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Rewards for
Reciting chapters of Quran1
Reward of
reciting Surah Fatiha
It is mentioned in Majmaul
Bayan from the Prophet (s.a.w.s.)
that he said: One who recites it,
is like one who has recited two
thirds of Quran and similarly is
one who gifts the rewards to the
believing men and women. By the
One in Whose hands is my life,
Allah has not revealed anything
like it in Taurat, Injeel and Zabur,
and it is the mother (source) of
Quran and the seven oft-repeated
verses and it is distributed
between the Hands of Allah and His
servants and for the servant who
asks. It is the greatest chapter in the
Book of Allah.
It is narrated from al-Imam
as-Sadiq (a.s.) that he said: If you
recite al-Hamd on a dead body 70
times and the soul returns to it, it
will not be surprising.
In Tibbul Aaimma it is
narrated from one of them (a.s.) that he
said: I did not recite al-Hamd
for a pain 70 seventy times but that it
was cured by the leave of Allah,
the Exalted. If you like, you can try
it and do not doubt it.
It is narrated from al-Imam
al-Baqir (a.s.) that he said: All those
who do not benefit by Surah Hamd
and Qul huwallaaho Ahad (Surah
Tawheed), will not benefit by
anything. All the maladies are cured
by these two chapters.
In Misbah of Kafami it is
mentioned that it is a cure for
everything except death. Also if
it is written in a clean utensil and
mixed with rainwater and the
patient’s face is bathed by it, he will be
cured; and if this water is drunk
by one whose heart palpitates, he
would be cured of it.
1 Thawab al-Amaal wa Iqaabiha, Ali Muhammad Ali Dokhaiyal, From
189-225
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Surah Baqarah
and Aale Imran
In Thawabul A’amal it is
narrated from as-Sadiq (a.s.) that he
said: One who recites al-Baqarah
and Aale Imran would come to us
on the Day of Judgment in such a
state that both of them would be
shading him like two clouds or
two mantles.
Al-Baqarah: Fasten it to
those afflicted with pain, sore eyes or
anxiety and the epileptic, they
would be cured.
Aale Imran: Write it with
saffron and rose water and hang it on
a tree and it will fructify and
fasten it to a woman and she will
conceive. One who recites it on a
fruit, three times after Bismillah
and takes it for stomachache, it
will be cured:
غْ قُلُوْبَنَا بَعْدَ اِذْ هَدَي تَنَا وَهَبْ لَنَا مِنْ
لَّدُنْكَ رَحْمَةً إنَّكَ اَنْتَ ◌ِ رَبَّنَا لاَ تُزِ
الوَّهَابُ.
RABBANAA
LAA TUZIGH QULOOBANAA BA’DA IDH HADAITANAA WA
HABLANAA
MILLADUNKA RAH’MATAN INNAKA ANTAL WAHHAAB.
Our Lord! Make
not our hearts to deviate after Thou hast
guided us
aright, and grant us from Thee mercy; surely Thou
art the most
liberal Giver.1
Reward of
reciting Surah Nisa
1. Amirul Momineen (a.s.) said:
One who recites Surah Nisa
every Friday will be safe from
the squeeze of the grave.
2. The Messenger of Allah
(s.a.w.s.) said: One who recites it, it
is as if he has given in charity
to all the believers that are eligible to
inherit from each others, and he
would be bestowed a recompense of
1 Surah Aale Imran 3:8
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one who has freed a slave, and he
will be immune from polytheism
and it is in the hidden wisdom of
Allah to recompense him suitably.
One who buries a thing and loses
it, then he should write the
following in a new utensil and
mix it with rain water and sprinkle it
on the place it was buried, he
would be successful, by the will of
Allah.
إِنَّ الله يَامُرُكُمْ اَنْ تُ ؤدُّ وا اْلا مَانَاتِ إِلیٰ
اَهْلِهَا وَ إِذَا حَكَمْتُمْ بَيْنَ النَّاسِ اَنْ تَحْكُمُوْا
بِالْعَدْلِ، إِنَّ الله نِعِمَّا يَعِظُكمْ بِهِ ، إنَّ الله
كَ انَ سَمِ يْ عًا بَصِ يْ رًا.
INNALLAAHA
YAA-MURUKUM AN TU-ADDUL AMAANAATI ILAA AHLIHAA WA
IDHAA
H’AKAMTUM BAINAN NAASI AN TAH’KUMU BIL A’DLI INNALLAAHA NII’MMAA
YAI’ZUKUM
BIH. INNALLAAHA KAANA SAMEEA’M BAS’EERAA.
Surely Allah
commands you to make over trusts to their owners
and that when
you judge between people you judge with justice;
surely Allah
admonishes you with what is excellent; surely Allah
is Seeing,
Hearing.1
Reward of
reciting Surah Maidah
1. Imam al-Baqir (a.s.) said: The
belief of the person who recites
Surah Maidah on every Thursday
shall remain safe from the
admixture of wrong and he would
not attribute any partner to Allah.
One who writes it and fixes it in
his house or his chest (Box),
nothing would be stolen from him.
1 Surah Nisa 4:58.
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Reward of
reciting Surah Anam
1. Imam as-Sadiq (a.s.) said: The
Surah Anam was revealed all
at once and 70000 angels
accompanied it when it descended on the
Messenger of Allah (s.a.w.s.).
They were respecting it and extolling
it. Then indeed the name of
Allah, the Blessed, occurs at 70 places in
it. If people only knew what
benefits lie in its recital, they would
never leave it.
2. Ibne Abbas said: One who recites
Surah Anam every night
would be of the secured ones on
the Day of Judgment, and he would
never see Fire (of Hell) with his
eyes ever.
3. He (a.s.) said: When an
illness begins to you and you fear for
yourself (death), you will not
recite Surah Anam but that you will
find yourself cured of the
disease that you despised.
4. Ali bin Abi Talib (a.s.) said:
It will not be recited on a patient
but that Allah would cure him.
One who writes the following from
it on a piece of paper at the
dawn and fastens it for pain of
side (back) and hands he would be
cured of it:
وَ إِنْ يَمْسَسْكَ اللهُ بِضُرٍّ فَلاَ كَاشِفَ لَهُ إِلاَّ
هُوَ وَ إِن يَمْسَسْكَ بِخَيْرٍ فَهُوَ عَلَى
كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدُيرٌ .
WA
IYN YAMSASKALLAAHU BIZ”URRIN FALAA KAASHIFA LAHU ILLAA HUWA
WA
IYN YAMSASKA BIKHAIRIN FAHUWA A’LAA KULLI SHAI-IN QADEER.
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And if Allah
touch you with affliction, there is none to take it off
but He; and if
He visit you with good, then He has power over all
things.1
Reward of
reciting Surah Araaf
1. Imam as-Sadiq (a.s.) said: One
who recites Surah Araaf every
month would be on the Day of
Judgment of those on whom there is
no fear and sorrow. If it is
recited every Friday there will be no
accounting on him on the Day of
Judgment. Indeed in it are the clear
verses. Then do not leave its
recitation and its reading and standing
by it for indeed it will testify
on the Day of Judgment for the one
who has recited it, to its Lord.
2. The Messenger of Allah
(s.a.w.s.) said: One who recites this
Surah, Allah will put a curtain
between him and Iblis on the Day of
Judgment and he will be in the
company of Adam.
One who writes it by rose water
and saffron and fastens it, will
be safe from snakes, beasts,
enemies and deviation from the path.
Reward of
reciting Surah Anfal
1. The Messenger of Allah
(s.a.w.s.) said: One who recites this
Surah, I will be an intercessor
for him on the Day of Judgment and a
witness that he is clean of
hypocrisy and rewards equal to number of
all hypocrites will be written for
him.
One who fastens it upon himself,
the ruler will not stay in front
of him except that he will judge
his dispute in his favor.
1 Surah Anam 6:17
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Reward of
reciting Surah Tawbah
1. The Messenger of Allah
(s.a.w.s.) said: One who recites this
Surah, Allah would raise him on
the Day of Judgment free of
hypocrisy.
2. Imam as-Sadiq (a.s.) said: One
who recites Barat and Anfal
every month will never enter into
hypocrisy ever, and he would be of
the Shias of Amirul Momineen
(a.s.), in the true sense. He would eat
on the Day of Judgment from the
table spreads of Paradise with the
Shias of Ali (a.s.) till the
people are free of accounting.
One who fixes it in his business
or in his headgear will be safe
from theft and fire.
Reward of
reciting Surah Yunus
1. The Messenger of Allah
(s.a.w.s.) said: One who recites
Surah Yunus, is given ten rewards
for each person who testified for
Yunus and who denied him, and
according to the number of those
who were drowned with Firon.
The Almighty Allah says:
وَ إِذَا مَسَّ اْلإِ نْسَ انَ الضُّرُّ دَعَانَا لِجَنبِهِ
أَوْ قَاعِدًا أَوْ قَآئِمًا فَلَمَّا كَشَفْنَا عَنْهُ ضُرَّهُ
مَرَّ كَأَنْ لَّمْ يَدْعُنَا إِلَى ضُرٍّ مَّسَّهُ كَذٰلِكَ
زُيِّنَ لِلْمُسْرِفِ ينَ مَا كَانُواْ يَعْمَلُ ونَ .
WA
IDHAA MASSAL INSAANAZ” Z”URRU DAA’A’NAA LIJAMBIHI AU QAA-IDAN AU
QAA-IMAN
FALAMMAA KASHAFNAA A’NHU Z”URRAHU MARRA KA-ALLAM YADU’NAA
ILAA
Z”URRIMMASSAHU, KADHAALIKA ZUYYINA LIL MUSRIFEENA MAA
KAANU
YA’MALOON.
