Tag Archives: Surahs

May, 2019

• 2 May

  Is there any virtue in reciting the ‘manzil’?

  Question What is the virtue of reciting the ‘manzil’ and reading it before sleeping?
• 1 May

  No Surah like Surah Fatihah has ever been revealed

  Question Is this Hadith authentic? Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said regarding Surah Fatihah: “By the One in Whose Hand is my soul! The like of it has neither been revealed in the Tawrah, nor the Injil nor the Zabur, nor in the Furqan [Quran].”

March, 2019

• 4 March

  Reciting Surah Ikhlas eleven times when passing the graveyard

  Question Is this narration authentic? من مر على المقابر فقرأ قل هو الله أحد أحد عشرة مرة ثم وهب أجرها للأموات أعطي من الأجر بعدد الأموات

February, 2019

• 27 February

  Repeating Verse 58 of Surah Yasin thrice

  Question When some people recite Surah Yasin, they repeat Verse 58 [سلام قولا من رب الرحيم] thrice. Is there any basis for this?
• 13 February

  A virtue of reciting Surah Kahf on Friday

  Question Is this Hadith authentic? Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “Whoever recites Surah Kahf on Friday, a light will shine from his feet to the clouds which will shine on the day of Qiyamah and he will be be forgiven for the [minor] sins committed between the two Fridays.”

January, 2019

• 29 January

  Surah Yasin in the Tawrah

  Question Is the following Hadith authentic? Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “Surah Yasin is called ‘Al Mu’immah’ in the Tawrah.” It was enquired, ‘What is Al Mu’immah?’ Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) replied, “It contains for its reader the benefits of this world, it removes from him the dread of the next life, and it is called Al Mudafi’ah …

December, 2018

• 14 December

  An unauthentic virtue of reciting Surah Ahzab

  Question Is this Hadith authentic? Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “Whoever recites Surah Al Ahzab (Surah: 33), teaches it to his family and slaves, will be given safety in the grave”

November, 2018

• 13 November

  Reciting Surah Ikhlas one hundred times after Fajr

  Question Is this Hadith reliable? Sayyiduna Wathilah ibnul Asqa’ (radiyallahu ‘anhu) narrates: “I heard Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) saying, ‘Whomsoever offers Fajr Salah and then recites ‘Qul Huwallahu Ahad’ [Surah Ikhlas] one hundred times before speaking to anyone, his sins of a year would be forgiven.'”
• 9 November

  Surahs which paint the scene of Qiyamah

  Question Could you reference the narration? Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “Whoever wishes to look at the Day of Qiyamah, as if it is in front of him, then he should recite the following Surahs [of the Quran]: Surah Takwir’ [Surah: 81] Surah Infitar [Surah: 82] Surah Inshiqaq [Surah: 84]”
• 6 November

  A virtue of reciting Surah Saba?

  Question Is this Hadith authentic? Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “Whoever recites Surah Saba [Surah 34] frequently, the Prophets will shake his hands on the day of Qiyamah.”

October, 2018

• 23 October

  A narration regarding Surah Rahman

  Question لكل شيء عروس وعروس القرآن الرحمن

September, 2018

• 12 September

  ‘Abdullah ibn ‘Abbas (radiyallahu ‘anhuma) explains the virtues of Surah Mulk

  Question Is this narration authentic? عن عكرمة عن ابن عباس أنه قال لرجل: ألا أتحفك بحديث تفرح به؟ قال: بلى، قال: اقرأ تبارك الذي بيده الملك وعلمها أهلك وجميع ولدك وصبيان بيتك وجيرانك، فإنها المنجية والمجادلة تجادل أو تخاصم يوم القيامة عند ربها لقارئها، وتطلب له أن ينجيه من عذاب النار وينجي بها صاحبها من عذاب القبر، قال رسول الله …

July, 2018

• 27 July

  Reciting Surah Sajdah to repel Shaytan?

  Question Is this Hadith authentic? Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “Shaytan does not enter the house for three days when Surah Sajdah is recited”