Chapter 18: The Glorious Qur’an
Reciting and teaching the Holy Qur’an is the most virtuous act. It
is sufficient for one to understand that this is the Divine Word of Allah and
the foundation of Islam, and the Laws of Islam are based on this. To recite it
and thoroughly study it, allows man to reach a special closeness to Allah. At
this juncture, a few Hadith are being presented in this regard.
Hadith 1: In Sahih
Bukhari on the authority of Hazrat Uthman-e-Ghani رضی
اللہ تعالٰی عنہ it is reported that the Prophet صلَّی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم
said, ‘The best amongst you is he who learns
the Holy Qur’an and teaches it’.
Hadith 2: In Sahih
Muslim it is reported on the authority of Uqbah bin Aamir رضی اللہ تعالٰی عنہ that Rasoolullah صلَّی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ
وسلَّم asked if any of us would like to go to the market of Buthaan or
Aqeeq, and fetch from there two shecamels of the finest breed without committing
any sin or severing a tie of kinship. We replied that ‘every one of us would
love to do so’. Rasoolullah صلَّی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم then said, ‘Why not go to the Musjid during
the morning and learn two verses of the Kitaabullah[1]
as this is better than (attaining) two camels and three (verses) are better
than three (camels) and four (verses) are better than four (camels), and this
is based on the same analogy’.
Hadith 3: In Sahih
Bukhari and Muslim it is reported from Abu Musa Ash’ari رضی اللہ تعالٰی عنہ that Rasoolullah صلَّی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ
وسلَّم said, ‘The example of a believer who recites the Qur’an is like a
citron, which tastes good and has a good scent. The example of a believer who
does not recite the Qur’an is like a date, which tastes sweet but has no smell,
and the example of the munafiq[2]
who does not recite the Qur’an is like that of a colocynth[3]
which tastes bitter and has no scent, and the example of a hypocrite who
recites the Qur’an is like a flower, which has a scent but tastes bitter’.
Hadith 4: In Sahih
Muslim it is reported from Hazrat Umar رضی اللہ
تعالٰی عنہ that Rasoolullah صلَّی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم said, ‘By way of this Book, Allah grants
eminence to many and causes many to become inferior’. In other words, there is eminence
for those who believe in it and act upon it, and for others there is
inferiority.
Hadith 5: In Bukhari
and Muslim it is reported on the authority of Hazrat A’isha رضی اللہ تعالٰی عنہا
that Rasoolullah صلَّی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ
وسلَّم said, ‘The one proficient in reciting the Qur’an is with Kiraaman
Kaatibeen[4].
The one who does not recite the Qur’an fluently because it is difficult for him
(due to stammering) then for him there are two rewards’.
Hadith 6: It is in
Sharh-us-Sunnah on the authority of Abdur Rahmaan bin Auf رضی اللہ تعالٰی عنہ that Nabi Kareem صلَّی اللہ
تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم
said that three things will be under the Arsh[5]
on the day of Qiyaamah; The Qur’an, which will argue for the servants (of Allah).
It has clear and concealed (meanings); and Amaanat (Trust); and kinship, which
will call out by saying, ‘Whoever has maintained me, Allah will uphold him and whoever
has severed me, Allah will deny him’.
Hadith 7: Imam
Ahmed, Tirmizi, Abu Dawud and Nasa’i have reported on the authority of Abdullah
ibn Amar رضی اللہ تعالٰی عنہما
that Rasoolullah صلَّی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ
وسلَّم said, ‘The one who has memorised the Qur’an will be asked to
recite and ascend; and recite with Tarteel[6]
like you used to recite with Tarteel in the world; your manzil[7]
will be where you recited your last Ayat (verse)’.
Hadith 8: Tirmizi
and Daarimi have reported on the authority of Ibn Ab’bas رضی اللہ تعالٰی عنہ that Rasoolullah صلَّی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ
وسلَّم said, ‘the one whose inside (i.e. his chest) has no Qur’an is like
a vacant house’.