And when
affliction touches a man, he calls on Us, whether lying
on his side or
sitting or standing; but when We remove his
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affliction from
him, he passes on as though he had never called
on Us on account
of an affliction that touched him; thus that
which they do is
made fair-seeming to the extravagant.1
For pain of the legs, thighs and
sides write it on a baked clay
utensil, which is clean, then
fill it with pure olive oil and heat it on
slow fire and massage with it.
Reward of
reciting Surah Hud
1. One who recites this Surah
will be given as recompense the
reward according to the number of
people who testified for Hud and
prophets (a.s.) and those who
denied them; and on the Day of
Judgment they would be in the
class of the martyrs and they will by
accounted with an easy
accounting.
2. Imam al-Baqir (a.s.) said: One
who recites Surah Hud every
Friday would be raised by Allah
on the Day of Judgment in the
group of prophets and would be
accounted with an easy accounting,
and none of his sins would be
made apparent on the Day of
Judgment.
One should engrave the following
words of the Almighty on a
tablet of teak wood and nail it
at the front portion of his boat for
safety in the sea:
وَ قَالَ ارْكَبُو اْ فِيْ هَا بِسْمِ اللهِ مَجْرَاهَا وَمُرْسَاهَا
WA
QAALAR KABOO FEEHAA BISMILLAAHI MAJRAAHAA WA MURSAHAA.
And he said:
Embark in it, in the name of Allah be its sailing
and its
anchoring;2
1 Surah Yunus 10:12
2 Surah Hud 11:41
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Reward of
reciting Surah Yusuf
1. The Messenger of Allah
(s.a.w.s.) said: Teach Surah Yusuf to
your bondsmen, for anywhere Surah
Yusuf is recited by a Muslim
and taught to his family and
those his right hand possess, Allah will
ease for him the pain of death
and give him such strength that he
would not eye with jealousy the
strength of anyone else.
2. Imam as-Sadiq (a.s.) said: One
who recites Surah Yusuf every
day or every night, Allah the
High, will raise him on the Day of
Judgment while his elegance would
be like that of Yusuf (a.s.) and
he will not be afflicted by the
difficulty of the Day of Judgment and
he will be of the best of the
righteous servants of Allah.
Reward of
reciting Surah Ra’ad
1. The Messenger of Allah
(s.a.w.s.) said: One who recites the
Surah, for him would be a reward
of ten deeds according to the
weight of all the clouds that
have passed away and all those that
would come in future. On the Day
of Judgment he would be raised
among the believers who fulfilled
Allah’s covenant.
2. Imam as-Sadiq (a.s.) said: One
who recites Surah Ra’ad
extensively will never be harmed
by lighting even if one is a Nasibi.
If he is a believer, he would be
admitted in Paradise without
accounting and he would intercede
for all those he knows from his
family and from his brothers.
Reward of
reciting Surah Ibrahim
The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w.s.)
said: One who recites this
Surah will be rewarded equal to
the number of people who
worshipped the idols and those
who did not worship them.
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One who writes it on a piece of
white silk cloth and ties it to the
arm of an infant, he will be safe
from hysteria, crying, etc. and all
the bad things.
One who recites the beginning
verses of Surah Ibrahim forty
times on water, then cooks food
with this water and feeds it to his
students he will see in them an
astonishing eloquence and one who
has some subjects and he intends
to obtain their obedience then he
should recite this on pure water
forty times and sprinkles it on his
house or at the place he sits.
But he must only sprinkle on walls.
بِسْ مِ اللهِ ال رَّحْ مٰنِ ال رَّحِ يمِ . اَ لۤر كِتَابٌ
أَن زَلْنَاهُ إِلَيْكَ لِتُخْرِجَ النَّاسَ مِنَ الظُّلُمَاتِ إِلَى
النُّ ورِ بِإِذْنِ رَبِّهِمْ إِلٰى صِرَاطِ الْعَزِ يْزِ
الْحَمِ يدِ . اَللهِ الَّذِيْ لَهُ مَا فِيْ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَ مَا
فِيْ اْلأَرْضِ وَ وَيْلٌ لِّلْكَافِرِ يْنَ مِنْ عَذَابٍ
شَدِ يْدٍ . الَّذِينَ يَسْتَحِبُّ و ن الْحَيَاةَ الدُّنْيَا
عَلَى اْلآخِرَةِ وَ يَصُدُّ ونَ عَنْ سَبِ يلِ اللهِ وَ يَبْغُ
ونَهَا عِوَجًا أُوْلٰئِكَ فِيْ ضَلاَلٍ بَعِ يدٍ . وَ
مَا أَرْسَلْنَا مِنْ رَّسُ ولٍ إِلاَّ بِلِسَانِ قَوْمِهِ
لِيُبَيِّنَ لَهُمْ فَيُضِلُّ الله مَنْ يَشَ آء وَ يَهْدِيْ مَنْ
يَشَ آء وَ هُوَ الْعَزِي زُ الْحَكِ يمُ .
BISMILLAAHIR
RAH’MAANIR RAH’EEM. ALIF LAAM RAA, KITAABUN
ANZALNAAHU
ILAIKA LITUKHRIJANNAASA MINAZ’ Z’ULUMAATI ILAN NOORI BIIDHNI
RABBIHIM
ILAA S’IRAATIL A’ZEEZIL H’AMEED. ALLAAHILLADHEE LAHU
MAA
FIS SAMAAWAATI WA MAA FIL ARZ”I WA WAILUL LIL KAAFIREENA MIN
A’DHAABIN
SHADEED. ALLADHEENA YASTAH’IBBOONAL H’AYAATAD DUNYAA
A’LAL
AAKHIRATI WA YAS’UDDOONA A’N SABEELILLAAHI WA YABGHOONAHAA
I’WAJAN
OOLAAA-IKA FEE Z”ALAALIM BAE’E’D. WA MAA ARSALNAA MINR
RASOOLIN
ILLAA BILISAANI QAUMIHI LIYUBAYYINA LAHUM FAYUZ”ILLULLAAHU
MAYN
YASHAA-U WA YAHDEE MAYN YASHAA-U WA HUWAL A’ZEEZUL
H’AKEEM.
In the name of
Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.
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Alif Lam Ra.
(This is) a Book which We have revealed to you
that you may
bring forth men, by their Lord’s permission from
utter darkness
into light-to the way of the Mighty, the Praised
One. (1) (Of)
Allah, Whose is whatever is in the heavens and
whatever is in
the earth; and woe to the unbelievers on account
of the severe
chastisement. (2) (To) those who love this world’s
life more than
the hereafter, and turn away from Allah’s path
and desire to
make it crooked; these are in a great error. (3) And
We did not send
any apostle but with the language of his people,
so that he might
explain to them clearly; then Allah makes
whom He pleases
err and He guides whom He pleases and He is
the Mighty, the
Wise. (4)
Reward of
Reciting Surah Hijr
The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w.s.)
said: One who recites this
Surah will be given good deeds
equal to the number of the emigrants
and the helpers.
One writes it by saffron and
administers it to his wife who is
deficient in breast milk she will
get increase in it and one who writes
and keeps it in his pocket or
ties it to his arm will prosper and his
business income and sustenance
will increase.
Reward of
reciting Surah Nahl
Imam al-Baqir (a.s.) said: One
who recites Surah Nahl every
month would not see harm in the
world and would be immune from
seventy diseases the least of
whom are insanity, leprosy and white
spots.
Reward of
Reciting Surah al-Isra
The Messenger of Allah
(s.a.w.s.): One who recites this Surah,
and his heart softens when the
parents are mentioned, for him would
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be a Qintar (weight) in Paradise,
and a Qintar is 1200 “Awqiya” and
one “Awqiya” is better than the
world and whatever is in it.
One who writes it and fastens it
upon himself in a green silk
cloth, his aim will not be
mistaken.
Reward of
reciting Surah Kahf
1. The Messenger of Allah
(s.a.w.s.) said: One who recites
Surah Kahf on Friday, a light
will be apparent from below his feet
till the height of the heavens, a
light would be there for him on the
Day of Judgment and we would
present before him what is between
two Fridays (rewards).
2. The Messenger of Allah
(s.a.w.s.) said: For one who recites it,
there will be a light between the
earth and the sky.
3. The Messenger of Allah
(s.a.w.s.) said: One who recites it,
will enter Paradise.
4. The Messenger of Allah
(s.a.w.s.) said: For one who recites
Surah Kahf there will be a light
from him to Mecca.
5. Imam as-Sadiq (a.s.) said: One
who recites Surah Kahf every
Friday eve, it will be a
remission for him for his sins between two
Fridays.
One who puts it in a narrow
necked utensil and puts it in his
house he will be protected from
debts and poverty.
Reward of
reciting Surah Maryam
1. Imam as-Sadiq (a.s.) said: One
who recites Surah Maryam
regularly will not die till he is
given that which makes him needless
in himself, wealth and children;
and in the hereafter he would be of
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the companions of Isa (a.s.) and
in the hereafter he would be given a
like of the worldly kingdom of
Sulaiman bin Dawood (a.s.).
One who puts it in a clean glass
utensil in his house his good
will increase and the way of evil
will be restricted from him; when
one who is fearful, drinks it, he
would be safe.
Reward of
reciting Surah Taha
1. The Messenger of Allah
(s.a.w.s.) said: One who recites it,
will be given the reward on Day
of Judgment of the emigrants and
helpers.
One who takes it with himself and
goes towards the people with
the intention of marrying from
them, he will be married. If he
intends to bring peace between
two opponents, there will be
reconciliation between them. If
he walks with it between two armies
they would separate and one who
writes it and drinks it and enters
into the presence of a ruler, he
would be safe from him and would
gain proximity to him.
The following verses of Surah
Taha may be fastened for crying
of children after being written
on deerskin and kept in a copper
cylinder.
