Hadith 3412
حَدَّثَنَا
أَبُو الْمُغِيرَةِ، حَدَّثَنَا
صَفْوَانُ، حَدَّثَنِي
أَيْفَعُ بْنُ عَبْدٍ الْكَلَاعِيُّ، قَالَ: قَالَ رَجُلٌ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، أَيُّ سُورَةِ الْقُرْآنِ أَعْظَمُ ؟ قَالَ:
"قُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ"، قَالَ: فَأَيُّ آيَةٍ فِي الْقُرْآنِ أَعْظَمُ ؟ قَالَ: "آيَةُ الْكُرْسِيِّ: اللَّهُ لا إِلَهَ إِلا هُوَ الْحَيُّ الْقَيُّومُ سورة البقرة آية 255، قَالَ: فَأَيُّ آيَةٍ يَا نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ تُحِبُّ أَنْ تُصِيبَكَ وَأُمَّتَكَ ؟ قَالَ: خَاتِمَةُ سُورَةِ الْبَقَرَةِ، فَإِنَّهَا مِنْ خَزَائِنِ رَحْمَةِ اللَّهِ، مِنْ تَحْتِ عَرْشِهِ، أَعْطَاهَا هَذِهِ الْأُمَّةَ، لَمْ تَتْرُكْ خَيْرًا مِنْ خَيْرِ الدُّنْيَا وَالْآخِرَةِ إِلَّا اشْتَمَلَتْ عَلَيْهِ".
Ayyaf bin Abdullah al-Kala'i said: A companion asked: O Messenger of Allah! Which surah of the Holy Qur'an is the greatest? He said: “«﴿قُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ﴾»”. He asked: And which verse is the greatest? He said: “Ayat al-Kursi:” «﴿اللَّهُ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا هُوَ الْحَيُّ الْقَيُّومُ . . . . . .﴾» [البقره: 255/2]. Then he said: O Prophet of Allah! Which verse do you like and which is beneficial for you and your ummah? The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: “The last verses of Surah al-Baqarah, because they are from the treasures of Allah’s mercy under the Throne, which Allah has specially granted to this ummah, and they include all the goodness and virtue of this world and the Hereafter.”
Hadith 3413
حَدَّثَنَا حَدَّثَنَا
أَبُو نُعَيْمٍ، حَدَّثَنَا
أَبُو عَاصِمٍ الثَّقَفِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا
الشَّعْبِيُّ، قَالَ: قَالَ
عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مَسْعُودٍ:
"لَقِيَ رَجُلٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ مُحَمَّدٍ رَجُلًا مِنْ الْجِنِّ، فَصَارَعَهُ فَصَرَعَهُ الْإِنْسِيُّ، فَقَالَ لَهُ الْإِنْسِيُّ: إِنِّي لَأَرَاكَ ضَئِيلًا شَخِيتًا، كَأَنَّ ذُرَيِّعَتَيْكَ ذُرَيِّعَتَا كَلْبٍ، فَكَذَلِكَ أَنْتُمْ مَعْشَرَ الْجِنِّ، أَمْ أَنْتَ مِنْ بَيْنِهِمْ كَذَلِكَ ؟ قَالَ: لَا وَاللَّهِ، إِنِّي مِنْهُمْ لَضَلِيعٌ ؟ وَلَكِنْ عَاوِدْنِي الثَّانِيَةَ، فَإِنْ صَرَعْتَنِي، عَلَّمْتُكَ شَيْئًا يَنْفَعُكَ، فَعَاوَدَهُ، فَصَرَعَهُ، قَالَ: هاتِ عَلِّمْنِي، قَالَ: نَعَمْ، قَالَ: تَقْرَأُ اللَّهُ لا إِلَهَ إِلا هُوَ الْحَيُّ الْقَيُّومُ سورة البقرة آية 255 ؟ قَالَ: نَعَمْ، قَالَ: فَإِنَّكَ لَا تَقْرَؤُهَا فِي بَيْتٍ، إِلَّا خَرَجَ مِنْهُ الشَّيْطَانُ، لَهُ خَبَجٌ كَخَبَجِ الْحِمَارِ، ثُمَّ لَا يَدْخُلُهُ حَتَّى يُصْبِحَ" . قَالَ أَبُو مُحَمَّد: الضَّئِيلُ: الدَّقِيقُ، وَالشَّخِيتُ: الْمَهْزُولُ، وَالضَّلِيعُ: جَيِّدُ الْأَضْلَاع، وَالْخَبَجُ: الرِّيحُ.
Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas’ud (may Allah be pleased with him) said: One of the companions of Muhammad (peace be upon him) met a jinn from among the jinn and wrestled with him, and that man threw the jinn down. He said: You seem to have a weak body and look exhausted; your wrists are like the wrists of a dog. Are all the jinn like this, or is it only you among them who are (weak and frail) like this? The jinn replied: By Allah! I am among the strong-boned ones of the jinn. Wrestle with me again; if you throw me down again, I will tell you something that will benefit you. The companion said: Alright, come on. Then he threw the jinn down again and said: Now tell me that thing. The jinn said: Do you recite «﴿اللَّهُ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا هُوَ الْحَيُّ الْقَيُّومُ . . . . . .﴾» (Ayat al-Kursi)? He said: Yes, I do. The jinn said: Whenever you recite it in any house, the devil will leave it passing wind like a donkey, and until morning that devil will not enter that house. Imam Darimi (may Allah have mercy on him) said: The meaning of «الضيئل» is weak and frail, and «الشخيت» means exhausted, «الضليع» means having good strong ribs, and «الخبج» means wind.
Hadith 3414
حَدَّثَنَا
جَعْفَرُ بْنُ عَوْنٍ، أَنْبَأَنَا
أَبُو الْعُمَيْسِ، عَنْ
الشَّعْبِيِّ، قَالَ: قَالَ
عَبْدُ اللَّهِ:
"مَنْ قَرَأَ عَشْرَ آيَاتٍ مِنْ سُورَةِ الْبَقَرَةِ فِي لَيْلَةٍ، لَمْ يَدْخُلْ ذَلِكَ الْبَيْتَ شَيْطَانٌ تِلْكَ اللَّيْلَةَ حَتَّى يُصْبِحَ: أَرْبَعًا مِنْ أَوَّلِهَا، وَآيَةُ الْكُرْسِيِّ، وَآيَتَانِ بَعْدَهَا، وَثَلَاثٌ خَوَاتِيمُهَا، أَوَّلُهَا: لِلَّهِ مَا فِي السَّمَوَاتِ وَمَا فِي الأَرْضِ وَإِنْ تُبْدُوا مَا فِي أَنْفُسِكُمْ أَوْ تُخْفُوهُ يُحَاسِبْكُمْ بِهِ اللَّهُ فَيَغْفِرُ لِمَنْ يَشَاءُ وَيُعَذِّبُ مَنْ يَشَاءُ وَاللَّهُ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ سورة البقرة آية 284".
It is narrated from Sha'bi (may Allah have mercy on him) that Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Whoever recites ten verses of Surah Al-Baqarah at night, Satan will not enter that house until morning. The first four verses, Ayat al-Kursi, the two verses after it, and the last three verses which begin with «﴿لِلَّهِ مَا فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ . . . . . .﴾».
Hadith 3415
أَخْبَرَنَا
عَمْرُو بْنُ عَاصِمٍ، حَدَّثَنَا
حَمَّادٌ، عَنْ
عَاصِمٍ، عَنْ
الشَّعْبِيِّ، عَنْ
ابْنِ مَسْعُودٍ، قَالَ:
"مَنْ قَرَأَ أَرْبَعَ آيَاتٍ مِنْ أَوَّلِ سُورَةِ الْبَقَرَةِ، وَآيَةَ الْكُرْسِيِّ، وَآيَتَانِ بَعْدَ آيَةِ الْكُرْسِيِّ، وَثَلَاثًا مِنْ آخِرِ سُورَةِ الْبَقَرَةِ، لَمْ يَقْرَبْهُ وَلَا أَهْلَهُ يَوْمَئِذٍ شَيْطَانٌ، وَلَا شَيْءٌ يَكْرَهُهُ، وَلَا يُقْرَأْنَ عَلَى مَجْنُونٍ إِلَّا أَفَاقَ".