Hadith 9: Tirmizi
and Daarimi have reported on the authority of Abu Sa’eed رضی اللہ تعالٰی عنہ that Rasoolullah صلَّی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ
وسلَّم said that Almighty Allah says ‘whosoever the (recitation) of the
Qur’an has kept back from my Zikr and from invoking me, I will grant him better
than that which I bestow upon those who invoke Me’. The excellence of the
Divine Word of Allah over all other words is like Allah’s Divine Preeminence over
His entire creation.
Hadith 10: Tirmizi
and Daarimi have reported on the authority of Abdullah ibn Mas’ud رضی اللہ تعالٰی عنہ that Rasoolullah صلَّی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ
وسلَّم said, ‘The person who recites a single alphabet of the Kitaabullah
(Glorious Qur’an) will be awarded with the reward of one good deed, which is
equivalent to the reward of ten good deeds. I do not say that م? الۤ
‘Alif Laam Meem’ is a single alphabet, but
Alif is one alphabet, Laam is the second alphabet and Meem is the third
alphabet’.
Hadith 11: Abu Dawud
has reported on the authority of Hazrat Mu’az Jahni رضی
اللہ تعالٰی عنہ that Rasoolullah صلَّی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ
وسلَّم said, ‘Whosoever recited the Qur’an and then practiced upon whatever
is therein, on the day of Qiyaamat his parents will be adorned with a crown,
the radiance of which is greater than the sun, but if it were in your homes.
Hence, what is your view about that person who practices in accordance with
what is in it?’
Hadith 12: Imam
Ahmed, Tirmizi, Ibn Majah and Daarimi have reported on the authority of Hazrat
Ali رضی اللہ تعالٰی عنہ that Rasoolullah صلَّی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ
وسلَّم said, ‘Whoever recited the Qur’an and memorised it, regarding that
which it has ordained as Halaal (Lawful), to be Halaal and that which it has ordained
as Haraam (forbidden) to be Haraam. Allah ta’aala will accept his intercession
on behalf of ten such members of his family, upon whom jahanum (hell) had
become already waajib’ (their actions already condemned them to hell).
Hadith 13: Tirmizi,
Nasa’i and Ibn Majah have reported from Abu Hurairah رضی
اللہ تعالٰی عنہ that Rasoolullah صلَّی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ
وسلَّم said, ‘Learn the Qur’an and recite it, for he who has learnt the
Qur’an and read it and performed Qiyaam reciting it, is like a bag filled with
musk. The fragrance of which spreads out everywhere, and whoever learnt the
Qur’an and slept, meaning he did not perform Qiyaamul Layl[8],
is like a bag which is filled with musk and its opening has been tied up’.
Hadith 14: Baihaqi
reported in Sha’bul Imaan on the authority of Ibn Umar رضی
اللہ تعالٰی عنہما
that Rasoolullah صلَّی
اللہ تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم
said, ‘These hearts also become rusted
similar to how iron becomes rusted when effected by water. It was queried ‘Ya
Rasool’Allah صلَّی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم ! With what can it attain its brightness again?’ He صلَّی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ
وسلَّم said, ‘By remembering death in abundance and by recitation of the
Glorious Qur’an’.
Hadith 15: It is
reported in Sahih Bukhari and Muslim from Jundub bin Abdullah رضی اللہ تعالٰی عنہ that Rasoolullah صلَّی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ
وسلَّم said, ‘Continue reciting the Qur’an until such time that you feel
bliss and yearning in doing so and when the heart becomes exhausted, then stand
up’. In other words, stop the recitation.
Hadith 16: It is
reported in Sahih Bukhari and Muslim from Abu Hurairah رضی
اللہ تعالٰی عنہ that Rasoolullah صلَّی
اللہ تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم
said, Allah does not direct His Divine Attention
towards anyone else as much as He Directs His Divine Attention towards this
Nabi, who recites the Qur’an in the most beautiful voice.
Hadith 17: It is
reported in Sahih Bukhari from Hazrat Abu Hurairah رضی
اللہ تعالٰی عنہ that Rasoolullah صلَّی
اللہ تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم
said, ‘The person who does not recite the
Qur’an with Taghani[9], is not from amongst us’.
It has also been mentioned regarding this Hadith that ‘Taghani’ in this Hadith refers
to ‘Istighna’. In other words it means that one should not take compensation
from someone in return for reciting the Holy Qur’an.