يَوْمَئِذٍ يَتَّبِعُ ونَ الدَّاعِيَ لاَ عِوَجَ لَهُ وَ خَشَعَتِ
اْلأَصْوَاتُ لِلرَّحْمٰنِ فَلاَ تَسْمَعُ إِلا هَمْسًا. يَوْمَئِذٍ لاَ تَنْ فَعُ
الشَّفَاعَةُ إِلا مَنْ أَذِنَ لَهُ الرَّحْمٰنُ وَ رَضِيَ لَه قَوْلا . يَعْلَمُ مَا
بَيْنَ أَيْدِ يْهِمْ وَ مَ ا خَلْفَهُمْ وَ لاَ يُحِ يطُ
ونَ بِهِ عِلْمًا. وَ عَنَتِ الْوُجُ وهُ لِلْحَيِّ الْقَيُّ ومِ وَ
قَدْ خَابَ مَنْ حَمَلَ ظُلْمًا. وَ مَن يَعْمَلْ مِنَ الصَّالِحَاتِ
وَ هُوَ مُؤْمِنٌ فَ لاَ يَخَافُ
ظُلْمًا وَ لاَ هَضْمًا.
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YAUMA-IDHIN
YATTABIO’O’NAD DAA-I’YA LAA I’WAJA LAHU WA KHASHA-A’TIL
AS’WAATU
LIRRAH’MAANI FALAA TASMAU’ ILLAA HAMSAA. YAUMA-IDHIL LAA
TANFAU’SH
SHAFAAA’TU ILLAA MAN ADHINA LAHUR RAH’MAANU WA RAZ”IYA
LAHU
QAULAA. YA’LAMU MAA BAINA AIDEEHIM WA MAA KHALFAHUM WA LAA
YUH’EET’OONA
BIHI I’LMAA. WA A’NATIL WUJOOHU LIL H’AYYIL QAYYOOMI WA
QAD
KHAABA MAN H’AMALA Z’ULMAA. WA MAYN YA’MAL MINAS’ S’AALIH’AATI
WA
HUWA MU-MINUN FALAA YAKHAAFU Z’ULMANW WA LAA HAZ”MAA.
On that day they
shall follow the inviter, there is no crookedness
in him, and the
voices shall be low before the Beneficent God so
that you shall
not hear aught but a soft sound. (108) On that day
shall no
intercession avail except of him whom the Beneficent
God allows and
whose word He is pleased with. (109) He knows
what is before
them and what is behind them, while they do not
comprehend it in
knowledge. (110) And the faces shall be
humbled before
the Living, the Self-subsistent God, and he who
bears iniquity
is indeed a failure. (111) And whoever does good
works and he is
a believer, he shall have no fear of injustice nor
of the
withholding of his due. (112)
Reward of
reciting Surah Anbiya
1. The Messenger of Allah
(s.a.w.s.) said: One who recites
Surah Anbiya, Allah will take an
easy accounting from him; and all
the prophets whose names are
mentioned in the Quran will shake
hands with him and salute him.
2. Imam as-Sadiq (a.s.) said: One
who recites Surah Anbiya
with sincerity to it, would be
among the companions of all the
prophets in Paradise. While in
the world he would carry much
prestige and awe among the
people.
It should be written for the
ailing and for those who suffer from
amnesia and hysteria.
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Reward of
reciting Surah Hajj
1. Imam as-Sadiq (a.s.) said: One
who recites Surah Hajj every
three days, the year will not
pass but that he will go for Hajj; and if
he dies during the journey he
will enter Paradise.
2. The Messenger of Allah
(s.a.w.s.) said: One who recites this
Surah will be given good rewards
according to the number of those
who have performed Hajj and Umrah
from those who have passed
(past) and those who remain
(future).
Reward of
reciting Surah Mominoon
1. The Messenger of Allah
(s.a.w.s.) said: One who recites
Surah Mominoon, the angels give
good news on the Day of
Judgment about “Ruh and Raihan”.1 Also his eyes
will be cool at the
time of the arrival of the angel
of death.
2. Imam as-Sadiq (a.s.) said:
Whoever recites Surah Mominoon,
Allah completes for him the
greatness of virtues and auspiciousness
and if someone recites Surah
Mominoon every Friday regularly, his
position would be in the high
garden of Paradise where he would be
with the prophets and messengers.
3. The Messenger of Allah
(s.a.w.s.) said: One who recites this
Surah, the angels give him good
news of the “Ruh and Raihan”2 and
that would be a coolness for his
eyes at the time of death.
Reward of
reciting Surah Nur
1. The Messenger of Allah
(s.a.w.s.) said: One who recites
Surah Nur will be given ten
rewards equal to the number of all
believing men and women of the
past and the future.
1 Breeze and fragrance of Paradise.
2 Ease and prosperity
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2. Imam as-Sadiq (a.s.) said: One
who recites it regularly
everyday or every night none from
his family will fall into trouble
till he or she dies. When he dies
70000 angels would accompany his
dead body upto the grave and all
those angels would keep praying
for him and seeking forgiveness
for him till the reciter is laid down
in the grave.
Reward of
reciting Surah Furqan
1. Imam al-Kazim (a.s.) said: One
who recites it every night,
Allah will never chastise him and
not take his account and his abode
will be in the high garden of
Paradise.
2. The Messenger of Allah
(s.a.w.s.) said: One who recites this
Surah, Allah will raise him on
the Day of Judgment as one who has
the belief that the hour is
inevitable and there is no doubt in it; he
will enter Paradise without
accounting.
Reward of
reciting Surah Shoara
1. The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w.s.)
said: One who recites
Surah Shoara there will be reward
for him of ten rewards equal to
those who testified for Nuh and
denied him, and who testified for
Hud, Shuaib, Salih and Ibrahim
(a.s.) and according to the number of
those who denied Isa (a.s.) and
testified for Muhammad (s.a.w.s.).
2. The Messenger of Allah
(s.a.w.s.) said: One who recites this
Surah will have ten rewards
according to the number of believing
men and women and he will come of
his grave calling: “There is no
god but Allah,” and one who
recites it in the morning it is as if he
has recited the books revealed by
Allah and one who drinks it with
water, Allah will cure him of all
maladies.
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Reward of
reciting Surah Naml
1. The Messenger of Allah
(s.a.w.s.) said: One who recites it, for
him are virtues ten times the
number of those who testified to
Sulaiman and those who falsified
him and Hud, Salih, Shuaib and
Ibrahim (a.s.). He will come out
of his grave pronouncing: There is
no god but Allah.
Reward of
reciting Surah Qasas
1. The Messenger of Allah
(s.a.w.s.) said: One who recites “Ta
Seen Meem Al-Qasas” will be given
ten rewards equal to those who
testified to Musa and those who
falsified him, and there will not
remain any angel in the heavens
and the earth who would not testify
for him on the Day of Qiyamat
that he was a truthful person.
2. The Messenger of Allah
(s.a.w.s.) said: One who writes it and
mixes it with water and drinks
it, all the sorrows and pains will go
away from him.
Reward of
reciting Surah Ankabut
1. The Messenger of Allah
(s.a.w.s.) said: One who recites
Surah Ankabut for him are ten
rewards equal to the number of
believers and hypocrites.
Reward of
reciting Surah Rum
1. The Messenger of Allah
(s.a.w.s.) said: For one who recites it
are ten rewards equal to the
number of all angels that glorify Allah
between the heaven and the earth.
Reward of
reciting Surah Luqman
1. Imam al-Baqir (a.s.) said: One
who recites Surah Luqman
every night Allah appoints for
him angels that protect him from Iblis
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and his army till the morning. If
he recites it in the day, they will not
leave him and protect him from
Iblis and his army till the night falls.
Reward of
reciting Surah Sajdah
1. The Messenger of Allah
(s.a.w.s.) said: One who recites “Alif
Laam Tanzeel al-Sajdah” at night
and Yasin, Qamar and Surah
Mulk, there would be for him a
light and a protection from Satan,
and his position with rise till
the Day of Judgment.
2. The Messenger of Allah
(s.a.w.s.) said: One who recites
Surah Sajdah and Surah Mulk it is
as if he has stayed awake the
night of Qadr.
3. Imam as-Sadiq (a.s.) said to
Abi Basir: One who recites it on
Friday eve, Allah would bestow
him His scroll of deeds in his right
hand, and account will not be
taken of what he had done, and he will
be of the companions of Muhammad
and his Ahle Bayt (a.s.).
Reward of
reciting Surah Ahzab
1. Imam Sadiq (a.s.) said: One
who recites Surah Ahzab
extensively and teaches it to his
family and servants, will be given
protection against the
chastisement of the grave.
Reward of
reciting Surah Saba
The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w.s.)
said: For one who recites
Surah Saba there would none from
the prophets and messengers who
would not be his companion and
shake his hand.
Reward of
reciting Surah Fatir
The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w.s.)
said: One who recites it,
intending that which is with
Allah, the eight gates of Paradise call
out to him that he can enter from
whichever one he likes.
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Reward of
reciting Surah Yasin
1. Imam al-Baqir (a.s.) said: For
one who recites Yasin once in
his lifetime Allah writes for him
virtues million times more than the
number of Allah’s creatures that
are in this world and would be in
the heavens on the Day of
Judgment, and the same number of his
sins would be forgiven and that
man would not be afflicted with
poverty and sorrow: he would be
safe from death by being buried
under debris, misfortune, madness
and doubts and from every such
illness that might give him pain,
and Allah would make the pangs of
death and its fear easy and
light; and at the time of departure of the
soul, Allah would be his Helper
while for one whose helper is Allah
there is generous livelihood in
this world while in the next there
would be happiness and pleasure
before Allah and also a great
reward. When he meets his Lord in
the Hereafter Allah would say to
all the angels that exist in
skies and the earth that I am happy and
satisfied with such and such a
man, so O angels, all of you seek
forgiveness for this man.
