Surahs

26 Jumadal Akhirah 14404 March 2019

Reciting Surah Ikhlas Eleven Times When Passing the Graveyard

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

21 Jumadal Akhirah 144027 February 2019

Repeating Verse 58 of Surah Yasin Thrice

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

7 Jumadal Akhirah 144013 February 2019

A Virtue of Reciting Surah Kahf on Friday

QuestionIs 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."

22 Jumadal Ula 144029 January 2019

Surah Yasin in the Tawrah

QuestionIs 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…

5 Rabi'ul Akhir 144014 December 2018

An Unauthentic Virtue of Reciting Surah Ahzab

QuestionIs 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"

4 Rabi'ul Awwal 144013 November 2018

Reciting Surah Ikhlas One Hundred Times After Fajr

QuestionIs 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.'"

29 Safar 14409 November 2018

Surahs Which Paint the Scene of Qiyamah

QuestionCould 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]"

26 Safar 14406 November 2018

A Virtue of Reciting Surah Saba?

QuestionIs 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."

1 Muharram 144012 September 2018

‘Abdullah ibn ‘Abbas (radiyallahu ‘anhuma) Explains the Virtues of Surah Mulk

QuestionIs 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…

14 Dhul Qa'dah 143927 July 2018

Reciting Surah Sajdah to Repel Shaytan?

QuestionIs this Hadith authentic? Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "Shaytan does not enter the house for three days when Surah Sajdah is recited"

28 Shawwal 143912 July 2018

Nabi’s (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) and the Sahabah’s Hospitality Towards the Delegation of ‘Abd Qays

Questionحدثنا يونس بن محمد قال حدثني يحيى بن عبد الرحمن العصري حدثنا شهاب بن عباد أنه سمع بعض وفد عبد القيس وهم يقولون قدمنا على رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم فاشتد فرحهم بنا فلما انتهينا إلى القوم أوسعوا لنا فقعدنا فرحب بنا النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم ودعا لنا…

26 Shawwal 143910 July 2018

An Unauthentic Virtue of Reciting Surah Al Hujurat

QuestionI have come across this narration and would like to know the authenticity: "Whoever reads Surah Al Hujurat will emerge from his grave reciting it, until he enters Jannah, while the people will still be giving account"

19 Shawwal 14393 July 2018

“Do Not Make Your Homes Like Graveyards”

QuestionIs this Hadith authentic? Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "Don't make your houses like graveyards, for the Shaytan flees from a house in which Surah al-Baqarah is read"

1 Ramadan 143916 May 2018

Reciting Surah Qadr 21 Times on the First Night of Ramadan

QuestionIs this Hadith authentic? One who recites Surah Qadr twenty one times after Maghrib on the first night of Ramadan, will attain barakah in his sustenance like water flowing down the hill, means his sustenance will increase as fast as the water flows down the hill.