Hadith 18: Imam
Ahmed, Abu Dawud, Ibn Majah and Daarimi have reported on the authority of Bara’
ibn Aazib رضی اللہ تعالٰی عنہ that Rasoolullah صلَّی
اللہ تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم
said, ‘Adorn the recitation of the Holy
Qur’an with your voices’. In the narration cited in Daarimi it is mentioned as
follows: Beautify the Qur’an (i.e. recitation of the Qur’an) with your voices,
for a good voice increases the attractiveness of the Qur’an (i.e. of the
recitation of the Qur’an).
Hadith 19: Baihaqi
reported from Ubaidah Mulaiki رضی اللہ تعالٰی عنہ that Rasoolullah
صلَّی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم
said, ‘O People of the Qur’an! Do not make
the Qur’an a pillow’. In other words, do not be lazy and careless, and recite
the Qur’an during the day and at night, as it is the demand of recitation, and
spread it, and make Taghani’. In other words, recite it with good voices, or do
not take compensation for (reciting) it, and whatever is in it, reflect upon
it, so that you may attain salvation, and do not be hasty in its reward because
the reward for it (which will be attained in the hereafter) is great.
Hadith 2O: Abu Dawud
and Baihaqi have reported on the authority of Jaabir رضی
اللہ تعالٰی عنہ. We were reciting the Glorious Qur’an, and Bedouins
and non-Arabs (westerners) were amongst us. Just then, Rasoolullah صلَّی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم
arrived and said, ‘Recite the Qur’an! All of you
are virtuous. Afterwards, (such) nations will come, who will straighten the
Qur’an, as straight as an arrow, and they will prefer to take the compensation
for it in haste, and they will not want to delay taking it’. In other words,
they will want the compensation (reward) for it in this world.
Hadith 21: Baihaqi
reported on the authority of Huzaifa رضی اللہ
تعالٰی عنہ that Rasoolullah
صلَّی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم said ‘Recite the Qur’an in the tone
(mannerism) and accent of the Arabs. Abstain from the tone (i.e. manner of
recitation) of the Ahl-e-Ishq and the Jews and Christians. In other words, abstain
from singing, like it is done in a musical manner. After me, such a nation will
come that will recite the Qur’an with Tarjee[10],
just as Tarjee is performed in singing and in mourning. The Qur’an will not go
beyond their throats. Their hearts are afflicted with waywardness and so are
the (hearts) of those who enjoy this manner (of theirs)’.
Hadith 22: It is
reported from Abu Sa’eed bin Mual’la رضی اللہ
تعالٰی عنہ in Sahih Bukhari. I was engrossed in my Namaaz and Nabi صلَّی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ
وسلَّم called for me. I did not reply. (On completing Namaaz) I presented
myself in the Holy Presence of Rasoolullah
صلَّی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم and said, ‘Ya Rasool’Allah صلَّی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ
وسلَّم! I was praying Namaaz.’
He صلَّی
اللہ تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم asked, ‘is it not the Command of Allah (اسْتَجِیۡبُوۡا لِلہِ وَلِلرَّسُوۡلِ اِذَا دَعَاکُمۡ ) ‘Present yourself before Allah and His Rasool
when They summon you’ [Surah 8 Verse 24]. He
صلَّی
اللہ تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم then said, ‘before leaving the Musjid, I will
inform (you) regarding the greatest Surah of the Qur’an’, and Huzoor صلَّی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ
وسلَّم held my hand. When I intended to leave the Musjid, I said, ‘Huzoor
صلَّی
اللہ تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم mentioned that you would educate me regarding
the greatest Surah of the Qur’an before I left the Musjid’. He صلَّی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم
said, ‘It is that which is Saba’ Mathani[11]
and the Qur’an-e-Azeem which I have received’.
Hadith 23: It is
reported in Tirmizi on the authority of Abu Hurairah رضی
اللہ تعالٰی عنہ that Rasoolullah صلَّی
اللہ تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم
asked Ubay bin Ka’ab, ‘How do you recite in
Namaaz?’ He (then) recited Ummul Qur’an, in other words, Surah Faateha. I swear
by Him, in Whose Hand (i.e. Divine Power) is my life, that there is no Surah
equivalent to it in the Taurat, Injeel, and Zaboor or in the Qur’an. It is the
Saba’ Mathani and the Qur’ane- Azeem which I have received’.