2. The Messenger of Allah
(s.a.w.s.) said: Indeed everything has
a heart and the heart of Quran is
Surah Yasin and for one who recites
Surah Yasin, Allah writes the
reward of reciting the Quran ten times
over.
3. The Messenger of Allah
(s.a.w.s.) said: One who recites
Surah Yasin at night for the sake
of Allah, Allah forgives him that
night.
4. The Messenger of Allah
(s.a.w.s.) said: Yasin is the heart of
Quran. No servant recites it
intending Allah and the hereafter but
that He forgives his past sins.
Then recite it on your departed ones.
5. It is from his (s.a.w.s.)
traditions in it merits: One who recites
it, it is equal for him to twenty
Hajjs and one who listens to it, it is
equal to giving one thousand
Dinars in the way of Allah, and one
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who writes it and then drinks it,
he would acquire in his inside a
thousand cures, a thousand
lights, a thousand certainties and a
thousand blessings and every
disease and malady would be taken
away from him.
6. The Messenger of Allah
(s.a.w.s.) said: One who enters the
graveyard and recites Surah Yasin,
on this day his burden of sins is
lightened and for him are rewards
equal to the number of people
buried therein.
7. The Messenger of Allah
(s.a.w.s.) said: One who recites
Yasin and Saffat on Friday and
then beseeches Allah, Allah fulfills
his demand.
Reward of
reciting Surah Saffat
1. Imam as-Sadiq (a.s.) said: One
who recites Saffat every
Friday would remain safe from
every calamity, every trouble would
remain away from him in his
worldly life, there would be increase in
his livelihood and he would not
receive any harm for himself, his
property and his children from
any powerful enemy or the accursed
Satan. If he dies the same day or
the same night he would die as a
martyr, Allah would raise him as
a martyr (i.e. on the Day of
Judgment he would be raised like
martyrs) or give him the death of a
martyr; and he would be admitted
into Paradise in the high position
of Martyrs.
2. The Messenger of Allah
(s.a.w.s.) said: For one who recites it,
Allah gives ten rewards equal to
the number of all Jinns and Satans
and keeps away from him the evil
of Satans and absolves him from
polytheism and his two guarding
angels will testify for him on the
Day of Judgment that he had faith
in the messengers.
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Reward of
reciting Surah Zumar
1. The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w.s.)
said: For one who recites it,
Allah does not cut off his hope
and bestows him the reward of those
who fear (Him).
2. Imam as-Sadiq (a.s.) said: One
who recites this Surah, for him
none remains from the prophets
and truthful ones that does not send
upon him his blessings and seeks
forgiveness for him.
Reward of
reciting Surah Momin
1. The Messenger of Allah
(s.a.w.s.) said: One who recites
Surah Ha Mim Momin, for him none
of the souls of the prophets and
truthful ones remains except that
it invokes blessings on him and
seeks forgiveness for him.
2. Imam as-Sadiq (a.s.) said: One
who recites Ha Mim Momin
every night, Allah forgives him
all his past and future sins and
makes compulsory for him the word
of piety (that is he would be
inclined to it) and makes the
hereafter for him better than the world.
Reward of
reciting Surah Ha Mim
1. The Messenger of Allah
(s.a.w.s.) said: One who recites
Surah Ha Mim Sajdah there will be
for him a light on the Day of
Judgment, his vision and
happiness will be increased and he would
live in the world a praiseworthy
life which would be enviable.
2. Imam as-Sadiq (a.s.) says: One
who recites this Surah will be
raised with his face like a full
moon.
3. Imam as-Sadiq (a.s.) says: One
who recites “Surah Sajdah”,
Allah will raise him on the Day
of Judgment while his face would be
like the snow (delighted) or like
the sun till he would be presented
before Allah, the Exalted and the
Mighty: It will be said to him: My
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servant, you had regularly
recited the “Surah Sajdah” and you did
not know its reward. If you knew
what it is and what is its reward
you would not be shortcoming in
reciting it; and I will soon give
your reward. O Angels make him
enter Paradise and in it will be a
palace of red rubies, and its
doors and turrets arches. He will see its
inside from the outside and its
outside from its inside and a thousand
pageboys born there and living
there, whom Allah, the Exalted and
the Mighty, had selected.
Reward of
reciting Surah Zukhruf
1. The Messenger of Allah
(s.a.w.s.) said: It is for one for whom
would be said on the Day of
Judgment: O servant! There is no fear
for you on this day and you will
not be aggrieved, enter the Paradise
without giving any account.
2. Imam as-Sadiq (a.s.) says: One
who regularly recites Surah
Ha Mim Zukhruf, Allah will keep
him safe in his grave from the
crawling creatures and the
narrowness of the grave till he comes
before Allah, the Exalted and the
Mighty. Then this Surah will come
and get him admitted to Paradise
by the order of Allah, the Blessed
and the High.
Reward of
reciting Surah Dukhan
1. The Messenger of Allah
(s.a.w.s.) said: For one who recites
Surah Ha Mim Dukhan at night, he
would begin the day while 70000
angels will be seeking
forgiveness for him.
2. The Messenger of Allah
(s.a.w.s.) said: Allah would make a
house in Paradise for one who
recites Surah Dukhan on Friday eve
and Friday.
3. Imam al-Baqir (a.s.) said:
Whoever recites Surah Dukhan in
his obligatory and recommended
prayers, Allah would raise him on
the Day of Judgment among those
who would be in safety and peace
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and under the Throne of Allah,
his accounting would be easy and his
scroll of deeds would be given in
his right hand. (The giving of
Record of deeds in the right hand
implies success and admission into
Paradise).
4. The Messenger of Allah
(s.a.w.s.) said: One who recites it on
Friday eve would be forgiven.
Reward of
reciting Surah Jathiya
1. Imam as-Sadiq (a.s.) said:
Whoever recites Surah Jathiya the
benefit of it would be that he
would never face Hell, and he would
not be able to hear the painful
screams and sighs, and that man
would be in the company of the
Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.).
2. The Messenger of Allah
(s.a.w.s.) said: Whoever recites
Surah Ha Min Jathiya, Allah would
keep his faults concealed and
give him tranquility while knees
(of the other people) would be
trembling at the time of
accounting.
Reward of
reciting Surah Ahqaf
1. The Messenger of Allah
(s.a.w.s.) said: For one who recites
this Surah are rewards ten times
the number of all people that
walked the earth and Allah would
erase ten sins of his and raise him
ten levels.
2. Imam as-Sadiq (a.s.) said: One
who recites Surah Ahqaf
every Friday eve or Friday, Allah
would keep him away from the
troubles in the worldly life, and
on the Day of Judgment he would be
safe from the painful screams, if
Allah wills.
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Reward of
reciting Surah Muhammad
1. The Messenger of Allah
(s.a.w.s.) said: For one who recites
Surah Muhammad, it is the right
upon Allah to quench him through
the streams of Paradise.
2. Imam Sadiq (a.s.) said: One
who recites it, doubt will never
enter his religion, and
protection from polytheism and disbelief will
never leave him till he dies.
Then when he dies, Allah appoints for
him in his grave one thousand
angels that pray in his grave, and the
reward of their prayers will be
for him, and they will remain with
him till he is presented in a
calm and quiet atmosphere before Allah,
and he will be in the safety of
Allah and safety of Muhammad
(s.a.w.s.).
Reward of
reciting Surah Fath
1. From a tradition of Imam
as-Sadiq (a.s.) that he said: For one
who regularly recites this Surah
a caller will call out on the Day of
Judgment till all the creatures
hear it: “You are from My righteous
servants. Include him among My
righteous servants and make him
enter gardens of bliss (Paradise)
and give him to drink the sealed
drink laced with camphor.
2. The Messenger of Allah
(s.a.w.s.) said: One who recites it, it
is as if he is martyred in the
company of the Prophet (s.a.w.s.) during
the conquest of Mecca.
In another tradition: Then it is
as if he is of those who swore
allegiance to Muhammad (s.a.w.s.)
under the tree (Bayt-ush-
Shajarah).
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Reward of
reciting Surah Hujurat
1. The Messenger of Allah
(s.a.w.s.) said: One who recites
Surah Hujurat will be given ten
rewards equal to the number of those
who have obeyed Allah and those
who disobeyed Him.
2. Imam as-Sadiq (a.s.) said: One
who recites Surah Hujurat
every night or everyday would be
among those who visited
Muhammad (s.a.w.s.).
Reward of
reciting Surah Qaf
1. The Messenger of Allah
(s.a.w.s.) said: For one who recites it,
Allah lightens for him the pains
of death.
2. Imam al-Baqir (a.s.) said:
Whoever has been reciting Surah
Qaf in his obligatory and
supererogatory prayers Allah would grant
addition and increase in his
livelihood, his record of Deeds would be
in his right hand and (on the Day
of Judgment) his accounting would
be in an easy and peaceful way.
Reward of reciting
Surah Zariyat
1. The Messenger of Allah
(s.a.w.s.) said: One who recites this
Surah, Allah would give him
virtues in this world ten times the
number of blowing of the winds.
2. Imam as-Sadiq (a.s.) said: One
who keeps reciting Surah
Zariyat in the day or night,
Allah would improve the means of his
livelihood and grant him much
livelihood and also light up his grave
with such a lamp that would keep
burning and giving out light upto
the Day of Judgment.
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Reward of
reciting Surah Tur
1. It is narrated from Muhammad
bin Muslim from Abi
Abdullah and Abi Ja’far (a.s.)
that they said: For one who recites
Surah Tur, Allah gathers for him
the world and the Hereafter.
