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مسند اسحاق بن راهويه
Musnad Ishaq
كتاب فضائل القرآنBook of the Virtues of the Quran
Reciting Surah Ikhlas is equal to one-third of the Qur’an
Hadith 573
اُردوEn
أَخْبَرَنَا الْمَخْزُومِيُّ، نا عَبْدُ الْوَاحِدِ، نا يَزِيدُ، وَهُوَ ابْنُ كَيْسَانَ الْيَشْكُرِيُّ، نا أَبُو حَازِمٍ، قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ يَقُولُ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: ((يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ احْشُدُوا)) يَقُولُ اجْتَمِعُوا، قَالَ: فَخَرَجَ عَلَيْنَا، فَقَالَ: ((إِنِّي أَقْرَأُ عَلَيْكُمْ ثُلُثَ الْقُرْآنِ)) ، قَالَ: فَقَرَأَ ﴿قُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ﴾ [الإخلاص: 1] حَتَّى خَتَمَهَا لَمْ يَزِدْ عَلَيْهَا، فَقَالَ بَعْضُهُمْ: إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: سَأَقْرَأُ عَلَيْكُمْ ثُلُثَ الْقُرْآنِ فَلَمْ يَزِدْ عَلَيْهَا، مَا هَذَا إِلَّا بِخَبَرٍ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ فَخَرَجَ عَلَيْنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَ: " إِنِّي كُنْتُ قُلْتُ لَكُمْ سَأَقْرَأُ عَلَيْكُمْ ثُلُثَ الْقُرْآنِ فَإِنَّ ﴿قُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ﴾ [الإخلاص: 1] تَعْدِلُ ثُلُثَ الْقُرْآنِ ".
Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "People! Gather together." Then he (peace be upon him) came to us and said: "I will recite to you one third of the Qur'an." Then he (peace be upon him) recited Surah Al-Ikhlas until he completed it and did not add anything to it. Someone said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Soon I will recite to you one third of the Qur'an." He did not add anything to it, and this is news from the heavens. Then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) came to us and said: "I told you that soon I would recite to you one third of the Qur'an, because Surah Al-Ikhlas is equal to one third of the Qur'an."
Explanation & Benefits
Hafiz Abdush Shakoor Tirmidhi
Benefits:
From the aforementioned hadith, it is understood that reciting Surah Al-Ikhlas carries the reward equivalent to one third of the Qur’an. Perhaps this is because this surah contains the exposition of Allah’s tawhid (oneness), and this tawhid encompasses the oneness of Lordship (tawhid al-rububiyyah), Divinity (tawhid al-uluhiyyah), and Names and Attributes (tawhid al-asma wa al-sifat).
Sayyiduna Ubayy ibn Ka‘b radi Allahu anhu states: The polytheists said, “O Muhammad sallallahu alayhi wa sallam! Describe to us the lineage of your Lord.” So Allah, the Possessor of Majesty, revealed: “Say: He is Allah, the One.” (). (Mustadrak Hakim: 2/540)
Even in terms of the subjects and themes of the Qur’an, this surah is one third of the Qur’an, since the Qur’an contains tawhid in all its complete categories, and secondly, rulings and legal matters, and thirdly, stories and reports. Among these three categories, Surah Al-Ikhlas is entirely devoted to tawhid. Thus, reciting it once brings the reward of reciting ten juz’, and it should be recited with understanding of its meanings and implications so that complete reward may be attained.
Allah, the Possessor of Majesty, loves those who recite this surah, as is narrated from Sayyidah A’ishah radi Allahu anha that the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam sent a man as the commander of a military detachment, and he would conclude his recitation in prayer with “Say: He is Allah, the One.” When they returned, they mentioned this to the Noble Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam. He sallallahu alayhi wa sallam said: “Ask him why he does so.” The people asked him, and he replied: “Because it is a description of the Most Merciful (al-Rahman), and I love to recite it.” So the Noble Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam said: “Inform him that Allah, the Exalted, loves him.” (Bukhari, Book of Tawhid, Chapter: What has come regarding the Prophet’s sallallahu alayhi wa sallam supplication of his ummah to the tawhid of Allah, Blessed and Exalted)
In another narration, the Noble Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam said: ((Indeed, your love for it has admitted you to Paradise.)) (Bukhari, no. 774; Sunan Tirmidhi, no. 2901) “Your love for it has admitted you to Paradise.”
From all these ahadith, it can be gauged how important this surah is. Glad tidings of a palace in Paradise are given for reciting this surah ten times.
From the aforementioned hadith, it is understood that reciting Surah Al-Ikhlas carries the reward equivalent to one third of the Qur’an. Perhaps this is because this surah contains the exposition of Allah’s tawhid (oneness), and this tawhid encompasses the oneness of Lordship (tawhid al-rububiyyah), Divinity (tawhid al-uluhiyyah), and Names and Attributes (tawhid al-asma wa al-sifat).
Sayyiduna Ubayy ibn Ka‘b radi Allahu anhu states: The polytheists said, “O Muhammad sallallahu alayhi wa sallam! Describe to us the lineage of your Lord.” So Allah, the Possessor of Majesty, revealed: “Say: He is Allah, the One.” (). (Mustadrak Hakim: 2/540)
Even in terms of the subjects and themes of the Qur’an, this surah is one third of the Qur’an, since the Qur’an contains tawhid in all its complete categories, and secondly, rulings and legal matters, and thirdly, stories and reports. Among these three categories, Surah Al-Ikhlas is entirely devoted to tawhid. Thus, reciting it once brings the reward of reciting ten juz’, and it should be recited with understanding of its meanings and implications so that complete reward may be attained.
Allah, the Possessor of Majesty, loves those who recite this surah, as is narrated from Sayyidah A’ishah radi Allahu anha that the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam sent a man as the commander of a military detachment, and he would conclude his recitation in prayer with “Say: He is Allah, the One.” When they returned, they mentioned this to the Noble Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam. He sallallahu alayhi wa sallam said: “Ask him why he does so.” The people asked him, and he replied: “Because it is a description of the Most Merciful (al-Rahman), and I love to recite it.” So the Noble Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam said: “Inform him that Allah, the Exalted, loves him.” (Bukhari, Book of Tawhid, Chapter: What has come regarding the Prophet’s sallallahu alayhi wa sallam supplication of his ummah to the tawhid of Allah, Blessed and Exalted)
In another narration, the Noble Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam said: ((Indeed, your love for it has admitted you to Paradise.)) (Bukhari, no. 774; Sunan Tirmidhi, no. 2901) “Your love for it has admitted you to Paradise.”
From all these ahadith, it can be gauged how important this surah is. Glad tidings of a palace in Paradise are given for reciting this surah ten times.
Source: Musnad Ishaq bin Rahwayh, Page: 573