Hadith 24: Surah
Faateha is a cure for every illness. [Daarimi, Baihaqi]
Hadith 25: It is
reported in Sahih Muslim on the authority of Ibn Ab’bas رضی اللہ تعالٰی عنہما
who says that Jibra’eel علیہ السلام was in the Presence of Rasoolullah صلَّی
اللہ تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم
when a voice was heard from above. He raised
his head and (then) said that this Door of the Sky was only opened today.
Before today, this door has never been opened. An Angel descended (and)
Jibra’eel علیہ السلام said that this Angels has never come down to earth before today.
He conveyed Salaam and then conveyed glad tidings to Huzoor صلَّی اللہ
تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم saying that two Noors have been bestowed upon Huzoor صلَّی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ
وسلَّم and before Huzoor صلَّی اللہ
تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم
no other Nabi had ever received this. These
two Noors are Surah Faateha and the latter verses of Surah Baqara. Whichever
alphabet you recite, will be rewarded.
Hadith 26: It is
reported in Sahih Muslim on the authority of Abu Hurairah رضی اللہ تعالٰی عنہ that Rasoolullah صلَّی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ
وسلَّم said, ‘Do not turn your homes into graveyards, for shaitaan flees
from that home in which Surah Baqara is recited’.
Hadith 27: It is
reported in Sahih Muslim on the authority of Abu Umama رضی
اللہ تعالٰی عنہ that, I heard Rasoolullah صلَّی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ
وسلَّم saying, ‘Recite the Qur’an, for on the Day of Qiyaamat it will
come forth as an intercessor for those who recited it. Recite Baqara and
Aal-e-Imraan, the two glowing Surahs, as both of them will come forth in such a
manner, like two clouds or two roofs or like two flocks of birds in rows. Both
of them will argue on behalf of those who recited them’. In other words, they shall
intercede (make Shafa’at) for them. ‘Recite Surah Baqara, for to take it is
Barkat (a blessing) and to leave it is regrettable and the Ahle- Baatil[12]
do not have the ability to do it’.
Hadith 28: It is in
Sahih Muslim on the authority of Ubay bin Ka’ab t رضی
اللہ تعالٰی عنہ hat Rasoolullah صلَّی
اللہ تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم
said, ‘O Abul Munzir! (This was the title of
Ubay bin Ka’ab) Which is the greatest (i.e. most supreme) verse of the Holy
Qur’an that you have with you?’ I said, ‘Allah and His Rasool Knows Best’.
Huzoor صلَّی
اللہ تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم said, ‘O Abul Munzir! Which is the greatest verse
of the Holy Qur’an that you have with you?’ I said: اَللہُ
لَاۤ اِلٰہَ اِلَّا ہُوَۚ اَلْحَیُّ الْقَیُّوۡمُ (In other words آیۃ الکرسی Ayat-ul-Kursi)’. Huzoor صلَّی اللہ
تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم
struck my chest with his blessed hand and
said, ‘Abul Munzir! May knowledge bring you delight’.