2. The Messenger of Allah
(s.a.w.s.) said: One who recites this
Surah, it is necessary upon Allah
to protect him from His
chastisement, and give him
rewards in Paradise.
Reward of
reciting Surah Najm
1. The Messenger of Allah
(s.a.w.s.) said: Whoever recites
Surah Najm, Allah would grant him
virtues ten times the number of
those who testified for the
Prophet Muhammad (s.a.w.s.) and those
who denied him.
2. Imam as-Sadiq (a.s.) says:
Whoever regularly recites Surah
Najm during the day or night
would become praiseworthy and
conspicuous among the people,
would be forgiven (his sins) and
would become popular and amiable
among the people.
Reward of
reciting Surah Qamar
1. The Messenger of Allah
(s.a.w.s.) said: One who recites
Surah Qamar every alternate night
till he dies, he would meet his
Lord with his face like a full
moon.
2. Imam al-Sadiq (a.s.) said: One
who recites: Surah Qamar,
Allah would take him out on a
she-camel from the she-camels of
Paradise.
Reward of
reciting Surah Rahman
1. The Messenger of Allah
(s.a.w.s.) said: Whoever recites
Surah Rahman, Allah would have
pity on his weakness and infirmity
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and thank him for the bounties
bestowed for him, because of his
expressing gratefulness.
2. Imam as-Sadiq (a.s.) said: One
who recites it regularly, Allah
would make his face bright.
Reward of
reciting Surah Waqiah
1. Imam al-Baqir (a.s.) said: One
who recites Waqiah every
night before going to sleep, he
would meet Allah while his face
would be like the moon on a full
moon night.
2. The Messenger of Allah
(s.a.w.s.) said: One who recites this
Surah, his name would never be
included among the careless ones.
3. The Messenger of Allah
(s.a.w.s.) said: One who recites it
everyday would never ever suffer
from hunger.
Reward of
reciting Surah Hadid
1. The Messenger of Allah
(s.a.w.s.) said: The one who recites
Surah Hadid, Waqiah and Rahman
would be hailed in the kingdom
of the heavens and the earth as a
dweller of Firdos (High garden in
Paradise).
2. The Messenger of Allah
(s.a.w.s.) said: One who recites Surah
Hadid would be considered as one
who has believed in Allah and
His Prophets.
3. The Messenger of Allah
(s.a.w.s.) said: If one recites Surah
Hadid he would become entitled
that Allah makes him safe from
chastisement and grants him
bounties in Paradise.
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Reward of
reciting Surah Mujadilah
1. The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w.s.)
said: One who regularly
recites Surah Hadid and Surah
Mujadilah regularly in his obligatory
prayers, Allah would not chastise
him as long as he lives.
Reward of
reciting Surah Hashr
1. The Messenger of Allah
(s.a.w.s.) said: Whoever recites
Surah Hashr then none from among
Paradise, Hell, Arsh (Allah’s
Throne) Chair, Curtains, the
seven Skies, the Seven earths, space,
wind, birds, trees, mountains,
Sun, Moon, and angels would miss
seeking forgiveness for him and
yearning for his safety. If that man
dies that day or that night he
would die a martyr.
Reward of
reciting Surah Mumtahena
1. Imam Ali bin al-Husain (a.s.)
said: One who recites Surah
Mumtahena in his obligatory and
recommended prayer, Allah
examines his heart for belief,
and brightens his sight and he is never
ever afflicted with poverty,
madness in himself or his children.
Reward of
reciting Surah Saff
1. The Messenger of Allah
(s.a.w.s.) said: If a person recites
Surah Saff, Prophet Isa (a.s.)
would pray for his safety and
forgiveness, so long as he lives
in this world and when he dies he
would be regarded among the
companions of Prophet Isa (a.s.) on
the Day of Judgment.
2. Imam al-Baqir (a.s.) said: If
a person recites Surah Saff and is
regular in reciting it in the
obligatory prayers, Allah includes him in
the row of His angels, prophets
and messengers, Insha Allah.
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Reward of
reciting Surah Jumah
1. The Messenger of Allah
(s.a.w.s.) said: If a person recites
Surah Jumah, Allah records for
him virtues ten times the number of
those who collected for Friday
prayer and those who did not come in
all the towns of Muslims.
2. The Messenger of Allah
(s.a.w.s.) said: There is great reward
for one who recites it regularly.
Reward of
reciting Surah Munafiqoon
1. The Messenger of Allah
(s.a.w.s.) said: One who recites it,
would become absolved of
polytheism and hypocrisy in religion.
Reward of
reciting Surah Taghabun
1. The Messenger of Allah
(s.a.w.s.) said: One who recites Surah
Taghabun will be protected from
sudden (accidental) death.
2. Imam as-Sadiq (a.s.) said: One
who recites Surah Taghabun
in his obligatory prayers it will
intercede for him on the Day of
Judgment, offer evidence for him
in justice, near one who considers
its testimony justified for himself,
it would not separate from him till
it has him admitted in Paradise.
Reward of
reciting Surah Talaq
1. The Messenger of Allah
(s.a.w.s.) said: One who recites Surah
Talaq dies on the Sunnah
(Practice) of the Messenger of Allah
(s.a.w.s.).
2. Imam as-Sadiq (a.s.) said: One
who recites Surah Talaq and
Tahrim in obligatory prayer,
Allah would keep him in His refuge
from what he fears or is
aggrieved on the Day of Judgment and save
him from the Fire and Allah would
admit him into Paradise due to
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his reciting the two Surahs, and
accord him protection because the
two Surahs are related to the
Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.).
Reward of
reciting Surah Tahrim
1. The Messenger of Allah
(s.a.w.s.) said: Whoever recites
Surah Tahrim, Allah would provide
him promptitude for sincere
repentance.
Reward of
reciting Surah Mulk
1. Imam al-Baqir (a.s.) said:
Whoever recites Surah Mulk this
Surah provides him protection
from the chastisement of grave…and
whoever recites Surah Mulk and
dies and angels Munkir and Nakeer
enter his grave and stand towards
his feet and the feet say to them:
You two have nothing to do here
because this man gets up and sits
with our help and used to recite
Surah Mulk in the day and night.
2. The Messenger of Allah
(s.a.w.s.) said: Reciting of Surah
Mulk is protection against
chastisement of grave.
Reward of
reciting Surah Qalam
1. Imam as-Sadiq (a.s.) says:
Whoever recites Surah “Noon wal
Qalam” in his obligatory or
recommended prayers, Allah would
always keep him safe and
protected from destitution and poverty,
and when that man dies, Allah
would grant him exemption from the
squeeze of the grave.
2. The Messenger of Allah
(s.a.w.s.) said: Whoever recites
Surah Qalam, Allah would give him
reward like those persons
whose good manners are likeable
in His view.
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Reward of
reciting Surah Haqqah
1. The Messenger of Allah
(s.a.w.s.) said: One who recites this
Surah, Allah takes an easy
account from him.
2. Imam al-Baqir (a.s.) said:
Recite Surah Haqqah very often
because recitation of Surah
Haqqah in obligatory and recommended
prayers is a sign of belief in
Allah and His Prophet and the religion
of the reciter would not remain
doubtful and uncertain till he meets
Allah.
Reward of
reciting Surah Ma’arij
1. It is narrated from Imam
as-Sadiq (a.s.) that he said: You
people should recite “Sa’ala
Saa-elun” (Surah Ma’arij) very much,
because whoever recites Surah Ma’arij
very much Allah would not
count his mistakes on the Day of
Judgment, and that man would be
in Paradise with the Holy Prophet
(s.a.w.s.), if Allah wills.
2. The Messenger of Allah
(s.a.w.s.) said: One who recites Surah
“Saa-ala Saa-elun” Allah gives
him the reward of those who are
faithful to their trusts and
covenant.
Reward of
reciting Surah Nuh
1. The Messenger of Allah
(s.a.w.s.) said: Whoever recites it and
puts forth his need and desire,
Allah would fulfill it in an easy and
simple way.
2. Imam as-Sadiq (a.s) said:
Whoever has belief and firm
conviction on Allah should not
miss recitation of “Inna Arsalna
Noohan ilaa Qaumeh” (i.e. Surah
Nuh) because whoever recites
Surah Nuh in his obligatory and
recommended prayer, Allah would
allow him to stay with the
virtuous and approved persons of Allah
and would award him three gardens
of paradise with his garden by
His special favors.
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Reward of
reciting Surah Jinn
1. Imam as-Sadiq (a.s.) said:
Whoever recites it often would
neither be affected by the evil
eye of Jinn in his worldly life, nor can
there be any effect on him of
sorcery, now can any harm occur to
him through any kind of
machination or Satanic action of the Jinn.
Also the reciter of Surah Jinn
would be in the company of the Holy
Prophet (s.a.w.s.) and his
Progeny (a.s.).
2. The Messenger of Allah
(s.a.w.s.) said: Whoever recites
Surah Jinn, for him there is
great reward and the person who recites
Surah Jinn would remain safe and
protected from Jinn.
Reward of
reciting Surah Muzzammil
1. The Messenger of Allah
(s.a.w.s.) said: One who recites Surah
Muzzammil, Allah lifts from him
the difficulty in the world and the
Hereafter.
2. The Messenger of Allah
(s.a.w.s.) said: One who recites this
Surah, there is for him a reward
equal to the reward of freeing as
many slaves as the number of
Satans and Jinns; and Allah removes
the trouble from the world and
the hereafter.
Reward of
reciting Surah Muddassir
1. The Messenger of Allah
(s.a.w.s.) said: Whoever recites
Surah Muddassir would get reward
ten times the number of those
who acknowledged the Prophet
Muhammad (s.a.w.s.) or disbelieved
in him in Mecca.
