The Virtue of Some Soorahs

[Sadiyah]

Assalamo alaykum,

In an attempt to verify the virtues of Surah Mulk, I came across the following that I thought I should share.

Praise be to Allaah.

With regard to the virtues of Soorat al-Naba’ and the reward for reading it, we do not know of anything that applies specifically to this soorah apart for what is known about the rest of the Qur’aan; there is nothing special about this soorah as it were, apart from what we know that whoever reads one letter of the Qur’aan will have one good deed is recorded for him. ‘Abd-Allaah ibn Mas’ood said: The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “Whoever reads one letter from the Book of Allaah will earn one good (hasanah) thereby. One good deed is equal to ten good deeds the like of it. I do not say that Alif-Lam-Mim is a letter, but Alif is a letter, Laam is a letter and Meem is a letter.’”

Narrated by al-Tirmidhi, 2910; classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in Saheeh al-Tirmidhi, 2327

But it was narrated that it is one of the soorahs containing warnings that were very difficult for the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him).

It was narrated from Ibn ‘Abbaas that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “Hood, al-Waaqi’ah, al-Mursalaat, ‘Amma yatsaa’iloon [al-Naba’] and Idha al-‘shamsu kuwwirat [al-Takweer] have made my hair grey.”

(Narrated by al-Tirmidhi, 3297. classed as saheeh by Shaykh al-Albaani, al-Saheehah, 955)

With regard to the virtues of Soorat al-Waaqi’ah, there is a hadeeth which speaks of its virtues, but that hadeeth is not saheeh.

It was narrated from Shujaa’ from Abi Faatimah that ‘Uthmaan ibn ‘Affaan (may Allaah be pleased with him) visited Ibn Mas’ood when he was sick. He said, “What is hurting?” He said, “My sins.” He said, “What do you need?” He said, “The mercy of my Lord.” He said, “Shall we not call the doctor for you?” He said, “The doctor made me ill.” He said, “Shall I order that your regular income [from the state] be restored to you?” He said, “You did not let me have it before today and I have no need of it now.” He said, ‘Then leave it to your family and dependents.” He said, “I have taught them something which, if they say it, they will never become poor. I heard the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) say, ‘Whoever recites al-Waaqi’ah every night will never become poor.”

(Narrated by al-Bayhaqi in Shu’ab al-Eemaan, 2/491. This hadeeth was classed as da’eef by Shaykh al-Albaani in al-Silsilah al-Da’eefah, 289).

With regard to the virtues of Soorah Ya-Seen, there are ahaadeeth concerning its virtues which are not saheeh.

It was narrated that Anas said: “The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: ‘Everything has a heart and the heart of the Qur’aan is Ya-Seen. Whoever recites Ya-Seen, Allaah will record for him the reward of reading the Qur’aan ten times.’”

(Narrated by al-Tirmidhi, 2887. He said, It is not saheeh because of its isnaad, and its isnaad is da’eef (weak). Al-Albaani said in al-Da’eefah (169): (it is) mawdoo’ (fabricated)).

The same applies to the hadeeth narrated from Abu Hurayrah, which says that the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “Allaah recited Ta-Ha and Ya-Seen one thousand years before He created the heavens and the earth. When the angels heard the Qur’aan they said, ‘Glad tidings to the nation to whom this will be revealed, and glad tidings to the hearts that will bear this, and glad tidings to the tongues that will speak these words.’”

(Narrated by al-Daarimi, 3280. al-Albaani said in al-Da’eefah (1248): (it is) munkar (a form of da’eef or weak hadeeth)).

And the same may be said of the hadeeth narrated from Ma’qal ibn Yassaar, which says: The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “Recite Ya-Seen over your dead.”

(Narrated by Abu Dawood, 3121; Ibn Maajah, 1448. Shaykh al-Albaani said: With regard to reciting Soorat Ya-Seen over the deceased and turning him to face the qiblah, there is no saheeh hadeeth to this effect. Ahkaam al-Janaa’iz, p. 11)

And the same may be said of the hadeeth of Anas ibn Maalik according to which the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “Whoever enters the graveyard and recites Soorat Yaa-Seen, (the torment) will be reduced for them that day, and he will have hasanaat equivalent to the number of people in the graveyard.”

