(وَعَنْهُ أَيْضًا) عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَنَّهُ قَالَ أَيَعْجِزُ أَحَدُكُمْ أَنْ يَقْرَأَ ثُلُثَ الْقُرْآنِ فِي لَيْلَةٍ قَالَ فَشَقَّ ذَلِكَ عَلَى أَصْحَابِهِ فَقَالُوا مَنْ يُطِيقُ ذَلِكَ قَالَ يَقْرَأُ قُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ [الإخلاص: 1] فَهِيَ ثُلُثُ الْقُرْآنِ
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) said: Are you incapable of reciting one third of the Noble Qur'an in a single night? This was difficult for the companions, and they said: Who has the strength to do this action? He (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) said: Recite {قُلْ ھُوَ اللّٰہُ اَحَدٌ}, for it is one third of the Qur'an.