Reward of
reciting Surah Qiyamah
1. Imam al-Baqir (a.s.) said:
Whoever recites Surah Qiyamat
regularly and acts upon it, Allah
would raise him from the grave
with the Messenger of Allah
(s.a.w.s.) in the best form.
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2. The Messenger of Allah
(s.a.w.s.) said: Whoever recites this
Surah, I and Jibraeel would stand
witness for him on the Day of
Judgment that the man believed in
the Day of Judgment and that he
would come out of his grave with
face more lustrous than the faces
of other people, and a light
would be spreading before him. Whoever
recites it regularly would get
increase in livelihood and would be
protected and would become
popular among the people.
Reward of
reciting Surah Insan
1. The Messenger of Allah
(s.a.w.s.) said: One who recites it, his
recompense is on Allah that He
gives him Garden (Paradise) and silk
(of Paradise).
2. The Messenger of Allah
(s.a.w.s.) said: Whoever recites
Surah Dahr his reward is the High
Paradise, and whatever he wishes
about all the matters he has in
his heart, Allah would fulfill them all.
Reward of
reciting Surah Mursalat
1. Imam as-Sadiq (a.s.) said:
Whoever recites it, it becomes a
way of sincerity and a means of
affection between him and Prophet
Muhammad (s.a.w.s.).
Reward of
reciting Surah Naba
1. The Messenger of Allah
(s.a.w.s.) said: One who recites this
Surah and memorizes it, would not
be subjected to reckoning or the
Day of Judgment, except to the
extent of the writing of Surah Naba
and he would be admitted to
Paradise.
2. Imam as-Sadiq (a.s.) said: If
one recites “Amma Yatasaaaloon”
(Surah Naba) daily for one year
then a year would not pass
but he would have the honor of
paying homage to the Holy House of
Allah, if Allah wills.
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Reward of
reciting Surah Naziyat
1. Imam as-Sadiq (a.s.) said: One
who recites it, would not die
except as cheerful and hearty,
and Allah would not raise him from
the grave but in happy and
pleasant state, and he would not enter
Paradise except as happy and
joyful.
2. The Messenger of Allah
(s.a.w.s.) said: One who recites Surah
Naziyat would not be accounted on
the Day of Judgment except to
the extent of the obligatory
prayers till he would enter Paradise.
Reward of
reciting Surah Abasa
1. Imam as-Sadiq (a.s.) said:
Whoever recites “Abasa wa
Tawalla” (Surah Abasa) and “Izash
Shamso Kuwirrat” (Surah
Takwir) will abide with prestige
and high position under the shade of
Allah’s mercy and His Kindness in
Paradise, and it is not much for
Allah, if Allah wills.
2. The Messenger of Allah
(s.a.w.s.) said: Whoever recites this
Surah would come out of his grave
on the Day of Judgment
laughing, happy and joyful.
Reward of
reciting Surah Takwir
1. The Messenger of Allah
(s.a.w.s.) said: Whoever recites
Surah Takwir, Allah would save
him from humiliation on the Day of
Judgment when his scroll of deeds
would be made known (spread or
opened).
2. The Messenger of Allah
(s.a.w.s.) said: One who likes to see
the Day of Judgment as if he is
seeing it with his eyes, he should
recite “Izash Shamse Kuwwerat”
(Surah Takweer), and “Izas
Samaae Infitarat” (Surah Infitar)
and “Izas Samaae Inshaqaqat”
(Surah Inshiqaq).
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Reward of
reciting Surah Infitar
1. The Messenger of Allah
(s.a.w.s.) said: Whoever recites
Surah Infitar, Allah would keep
him safe from humiliation on the
Day of Judgment when his record
of deeds would be made known
and by command of Allah, his
hidden affair would not be disclosed,
and his condition on the Day of
Judgment would be wholesome.
2. Imam as-Sadiq (a.s.) said: One
who recites it at the time of
rain, Allah would forgive him
equal to the raindrops that fall.
Reward of
reciting Surah Mutaffefeen
1. Imam as-Sadiq (a.s.) said:
Whoever recites Surah Mutaffefeen
in his obligatory prayers, Allah
would keep him safe from the fire of
Hell on the Day of Judgment,
neither would the fire of Hell see him
nor will he see the fire of Hell,
and the reciter of Surah Mutaffefeen
would not have to pass over the
bridge of Hell, not would face any
questioning on the Day of
Judgment.
2. The Messenger of Allah
(s.a.w.s.) said: Whoever recites it,
Allah would make him drink sealed
scented water.
Reward of
reciting Surah Inshiqaq
1. Imam as-Sadiq (a.s.) said:
Whoever recites both these Surahs,
al-Infitar and al-Inshiqaq, in
his obligatory and recommended
prayers there would be no
impediment in his affair reaching Allah on
the Day of Judgment, and no
stopper would stop him, Allah would
look at him with mercy until the
reckoning of the people would be
over.
2. The Messenger of Allah
(s.a.w.s.) said: Whoever recites
Surah Inshiqaq, Allah would save
him from the position that his
record of deed be thrown behind
his back.
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Reward of reciting
Surah Buruj
1. The Messenger of Allah
(s.a.w.s.) said: Whoever recites
Surah Buruj, Allah would give him
rewards ten times the number of
those who gathered for the Friday
prayer and who were present on
the Day of Arafah in the world.
2. If a person recites Surah
Buruj in his obligatory prayers, by
virtue of the dignity of this
Surah, he would be raised among the
prophets because this Surah is
related to them.
Reward of
reciting Surah Tariq
1. The Messenger of Allah
(s.a.w.s.) said: Whoever recites
Surah Tariq, virtues ten times
the number of all the stars in the sky
would be written for him.
2. Imam as-Sadiq (a.s.) said:
Whoever recites Surah Tariq in his
obligatory prayer would enjoy
great prestige and position before
Allah on the Day of Judgment and
he would be among the friends of
the prophets and their companions
in Paradise.
Reward of
reciting Surah A’laa
1. The Messenger of Allah
(s.a.w.s.) said: Whoever recites
Surah Alaa would be given ten
rewards equal to the number of each
letter of the scriptures revealed
to Ibrahim, Musa and Muhammad
(s.a.w.s.).
2. Imam as-Sadiq (a.s.) said:
Whoever recites it in his obligatory
and recommended prayers, it would
be said to him on the Day of
Judgment: Enter Paradise from
whichever door you like.
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Reward of
reciting Surah Ghashiya
1. Imam as-Sadiq (a.s.) said: If
a person regularly recites: Surah
Ghashiya in his obligatory and
recommended prayers, Allah’s mercy
would pervade him in this world
as well as the next, and on the Day
of Judgment, Allah would keep
that man safe and protected from the
chastisement of fire.
Reward of
reciting Surah Fajr
1. The Messenger of Allah
(s.a.w.s.) said: One who recites it for
ten nights, He would forgive him
equal to the number he has recited,
and appoint for him a light on the
Day of Judgment.
Reward of
reciting Surah Balad
1. The Messenger of Allah
(s.a.w.s.) said: For one who recites it,
Allah would give him protection
against His anger on the Day of
Judgment.
2. The Messenger of Allah
(s.a.w.s.) said: Whoever recites
Surah Balad, Allah would keep him
safe from the hardships of Hell
on the Day of Judgment.
Reward of
reciting Surah Shams
1. The Messenger of Allah
(s.a.w.s.) said: Whoever recites it, is
like one who gives away in
charity all that on which the Sun and the
Moon shone (everything in the
world).
2. Imam as-Sadiq (a.s.) said:
Whoever recites Surah Shams,
Surah Lail, Surah Zuha and Surah
Alam Nashrah in one day or
night, nothing would remain that
would not stand witness for his
recitation on the Day of
Judgment, so much so that the reciter’s hair,
face, blood, muscles and even
bones would stand witness for him,
and everything that grows from
the earth would stand witness along
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with them and Allah would say: I
have accepted the evidence of all
of you for My servant, now admit
him into Paradise and give him all
that he likes on My behalf. Along
with this also give him more by
virtue of My mercy and favor.
Reward of
reciting Surah Lail
1. The Messenger of Allah
(s.a.w.s.) said: Whoever recites
Surah Lail, Allah would give him
so much that he would be pleased
and all kinds of hardships and
worries would get away from him,
and ease and prosperity would
come to him.
Reward of
reciting Surah Zuha
1. The Messenger of Allah
(s.a.w.s.) said: Whoever recites
Surah Zuha, Allah would allow the
Prophet Muhammad (s.a.w.s.) to
intercede for him on the Day of
Judgment and rewards ten times the
total number of beggars and
orphans would be recorded in his scroll
of deeds.
Reward of
reciting Surah Alam Nashra
1. The Messenger of Allah
(s.a.w.s.) said: Whoever recites it,
Allah awards him safety and
conviction. If someone has any ailment
in the chest then if it is
recited over him and written for him, Allah
would grant him cure.
2. The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w.s.)
said: One who recites it,
would be given reward like the
one who meets Prophet Muhammad
(s.a.w.s.) in a sorrowful mood
and removes his grief.
Reward of
reciting Surah Teen
1. Imam as-Sadiq (a.s.) said:
Whoever recites Surah Teen in his
obligatory and recommended
prayers would be given a place in
Paradise of his liking, if Allah
wills.
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2. The Messenger of Allah
(s.a.w.s.) said: Allah would give two
qualities: Forgiveness and
certainty. When he dies Allah would give
him reward of fasting days equal
to the number of times he recited it.
Reward of
reciting Surah Alaq
1. Imam as-Sadiq (a.s.) said: If
someone recites Surah Alaq in
the day or night and then he dies
the same day or night it is as
though he achieved the rank of
martyrdom and he would remain
alive like a martyr who might
have used his sword along with the
Messenger of Allah (s.a.w.s.).
