Hadith 804
حَدَّثَنِي
الْحَسَنُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ الْحُلْوَانِيُّ ، حَدَّثَنَا
أَبُو تَوْبَةَ وَهُوَ الرَّبِيعُ بْنُ نَافِعٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا
مُعَاوِيَةُ يَعْنِي ابْنَ سَلَّامٍ ، عَنْ
زَيْدٍ ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ
أَبَا سَلَّامٍ ، يَقُولُ : حَدَّثَنِي
أَبُو أُمَامَةَ الْبَاهِلِيُّ ، قَالَ : سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، يَقُولُ : " اقْرَءُوا الْقُرْآنَ ، فَإِنَّهُ يَأْتِي يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ شَفِيعًا لِأَصْحَابِهِ ، اقْرَءُوا الزَّهْرَاوَيْنِ الْبَقَرَةَ وَسُورَةَ آلِ عِمْرَانَ فَإِنَّهُمَا تَأْتِيَانِ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ ، كَأَنَّهُمَا غَمَامَتَانِ ، أَوْ كَأَنَّهُمَا غَيَايَتَانِ ، أَوْ كَأَنَّهُمَا فِرْقَانِ مِنْ طَيْرٍ صَوَافَّ تُحَاجَّانِ عَنْ أَصْحَابِهِمَا ، اقْرَءُوا سُورَةَ الْبَقَرَةِ فَإِنَّ أَخْذَهَا بَرَكَةٌ ، وَتَرْكَهَا حَسْرَةٌ ، وَلَا تَسْتَطِيعُهَا الْبَطَلَةُ " ، قَالَ مُعَاوِيَةُ : بَلَغَنِي أَنَّ الْبَطَلَةَ السَّحَرَةُ .
Abu Umama said he heard Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) say: Recite the Qur'an, for on the Day of Resurrection it will come as an intercessor for those who recite It. Recite the two bright ones, al-Baqarah and Surah Al 'Imran, for on the Day of Resurrection they will come as two clouds or two shades, or two flocks of birds in ranks, pleading for those who recite them. Recite Surah al-Baqarah, for to take recourse to it is a blessing and to give it up is a cause of grief, and the magicians cannot confront it. (Mu'awiyah said: It has been conveyed to me that here Batala means magicians.)
Hadith 804
This hadith has been narrated by Mu'awiyah with the same chain of transmitters but with this exception that in this the words of Mu'awiyah:" It has been conveyed to me..." have not been mentioned.
Hadith 805
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.