سنن دارمي
Sunan ad-Darimi
من كتاب فضائل القرآنFrom the Book of Virtues of the Qur'an
باب في فَضْلِ: {قُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ}:Chapter on the virtue of: "Say: He is Allah, One"
Hadith 3463
حَدَّثَنَا مُسْلِمُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، عَنْ أَبَانَ بْنِ يَزِيدَ الْعَطَّارِ، حَدَّثَنَا قَتَادَةُ، عَنْ سَالِمِ بْنِ أَبِي الْجَعْدِ، عَنْ مَعْدَانَ بْنِ أَبِي طَلْحَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي الدَّرْدَاءِ، قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: "أَيَعْجِزُ أَحَدُكُمْ أَنْ يَقْرَأَ فِي لَيْلَةٍ ثُلُثَ الْقُرْآنِ ؟ قَالُوا: نَحْنُ أَعْجَزُ وَأَضْعَفُ مِنْ ذَلِكَ، فَقَالَ: إِنَّ اللَّهَ جَزَّأَ الْقُرْآنَ ثَلَاثَةَ أَجْزَاءٍ، فَجَعَلَ قُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ ثُلُثَ الْقُرْآنِ".
Sayyiduna Abu Darda (may Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “Is there anyone among you who is unable to recite one third of the Qur’an in a single night?” The Companions said: We are weak and unable to recite that much of the Qur’an in one night (i.e., we cannot recite a third of the Qur’an in any way). The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “Allah Almighty has divided the Qur’an into three parts (i.e., in terms of meanings and concepts: stories, rulings, and attributes (of Allah Almighty)), and «قُلْ هُوَ اللّٰهُ أَحَدٌ» (Surah Al-Ikhlas) is considered as one third. (In which the comprehensive attributes of Allah Almighty are mentioned).”