2. Imam as-Sadiq (a.s.) said:
Whoever intends to go on a journey
and recites this Surah would
become safe from hardship and worry
of travel. Similarly in the voyage
on sea also, by power of Allah, he
would remain safe and protected
from every kind of grief and
calamity.
Reward of
reciting Surah Qadr
1. The Messenger of Allah
(s.a.w.s.) said: Whoever recites
Surah Qadr, for him there is
reward equal to that man’s who
observes all the fasts for the
month of Ramadan and who has
remained awake the night of Qadr
(Shab-e-Qadr).
2. Whoever recites it in his
obligatory prayers Allah makes an
announcer to announce: O servant
of Allah all your past sins have
been forgiven, now you pay
attention to your deeds.
3. Imam al-Baqir (a.s.) said: One
who recites a hundred times
during the night will see
Paradise before it is morning.
4. Imam Zainul Abideen (a.s.)
said: One who recites Inna
Anzalna (Surah Qadr) at the time
of Iftar (breaking the fast) or in
Saher (predawn meal) he would be
like the one who has smeared
himself in his blood on the path
of Allah.
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Reward of
reciting Surah Bayyinah
1. The Messenger of Allah
(s.a.w.s.) said: Indeed when Allah
hears the recitation of “Lam
Yakun” (Surah Bayyinah) He says: I
give you good news, My servant.
By My Power and Might, I would
settle you in Paradise till you
are satisfied.
2. Imam al-Baqir (a.s.) said:
Whoever recites Surah Bayyinah, is
untouched by Polytheism, hateful
of polytheists and has entered the
religion of Muhammad (s.a.w.s.),
and on the Day of Judgment, Allah
would raise him as a believer,
and his accounting would be very
easy.
Reward of
reciting Surah Zilzal
1. The Messenger of Allah
(s.a.w.s.) said: Surah Zilzal is equal
to half of Quran.
2. Imam as-Sadiq (a.s.) said: Do
not get tired of reciting Surah
Iza Zulzilatul Ardh, because
whoever recites it in his obligatory or
recommended prayers would never
face the calamity of an
earthquake by Power of Allah and
would not die because of
earthquake or lightning, nor
would his death occur through other
calamities of the world. When he
dies, it would be ordered, that he
be taken to Paradise, then Allah,
the Blessed, would say: My servant
you are an ornament for My
Paradise, so take your abode in it
wherever you like, nothing of
this place is inadmissible to you, nor
would anything of this place be
kept away from you.
Reward of
reciting Surah Adiyat
1. The Messenger of Allah
(s.a.w.s.) said: Surah Zilzal is equal
to half of Quran and Surah Adiyat
is equal to half the Quran.
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2. The Messenger of Allah
(s.a.w.s.) said: One who recites it,
would be given ten times the
rewards equal to the number of Hajj
pilgrims that stay in Muzdalifah
at night and were in the gathering.
3. Imam as-Sadiq (a.s.) said: One
who recites it, would be
with Ali (a.s.) on the Day of
Judgment and would be among his
special companions.
Reward of
reciting Surah Qariah
1. The Messenger of Allah
(s.a.w.s.) said: Whoever recites
this Surah would be kept safe by
Allah from the mischief of Dajjal
that he believes in him and the
man would remain safe from the
chastisement of Hell.
Reward of
reciting Surah Takathur
1. The Messenger of Allah
(s.a.w.s.) said: Can anyone of you
recite 1000 verses everyday? They
said: Who can recite a thousand
verses everyday? He said: But one
of you can recite Al-Hakaumut
Takathur.
2. Imam as-Sadiq (a.s.) said:
Whoever recites Al-Haakumut
Takathur (Surah Takathur) in his
obligatory Prayer, reward for a
hundred martyrs would be written
for him by command of Allah and
whoever recites it in his
recommended prayers, Allah would grant
him reward for fifty martyrs.
Further, if Allah wills, forty rows of
angels would offer prayer with
the reciter of Surah Takathur.
Reward of
reciting Surah Asr
1. Imam as-Sadiq (a.s.) said:
Whoever recites Surah Asr in his
optional prayers, Allah would
raise him on the Day of Judgment
with cheerful and smiling face
and happy and cool eyes, and
eventually he would be admitted
into Paradise.
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2. The Messenger of Allah
(s.a.w.s.) said: Whoever recites this
Surah, ten virtues would be
recorded in his scroll of deeds, and his
end would be good and he would be
counted among the followers of
truth.
Reward of
reciting Surah Humazah
1. Imam as-Sadiq (a.s.) said:
Whoever recites Wailul Lekulle
Humazah (Surah Humazah) in his
obligatory prayers, Allah would
remove poverty and destitution
from him and make livelihood easy
for him and also keep him safe
from accidental or bad death.
2. The Messenger of Allah
(s.a.w.s.) said: Whoever recites this
Surah, virtues equal to the
number of those who ridiculed the
Prophet Muhammad (s.a.w.s.) would
be recorded for him.
Reward of
reciting Surah Feel
1. The Messenger of Allah
(s.a.w.s.) said: For one who recites
it, Allah protects him in his
worldly life from false accusations and
evil transformation.
2. The Messenger of Allah
(s.a.w.s.) said: For one who recites it,
Allah would protect him from
painful chastisement and evil
transformation in the world.
Reward of
reciting Surah Quraish
1. Imam as-Sadiq (a.s.) said:
Whoever regularly recites “Surah
Li Ilafe Quraishin”, Allah would
raise him on the Day of Judgment
making him ride a conveyance of
Paradise so much so that on the
Day of Judgment that man would
sit on a brilliant and shining throne
of Paradise.
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2. In the tradition of Ubayy1 it is mentioned
that to whoever
recites it, Allah would grant ten
times the reward of the one who
made circumambulation of Holy Ka’ba
and performed Etekaaf in the
Holy Mosque.
Reward of
reciting Surah Maoon
1. Imam al-Baqir (a.s.) said:
Whoever recites Surah Maoon in
his obligatory and optional
prayers would be among those whose
prayers and fast are accepted by
Allah, the Mighty and the Sublime,
and that man would not be
subjected to reckoning for whatever he
has done in the world.
2. In the tradition of Ubayy:
Whoever recites it, Allah would
forgive him if he had been among
those who had fulfilled the duty of
paying Zakat.
Reward of
reciting Surah Kauthar
1. The Messenger of Allah
(s.a.w.s.) said: Whoever recites this
Surah, Allah would give him to
drink the water of Kauthar and from
all the streams of Paradise.
2. Imam as-Sadiq (a.s.) said:
Whoever recites Surah Kauthar in
his obligatory and recommended
prayers, Allah would give him to
drink from Kauthar on the Day of
Judgment and he would be of
those who had been with the
Messenger of Allah (s.a.w.s.) under the
shade of the tree (of Paradise)
Tuba.
Reward of
reciting Surah Kafiroon
1. The Messenger of Allah
(s.a.w.s.) said: Whoever recites it,
Allah would grant him reward like
one who has recited one-fourth of
1 It is Ubayy bin Ka’ab the famous companion who has
narrated from the Prophet
(s.a.) regarding the rewards of reciting chapters of
Quran.
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Quran, and the teasing of Satan
would remain away from him, and
on the Day of Judgment Allah
would keep him safe and protected
from fear and terror.
2. Imam as-Sadiq (a.s.) said:
Whoever recites Surah Kafiroon
and Surah Tawheed in one of his
obligatory prayers, Allah grants
forgiveness for him, for his
parents and for his children, and if his
name is written in the register
of unfortunate and disobedient
persons, then after erasing it He
writes in it the register of virtuous
and happy people and Allah would
grant him the death of a martyr
and raise him on the Day of
Judgment with the martyrs.
Reward of
reciting Surah Nasr
1. The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w.s.)
said: Whoever recites
Surah Nasr, would get reward like
the person who was with the
Prophet (s.a.w.s.) on the day of
the conquest of Mecca. Also
whoever recites Surah Nasr in his
prayer after al-Hamd, his prayer
and supplication would be deemed
to be most acceptable.
Reward of
reciting Surah Lahab
1. The Messenger of Allah
(s.a.w.s.) said: Whoever recites it,
Allah would not bring together
him and Abu Lahab at one place.
Reward of
reciting Surah Tawheed
1. The Messenger of Allah
(s.a.w.s.) said: One who recites Surah
Tawheed 200 times every day,
Allah writes for him 1500 rewards
and erases for him fifty sins
except if he is having debts.
2. The Messenger of Allah
(s.a.w.s.) said: One who recites Surah
Tawheed fifty times every day
will called on the Day of Judgment
from his grave: Stand up one who
praised Allah, and enter Paradise.
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3. The Messenger of Allah
(s.a.w.s.) said: One who recites Surah
Tawheed 100 times, Allah forgives
for him his sins of 50 years if he
refrains from four things:
Murder, illegal wealth, illegal sex and
wine.
4. The Messenger of Allah
(s.a.w.s.) said: One who recites Surah
Tawheed, it is as if he has
recited 1/3 of Quran and one who recites
it 100 times Allah makes for him
a palace in Paradise.
Reward of
reciting Surah Falaq
1. Imam al-Baqir (a.s.) said: One
who recites in Watr Prayer
Surah Falaq and Surah Naas with
Surah Tawheed, it is said to him:
O Servant of Allah!
Congratulations! Allah has accepted your
Midnight Prayer.
2. In the tradition of Ubayy: One
who recites Qul Aoozobe
Rabbil Falaq and Qul Auzubirabbin
Naas, it is as if he has recited all
the books Allah revealed on the
prophets.
