Hadith 946

أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ دُحَيْمٌ قال : حَدَّثَنَا مَرْوَانُ قال : حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ كَيْسَانَ ، عَنْ أَبِي حَازِمٍ ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ، أَنّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ " قَرَأَ فِي رَكْعَتَيِ الْفَجْرِ قُلْ يَا أَيُّهَا الْكَافِرُونَ ، وَقُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ " .
´It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that:` The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) recited: "Say: O you disbelievers" and "Say: He is Allah, (the) One" in the two rak'ahs of Fajr.
Hadith Reference سنن نسائي / كتاب الافتتاح / 946
Hadith Grading الألبانی: صحيح  |  زبیر علی زئی: صحيح مسلم
Hadith Takhrij «صحیح مسلم/المسافرین 14 (726) ، سنن ابی داود/الصلاة 292 (1256) ، سنن ابن ماجہ/إقامة 102 (1148) ، (تحفة الأشراف: 13438) (صحیح)»
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
1256. Commentary:
The choice and adherence to this recitation is recommended (mustahabb), and from a semantic perspective, it holds special significance in that, at the very beginning of the day, a Muslim declares his disavowal from disbelief and disbelievers, and affirms and acknowledges the oneness (tawhid) of Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, as well as His names and attributes. Furthermore, mention of other recitations will come ahead.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 1256
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
Benefit:
Reciting from another place in the Noble Qur’an is also permissible. (See: Benefits of Hadith 1144)
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 1148