Hadith 29: It is
reported in Sahih Bukhari on the authority of Abu Hurairah رضی اللہ تعالٰی عنہ that Rasoolullah صلَّی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ
وسلَّم appointed me to safeguard the charity of Ramadan (Sadqa Fitr). A
person appeared and began to fillup (take) provisions. I caught hold of him and
said ‘I will take you into the Holy Presence of Rasoolullah صلَّی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ
وسلَّم’. He said,
‘I am very needy and have many dependants’. I pitied him and let him
go. In the morning, Huzoor صلَّی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم said, ‘O Abu Hurairah رضی اللہ تعالٰی عنہ what happened to your prisoner of last
night?’ I said, ‘Ya Rasool’Allah صلَّی اللہ
تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم
! He
complained of being needy and of having many dependents, so, I pitied him and
let him go’. He صلَّی
اللہ تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم said, ‘Indeed he has lied to you and he will
return’. I knew that (undoubtedly) he would return because Huzoor صلَّی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ
وسلَّم said that he would, I anticipated his return. He returned and
began to fill-up (i.e. take more) provisions (foodstuff). I caught hold of him
and said, ‘I will take you into the Holy Presence of Rasoolullah صلَّی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ
وسلَّم’. He said ‘I am very
needy and have many dependants. Please let me go, and I promise that I shall
not come back again’. I pitied him and let him go. In the morning, Huzoor صلَّی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ
وسلَّم asked, ‘O Abu Hurairah رضی اللہ
تعالٰی عنہ! What happened to your prisoner?’ I said, ‘He
complained of being needy and of having many dependents, so I pitied him and
let him go.’ Huzoor صلَّی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم said, ‘Indeed he has lied to you and he will
return again’. I anticipated his return. He returned and began to fill-up the
provisions. I caught hold of him and said, ‘I will surely take you before
Rasoolullah صلَّی
اللہ تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم as this is the third time you have returned.
You go on promising that you will not come back, but you still return.’ He
said, ‘Let me go and I will teach you such words, by which Allah will grant you
benefit. Whenever you go to bed, recite ‘Ayatul Kursi’ اَللہُ
لَاۤ اِلٰہَ اِلَّا ہُوَۚ اَلْحَیُّ الْقَیُّوۡمُ
until the end of the entire verse, (and)
Allah will appoint a protector over you and shaitaan will not come near you
until morning’. So, I let him go. In the morning Huzoor صلَّی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم
asked, ‘O Abu Hurairah رضی اللہ تعالٰی عنہ! What happened to your prisoner?’ I said, ‘He
said that he would teach me a few words by which Allah will grant me benefit’.
Huzoor صلَّی
اللہ تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم said ‘He has really spoken the truth, yet he
is an absolute liar, and do you know whom you were talking to, these past three
nights?’ I said, ‘No’. Huzoor
صلَّی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم said, ‘It was shaitaan’.
Hadith 30: In Sahih
Bukhari it is reported from Abu Mas’ud رضی اللہ
تعالٰی عنہ that Rasoolullah صلَّی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم said, ‘If a person recites the last two
verses of Surah Baqara at night, then it is sufficient for him’.
Hadith 31: Almighty
Allah inscribed a Book two thousands years before creating the skies and the
earth. From it he revealed two verses, which are the closing verses of Surah
Baqara. Shaitaan will not go near that house wherein it is recited for three
nights. [Tirmizi, Daarimi]
Hadith 32: ‘The last
two verses of Surah Baqara are from amongst those ‘Treasures of Allah’ which
are under the ‘Arsh’. Allah has granted me (these) two verses. Learn (memorise)
them and teach it to your womenfolk, as they are a blessing and (a means of)
attaining closeness to Allah, and a Dua (invocation)’. [Daarimi]
Hadith 33: It is in
Sahih Muslim on the authority of Abu Dardah رضی اللہ
تعالٰی عنہ that Rasoolullah صلَّی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم said, ‘the person who learns (memorises) the first
ten verses of Surah Kahf will be protected from Daj’jaal.’
Hadith 34: That
person, who recites Surah Kahf on Friday, will receive a glowing light between
two Jummahs. [Baihaqi]
Hadith 35: Everything
has a heart and the ‘Heart of the Qur’an’ is ‘Yaseen’. Allah ta’aala will
record (the reward of) ten Qur’ans for the one who recites (Surah) Yaseen
(once). [Tirmizi, Daarimi]
Hadith 36: Allah
recited (As it is befitting Him) Ta’ha and Yaseen one thousand years before
creating the earth and the sky. When the Angels heard it, they said ‘Glad tidings
upon the Ummah, unto whom this will be revealed and glad tidings unto those
chests which will hold this within them, and glad tidings unto those tongues
who will recite it.’ [Daarimi]
Hadith 37: The past
sins of whosoever recites Yaseen solely for attaining the pleasure of Allah
shall be forgiven. Thus, recite it at the side of your deceased. [Baihaqi]
Hadith 38: Whosoever
recites Ha Meem Al Muminoon until Ilaihil Maseer and ‘Ayatul Kursi’ in the morning,
he will be safe until the evening, and whosoever recites it in the evening, he
will remain safe until morning. [Tirmizi,
Daarimi]
Hadith 39: The
person, who recites Ha Meem Ad Dukhaan on the eve of a Friday will attain
forgiveness. [Tirmizi]
Hadith 40: Nabi
Kareem صلَّی
اللہ تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم would never retire to bed unless he had
completed reciting Alif Laam Meem Tanzeel and reciting the تَبٰرَکَ الَّذِیۡ بِیَدِہِ الْمُلْک
Tabaarak’kal lazee bi Yadihil Mulk. [Ahmed, Tirmizi, Daarimi]
Hadith 41: Khalid bin
Ma’daan رضی اللہ تعالٰی عنہ said recite the Surah which gives salvation.
