Hadith 11490

عَنْ عُقْبَةَ بْنِ عَامِرٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ أَنَّهُ قَالَ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ أُهْدِيَتْ لَهُ بَغْلَةٌ شَهْبَاءُ فَرَكِبَهَا فَأَخَذَ عُقْبَةُ يَقُودُهَا فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ لِعُقْبَةَ ”اقْرَأْ“ فَقَالَ وَمَا أَقْرَأُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ ”اقْرَأْ {قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ الْفَلَقِ}“ فَأَعَادَهَا عَلَيْهِ حَتَّى قَرَأَهَا فَعَرَفَ أَنِّي لَمْ أَفْرَحْ بِهَا جِدًّا فَقَالَ ”لَعَلَّكَ تَهَاوَنْتَ بِهَا فَمَا قُمْتَ تُصَلِّي بِشَيْءٍ مِثْلِهَا“
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Uqbah bin Amir (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was given a white mule as a gift. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) rode it, and Sayyiduna Uqbah (may Allah be pleased with him) was leading it. The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to him: Recite. He said: O Messenger of Allah! What should I recite? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Recite {قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ الْفَلَقِ}. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) repeated this surah until Sayyiduna Uqbah (may Allah be pleased with him) recited it. But when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) saw that I was not very pleased with this surah, he said: It seems you consider it insignificant. You have not recited a surah like this in prayer (meaning this is an unparalleled surah to be recited in prayer).
Hadith Reference الفتح الربانی / 11490
Hadith Grading محدثین: صحیح
Hadith Takhrij «حديث صحيح، أخرجه النسائي: 8/ 252 ، (انظر مسند أحمد ترقيم الرسالة: 17342 ترقیم بيت الأفكار الدولية: 17475»