It is narrated from Sha’bi (may Allah have mercy on him) that Sayyiduna Ibn Mas’ud (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Whoever recites the first four verses of Surah Al-Baqarah, Ayat al-Kursi, the two verses following it, and the last three verses of the surah, Satan will not come near him or his family that day, nor will anything occur that he dislikes. And if these verses are recited over a mad person, he will recover.
Hadith 3416
Abu Ishaq narrated from the person who heard from Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him), he used to say: I do not think any man who is intelligent would sleep without reciting the last verse of Surah Al-Baqarah; these verses are from the treasures beneath the Throne.
Hadith 3417
حَدَّثَنَا حَدَّثَنَا
إِسْحَاق بْنُ عِيسَى، عَنْ
أَبِي الْأَحْوَصِ، عَنْ
أَبِي سِنَانٍ، عَنْ
الْمُغِيرَةِ بْنِ سُبَيْعٍ، وَكَانَ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، قَالَ:
"مَنْ قَرَأَ عَشْرَ آيَاتٍ مِنْ الْبَقَرَةِ عِنْدَ مَنَامِهِ، لَمْ يَنْسَ الْقُرْآنَ: أَرْبَعُ آيَاتٍ مِنْ أَوَّلِهَا، وَآيَةُ الْكُرْسِيِّ، وَآيَتَانِ بَعْدَهَا، وَثَلَاثٌ مِنْ آخِرِهَا" . قَالَ إِسْحَاقُ: لَمْ يَنْسَ مَا قَدْ حَفِظَ، قَالَ أَبُو مُحَمَّد: مِنْهُمْ مَنْ يَقُولُ: الْمُغِيرَةُ بْنُ سُمَيْعٍ.
Mughira bin Sabi’, who was among the students of Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas’ud (may Allah be pleased with him), said: Whoever recites ten verses of Surah Al-Baqarah at bedtime will not forget the Holy Qur’an. These verses are: the first four verses, Ayat al-Kursi and the two verses after it, and the last three verses. Ishaq said: He will not forget what he has memorized. Imam Darimi (may Allah have mercy on him) said: Some have called the narrator Mughira bin Sami’.
Hadith 3418
Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: “Whoever recites Ayat al-Kursi and the beginning of Ha Mim (Surah al-Mu’min) up to «﴿ إِلَيْهِ الْمَصِيرُ ﴾» [غافر 3/40], he will not see anything he dislikes until the evening. And whoever recites them in the evening, he will not see anything he dislikes until the morning.”
Hadith 3419
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Nu'man bin Bashir (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Allah Almighty wrote a book two thousand years before creating the heavens and the earth. From it, He revealed two verses with which He concluded Surah Al-Baqarah (i.e., the last two verses), and in any house where these two verses are recited for three nights, Satan will not come near it."
Hadith 3420
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Mas'ud Ansari (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever recites the last two verses of Surah Al-Baqarah, they will suffice for him." In Sahih Bukhari it is stated: "Whoever recites the last two verses of Surah Al-Baqarah at night, they will suffice him (to protect him from every calamity)."
Hadith 3421
Sayyidah Asma bint Yazid (may Allah be pleased with her) said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The Greatest Name of Allah is in these two verses: « ﴿اَللّٰهُ لَا إِلٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ الْحَيُّ الْقَيُّومُ . . . . . .﴾ » [البقره: 255/2] and «﴿وَإِلٰهُكُمْ إِلٰهٌ وَاحِدٌ . . . . . .﴾» [البقره: 163/2]."
Hadith 3422
It is narrated from Jubair bin Nufair that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "Indeed, Allah Almighty concluded Surah Al-Baqarah with two verses which were given to me from a treasure beneath the Throne. Learn them and teach them to your women, for these two verses are blessing, Qur'an, and supplication."