It is Alif Laam Meem Tanzeel. I have heard that a very sinful person used to
recite it, and he recited nothing else except this. This Surah spread its wings
over him (i.e. shielded him) and said, ‘O Rub! Forgive him, for he used to
recite me abundantly’. Allah ta’aala accepted its intercession and commanded
the Angels to record a good in place of every one of his wrongs, and to exalt
him (each time) by one fold. Khalid also said that this (Surah) will dispute on
behalf of its reciter in his grave. It will say, ‘O Allah! If I am from Your
Kitaab (Qur’an), then accept my intercession and if I am not from Your Kitaab,
then remove me from it, and it (the Surah) will spread its wings over him like
a bird and it will intercede for him and will save him from the torment of the
grave’. Khalid mentioned similarly regarding Tabaarak. For as long as Khalid
would not recite both these (Surahs) he would not retire to bed. Ta’us has
mentioned that these two Surahs have been given sixty virtues more than any other
Surah in the Qur’an.
Hadith 42: There is a
Surah of thirty verses in the Holy Qur’an which will intercede for a person
until such time that he is forgiven. That (Surah) is Tabaarak’kal lazee bi
Yadihil Mulk. [Ahmed, Tirmizi, Abu Dawud, Nasa’i,
Ibn Majah]
Hadith 43: Some
Sahaba pitched a tent on a grave. They did not know that there was a grave
there. One from amongst them recited تَبٰرَکَ
الَّذِیۡ بِیَدِہِ الْمُلْک Tabaarak’kal lazee bi Yadihil Mulk until the end of the Surah.
They presented themselves before the Nabi Kareem صلَّی
اللہ تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم
and narrated the entire incident, so Huzoor صلَّی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ
وسلَّم said, ‘It is Maani’a and Munjiya. It gives deliverance from the
punishment of Allah’. [Tirmizi]
Hadith 44: One who
recites Surah Waaqi’a every night will never face starvation. Hazrat Ibn Mas’ud
رضی اللہ تعالٰی عنہ used to advise his daughters that they should
recite it every night. [Baihaqi]
Hadith 45: ‘Do you
not have the ability to recite one thousand ayats daily?’ The people replied,
‘Who is it that has the capability to recite one thousand verses daily?’ He
said, ‘Do you not have the capability to recite اَلْہٰىکُمُ
التَّکَاثُرُ Al Haaku Mut’takathur.’
[Baihaqi]
Hadith 46: ‘Are you
incapable of reciting one third of the Qur’an at night’. The people said, ‘How
will someone recite one third of the Qur’an’. He
صلَّی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم said, قُلْ
ہُوَ اللہُ اَحَدٌ ‘Qul Huwal’ laahu Ahad
is equivalent to one third of the Qur’an’. [Bukhari,
Muslim]
Hadith 47: اِذَا
زُلْزِلَتِ Izaa Zulzilat is equivalent to half the Qur’an, قُلْ ہُوَ اللہُ اَحَدٌ Qul Huwal’laahu
Ahad and قُلْ یٰۤاَیُّہَا الْکٰفِرُوۡنَ Qul Ya Ayuhal Kaafiroon are equivalent to one quarter of the
Qur’an. [Tirmizi]
Hadith 48: The one
who recites Qul Huwal’laahu (Surah Ikhlas) 200 times daily will have fifty
years of his sins wiped out, except that which is due to someone. [Tirmizi]
Hadith 49: On the day
of Qiyaamat, Almighty Allah will say to the one who recites قُلْ ہُوَ اللہُ اَحَدٌ Qul Huwal’laahu Ahad
one hundred times whilst on his bed, resting on his right side, ‘O my servant!
