صحيح مسلم
Muslim
باب فَضْلِ قِرَاءَةِ الْقُرْآنِ وَسُورَةِ الْبَقَرَةِ:Chapter: The virtue of reciting the Qur’an and Surat al-Baqarah
حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاق بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ ، أَخْبَرَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ رَبِّهِ ، حَدَّثَنَا الْوَلِيدُ بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ مُهَاجِرٍ ، عَنْ الْوَلِيدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ الْجُرَشِيِّ ، عَنْ جُبَيْرِ بْنِ نُفَيْرٍ ، قَالَ : سَمِعْتُ النَّوَّاسَ بْنَ سَمْعَانَ الْكِلَابِيَّ ، يَقُولُ : سَمِعْتُ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، يَقُولُ : " يُؤْتَى بِالْقُرْآنِ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ وَأَهْلِهِ الَّذِينَ كَانُوا يَعْمَلُونَ بِهِ ، تَقْدُمُهُ سُورَةُ الْبَقَرَةِ وَآلُ عِمْرَانَ وَضَرَبَ لَهُمَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، ثَلَاثَةَ أَمْثَالٍ مَا نَسِيتُهُنَّ بَعْدُ ، قَالَ : كَأَنَّهُمَا غَمَامَتَانِ أَوْ ظُلَّتَانِ سَوْدَاوَانِ بَيْنَهُمَا شَرْقٌ ، أَوْ كَأَنَّهُمَا حِزْقَانِ مِنْ طَيْرٍ صَوَافَّ تُحَاجَّانِ عَنْ صَاحِبِهِمَا " .
An-Nawwas bin Sam'an said he heard the Apostle (ﷺ) say: On the Day of Resurrection the Qur'an and those who acted according to it will be brought with Surah al-Baqarah and AI 'Imran preceding them. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) likened them to three things, which I did not forget afterwards. He (the Holy Prophet) likened them to two clouds, or two black canopies with light between them, or like two flocks of birds in ranks pleading for one who recited them.
Related hadith on this topic
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Maulana Abdul Aziz Alvi
Hadith Commentary:
Vocabulary of the Hadith:
(1)
Taqdumuhu:
They will be ahead of the Qur’an.
(2)
Sharq:
Light,
illumination.
(3)
Hizqan:
Two groups,
two rows.
Benefits and Issues:
It is understood from this hadith that
the people of the Qur’an are those who do not suffice with mere recitation and reading of the Qur’an,
rather, they act upon it, and the real purpose of repeated recitation is precisely that the guidance and commands of the Qur’an remain ever-present before one. In Surah al-Baqarah and Surah Aal Imran, one finds more principles, regulations, guidance, and teachings regarding how to live life than in all other surahs.
Vocabulary of the Hadith:
(1)
Taqdumuhu:
They will be ahead of the Qur’an.
(2)
Sharq:
Light,
illumination.
(3)
Hizqan:
Two groups,
two rows.
Benefits and Issues:
It is understood from this hadith that
the people of the Qur’an are those who do not suffice with mere recitation and reading of the Qur’an,
rather, they act upon it, and the real purpose of repeated recitation is precisely that the guidance and commands of the Qur’an remain ever-present before one. In Surah al-Baqarah and Surah Aal Imran, one finds more principles, regulations, guidance, and teachings regarding how to live life than in all other surahs.
Source: Tuhfat al-Muslim: Commentary on Sahih Muslim, Page: 1876
