turn away and avoid,
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a complete avoidance.
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Among the benefits of this hadith:
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The prohibition against the living imitating the dead,
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which occurs when they do not benefit from the house,
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nor from the rulings and admonitions contained therein.
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The devil flees from the house
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in which Surat al-Baqarah is recited,
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and he does not approach it for that day.
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An explanation of the superiority of Surat al-Baqarah.
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It is not permissible to pray in graveyards.
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It is not permissible to bury the dead in houses under any circumstances,
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because he forbade them from being taken as graveyards.