Enter into Paradise (Jannat) from your right’. [Tirmizi]
Hadith 50: Nabi صلَّی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم
heard a person reciting قُلْ ہُوَ اللہُ اَحَدٌ Qul Huwal’laahu Ahad. He
صلَّی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم
said, ‘Jannat has become Waajib (upon him)’. [Imam Maalik, Tirmizi, Nasa’i]
Hadith 51: Someone
asked, ‘Ya Rasool’Allah صلَّی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم ! Which is the biggest (i.e. most virtuous) Surah in the Holy
Qur’an?’ He صلَّی
اللہ تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم said, قُلْ
ہُوَ اللہُ اَحَدٌ ‘Qul Huwal’ laahu Ahad’. He enquired, ‘Which is the biggest (most virtuous)
verse in the Holy Qur’an?’ He
صلَّی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم said, اَللہُ
لَاۤ اِلٰہَ اِلَّا ہُوَۚ اَلْحَیُّ الْقَیُّوۡمُ
. He said ‘Ya Rasool’Allah صلَّی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم
! To
receive which verse is dear to you and your Ummah’. In other words the benefit
and reward of it. He صلَّی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم said, ‘The closing verse of Surah Baqarah,
for it is from amongst those Treasures of Allah which is under the
Arsh-e-Ilaahi. Allah has given that verse to this Ummat. There is no good in
the world and in the hereafter that is not gathered in this verse.’ [Daarimi]
Hadith 52: Allah will
assign 70 000 Angels for the one who (in the morning) recites thrice اَعُوْذُ بِاللہِ السَّمِیْعِ الْعَلِیْمِ مِنَ الشَّیْطٰنِ
الرَّجِیْمِ and then recites the last three verses of Surah Hashr. They will
make Dua for him until evening, and if he dies on that day, he will die a
martyr (shaheed) and whosoever recites it in the evening, he too acquires the
same (reward). [Tirmizi]
Hadith 53: The one
who recites the Qur’an should ask for (what he needs) from Allah. Soon, such people
will come, who will recite the Qur’an and demand (for payment) from people. [Ahmed, Tirmizi]
Hadith 54: That
person, who recites the Qur’an and demands for food (as compensation for his
recitation) from the people will appear on the day of Qiyaamat, in a state whereby
he will have no flesh on his face. Only bones will be visible. [Baihaqi]
Hadith 55: Ibn Ab’bas
رضی اللہ تعالٰی عنہما
was asked about accepting payment for writing
down the Mushaf (The Qur’an, i.e. The Holy Scripture). He said, ‘There was no objection
to this. These people make inscriptions and they earn a means of living from
their handwork.’ In other words, this is a type of skill and to take payment for
it is permissible. [Razeen] The laws relating to the Tilaawat (i.e. recitation) of the
Qur’an-e-Majeed etc. have been explained in Bahaar-e-Shariat, Part 3. One may
find more detail there. A few points regarding the Mushaf Shareef have been
presented here.
[1] Kitaabullah means Book of Allah and refers to the Holy Qur’an.
[2] A munafiq refers to a hypocrite.
[3] The colocynth is also known as bitter apple, bitter cucumber or
egusi and is commonly found in Asia and is extremely bitter.
[4] Kiraaman Kaatibeen are the Angels appointed to record our good and
bad deeds.
[5] Arsh refers to the Throne of Allah.
[6] Tarteel means to recite in comprehensible and distinguishing
manner of recitation.
[7] Manzil here refers to destination or final abode.
[8] Qiyaamul Layl here refers to standing in prayer at night.
[9] Taghani here refers to reciting in a good voice.
[10] Tarjee refers to a repetitive manner of recitation
[11] Saba’ Mathani refers to the seven verses of Surah Faateha and is
also one of the many names of Surah Faateha.
[12] Ahl-e-Baatil refers to the People of Falsehood, i.e. the corrupt
deviants.
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