Shaykh al-Albaani said in al-Da’eefah (1246): It is mawdoo’ (fabricated). It was narrated by al-Tha’labi in his Tafseer (3/161/2)

With regard to Soorat al-Mulk, there are saheeh ahaadeeth which speak of its virtues:

It was narrated from Abu Hurayrah that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “There is a soorah of the Qur’aan containing thirty verses which have interceded for a man until he was forgiven. It is the soorah Tabaarak alladhi bi yadihi’l-mulk.”

Narrated by al-Tirmidhi, 2891; Ahmad, 7634; Abu Dawood, 1400; Ibn Maajah, 3786. This hadeeth was classed as hasan by al-Tirmidhi and by al-Albaani in Saheeh al-Tirmidhi, 3/6.

Another hadeeth which speaks of its virtues was narrated from Jaabir, that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) never used to sleep until he had recited Alif-laam-meem tanzeel [al-Sajdah] and Tabaarak alladhi bi yadihi’l-mulk [al-Mulk].

Narrated by al-Tirmidhi, 2892; Ahmad, 14249. Al-Albaani said in Saheeh al-Tirmidhi (3/6) that this hadeeth is saheeh.

Ref: The Virtue of Some Soorahs

[Zainab_Ahmed]

Re: The Virtue of Some Soorahs

so what r u trying to prove Saadiyah?
i mean i read the whole thing .. almost but i didnt get what is it proving? that no hadeeths about surahs are saheeh?

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I've read a lot of hadeeths talking bout the recitation of different surahs..and i believe they are true!

[Sadiyah]

Re: The Virtue of Some Soorahs

Zainab Ahmed, believe in what you want. I only posted that which I came across and had you read it carefully, you would've noticed that the material about Surah Mulk is authentic.

[Zainab_Ahmed]

Re: The Virtue of Some Soorahs

WoW..i was just asking u bout what this is all bout..and if the hadeeths bout surahs are true or not..it seems like u got all mad..

[Crescent]

Re: The Virtue of Some Soorahs

lol @ Al-Albaani..

i hope u've researched on albaani...

[Sadiyah]

Re: The Virtue of Some Soorahs

To the best of my knowledge, Nasirudeen Al-bani is a renowned muhaddith. I do not follow his fiqh, but definitely do take into consideration his classifications on ahadith.

[Ex-Guppan]

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Sadiyah, I agree with Zainub. First I could not understand what's ur point? Anyways, I have heard a lot about Surah Mulk, they say it should be recited everyday after Isha or before going to bed, it protects you from "Azab-e-qabar". Surah Waqeah after Maghrib. About Surah Waqeah, they say if you regularly recite it, you won't starve or have poverty. Also that women should recite it frequently, it eases the pains of hummal/delivery. About Surah Naba: I have heard that if read after Zuhr, it protects ur vision, if read after Asar, it strengthens ur vision. I cannot quote the source exactly at this point but if you want, I can search some. I learnt most of this from a book of duas my parents gave me to read. (And Allah knows the whole truth!)
About a Hadith being weak or storng: Imam Humza Yusuf (a renowned American Islamic Scholar) said, that we should not ignore even a weak hadith.

[little_human]

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Wow. This is something new.

[Sadiyah]

Re: The Virtue of Some Soorahs

Larki-NY, the purpose of the thread is to share my findings in regards to the surahs where many are of the opinion that reciting them certain times will do such and such.

According to what I have posted above, it is confirmed that Prophet Muhammad (SAW) did recite Surah Mulk and the benefit is also stated; however, the ahadith about other surahs were either da'eef, mawdoo, or the like. If anything, I learned something and I thought I'd share my findings.

As for following the weak and/or fabricated ahadith, then I believe there's a difference of opinion.

In addition, it'd be nice if you can share saheeh ahadith about the surahs that you stated and their siginificance at reciting them at certain times.