Reward of
reciting Surah Naas
1. The Messenger of Allah
(s.a.w.s.) said: One who recites this
Surah on a calamity, it will
cease by the leave of Allah, the Exalted,
and in it is a cure for one who
recites it.
2. The Messenger of Allah
(s.a.w.s.) said: One who recites it at
the time of going to bed, Allah
the High, will protect him till the
morning, and it is refuge from
all troubles, pains and calamities, and
it is a cure for one who recites it.
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The virtues of reciting different
surahs and ayats
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Salaam all,
Thank you
Nadine for your email about the "7 reasons to read the Quran" , it
was both enlightening and encouraging. I have found an article taken from the
Mutma'inaa website - worth taking a look at:
(http://www.geocities.com/mutmainaa/index1.html) which is on "The
virtues of reciting different surahs and ayats" . Inshallah all will
find it to be of benefit and encouragement to read these surahs and the Quran
in general.
The
virtues of reciting different surahs and ayats:
Saying
'Bismillah'
The
Prophet (PBUH) said that it is one of the names of Allah the distance between
it and Allah's greatest name, is but like the distance between the black and
white of the eye seen from a close angle. [Hakim & Dhahabi in The Book of
Excellence of the Quran 1/552]
Ibn Abbas
RA said, concerning 'Bismillah', Allah evolved it for you, and never had He
evolved it unto any community before you. [Hakim in Al-Mustadrak &
Dhahabi in 'The Book of Excellence of the Quran 1/551] Surah al Fatihah
(1)
A man
came to the Prophet (PBUH) , embraced Islam then returned to his people. On
his way there were a group of men who had with them a mad man in iron
manacles. The group said, that they heard that the travelers friend (i.e.
Prophet Muhammad) had something good with him and so he exorcised the mad man
with Surah al Fatiha, and he was cured. As reward they gave the traveler 100
sheep. He then returned to the Prophet (PBUH) and narrated the story. The
Prophet asked if he did anything other than recite al-Fatiha, he said no. So
the Prophet (PBUH) said that while these people make their livelihoods out of
false incantations (i.e. worshipping false idols) the traveler earned the 100
sheep through something lawful; so he could keep the sheep. [Abu Dawud
3398/a]
Once the
Prophet (PBUH) was traveling when he disembarked and began walking alongside
a companion. He asked him, 'Shouldn't I tell you the best part of the
Qur'an?' then he recited 'Alhamdu lilahi rabil alameen' (Praise be to Allah,
Lord of the Worlds). [Hakim 1/560; Dhahabi & Al-Albaani in 'The authentic
series' 3/485]
The
Prophet (PBUH) said, 'Whoever mastered the first seven (chapters or verses)
from the Qur'an is a pontiff'. [Hakim 1/564; Dhahabi]
The
Prophet (PBUH) said, 'The mother of the Qur'an are the seven oft repeated
verses' [Bukhari 4704]
The
Prophet (PBUH) said, 'In the Fatiha of the Qur'an, there is a cure for all
maladies (illnesses)' [Darimi 3236]
Surah al
Baqarah (2)
The
Prophet (PBUH) said, 'The Qur'an and those who committed themselves to it
will be presented on the Day of judgement, preceded by Surah al-Baqarah and
Surah al Imran. [Muslim 805]
The
Prophet (PBUH) said, 'Learn how to recite Surah al-Baqarah for there is a
blessing in it, and there is sorrow for abandoning it, and it is unbearable
for the idle' and that 'al Baqarah and al Imran are like two flowers which
will shade their learner on the day of Judgement, as if there were two large
clouds or two flocks of birds'. [Ahmad 21872 & Buraida al-Aslami Muslim
1/553]
The
Prophet (PBUH) said, 'Recite Surah al Baqarah in your dwellings and do not
keep them as tombs. He also said that whoever recited Surah al Baqarah at
night would be crowned with a crown of paradise.' [Baihaqi in Al-Shuaib]
The
Prophet (PBUH) said, 'Do not make your house as tombs, for satan averts a
dwelling wherein Surah al Baqarah is recited' [Muslim 780]
The
Prophet (PBUH) was asked, 'Which part of the Quran is the best?'. He replied,
'The Surah in which the cow is mentioned'. He was then asked 'Which part of
that Surah?'. He replied, 'The verse of the Throne and the last part of Surah
al Baqarah came down from under the Throne' [Darimi 3248]
The
Prophet (PBUH) said, 'Al Baqara is the top (or pinnacle) of the Qur'an.
Eighty angels came down with each one of it's verses and extracted the verse
of the throne from under the throne, and it was joined to the other verses'
[Ahmad 5/26]
The
Prophet (PBUH) said, 'Whoever recited the Verse of the Throne at the end of
each obligatory prayer, nothing could prevent him from going to paradise
except death' [Darimi 3249/A]
The
Prophet said, 'Whoever recites 4 verses from the first part of Surah al
Baqarah, the verse of the Throne, two verses after the verse of the Throne
and three verses from the last part of Surah al Baqarah, Satan would never
come near him or the members of his family on that day, and nothing he
despises would come near him or the members of his family, and never are
these verses recited over a madman without him regaining his consciousness'
[Darimi 3249/A in the Book of Excellence of the Quran; an-Nasai in the Deeds
during the Day and Night]; Ibn Hibban & Tabrani]
Abdullah
ibn Masud (radiAllahu anhu) said, 'Whoever recited ten verses from al-Baqarah
in the night, Satan shall not have access to that house, during the night
till he wakes in the morning. These are: Four from the first part of the
Surah, followed by the verse of the Throne, two verses after the verse of the
Throne and three from the last part of the Surah'. [Darimi 3248/A]
Surah al
Imran (3)
Abdullah
ibn Masud (radiAllahu anhu) said, 'What an excellent treasure Surah al Imran
is to the pauper when he recites it in prayer during the last part of the
night' [Darimi 3264/A]
The
Prophet (PBUH) said, 'Allah's most Magnificent name, which when used to
implore Him, He responds, is found in three Surahs. Al Baqara, Al Imran and
Taha' [Hakim & Ibn Majah 3856]
The
Prophet (PBUH) said to Muadh (radiAllahu anhu), 'Should I not teach you a
supplication which, when used to implore Allah, Allah shall pay your debt,
even it be as huge as
Surah al
An'am (6)
The
Prophet (PBUH) said, 'This Surah was seen off by as many angels as could
block the horizon' [Hakim, Dhahabi & Baihaqi]
The
Prophet (PBUH) said, 'The Qur'an was revealed in one fifth part, whoever
memorised it in one fifth parts would not forget it. Except for Surah al
An'am, which was revelaed in it's entirity, seen off by seventy angels from
each heaven until they delivered it to the Prophet (PBUH). Never has it been
recited over a sick person, without Allah granting him a cure' [Baihaqi &
Khatib]
Surah
Yusuf (12)
The
Prophet (PBUH) said, 'Teach your relatives the recitation of Surah Yusuf,
for, any Muslim who recites it or teaches it to his family and slaves, Allah
shall ease for him the agony of death, and give him the strength that will
prevent him from envying a fellow Muslim' [Ibn Asakir]
Surah al
Kahf (18)
The
Prophet (PBUH) said, 'Whoever recited Surah al Kahf in the same manner in
which it was revealed, it will serve for him as a light on the Day of
Judgement, from his domicile to Makkah. And whoever recited the last ten
verses, and it happens that the Dajjal should appear after that, Dajjal will
not be empowered over him'. [Hakim 1/564 & Dhahabi]
The
Prophet (PBUH) said, 'Whoever recited Surah al Kahf on a Friday, Allah will
kindle for him abundant light to illuminate the period between the two
Fridays (the Friday on which the recitation was made and the next Friday)'
[Hakim 2/367, however Baihaqi disagreed with it's authenticity in Sahih Al
Jami 2/1104]
Bara bin
Azib said, 'While a man was reciting surah al Kahf, the man saw his beast
running away. When he looked up in it's direction he saw something like a
cloud, and the man came and narrated the story to the Prophet (PBUH) who
said, that it was tranquility and it came down with the Qur'an'. [Tirmidhi
2810/A]
Surah al
Mu'minun (23)
Ibn Masud
RA recited (Surah al Mu'minun from verse 115 to 118) in the ear of an
afflicted person and the man was cured. The Prophet (PBUH) said, 'What did
you reicte in his ear?'. Ibn Masud told him, and the Prophet (PBUH) said, 'By
He in Whose hand lies my soul, were a believing man to recite it over a
mountain, it would have melted'. [Fath al Qadir 3/502]
Surah as
Sajdah (32)
The
Prophet (PBUH) would not sleep until he recited Surah as Sajdah. [Tirmidhi
5/165; Hakim 2/412 & Dhahabi in Sahih al Jamiea (22/789)]
Khalid
ibn Ma'dan (radiAllahu anhu) said, "Recite the Deliverer, which is Alif
Laam Tanzeel, for I have heard that a man who had committed many sins used to
recite it and nothing else. It spread its wing over him and said, O My Lord,
forgive him, for he often used to recite me. So the Lord Most High made it an
intercessor for him and said, Record for him a good deed and raise him a
degree in place of every sin." Khalid (radiAllahu anhu) also said,
"It will dispute on behalf of the one who recites it when he is in his
grave saying, O Allah, if I am part of Thy Book, make me an intercessor for
him. But if I am not a part of Thy Book, blot me out of it. It will be like a
bird putting its wing on him, it will intercede for him and will protect him
from the punishment in the grave." He said the same about
Tabaarakalladhi (Surah Mulk). Khalid (radiAllahu anhu) did not go to sleep at
night till he had recited them. Taus said that they were given sixty virtues
more than any other Surah in the Holy Qur'an.
Surah
Yasin (36)
The
Prophet (PBUH) said, 'Whoever recited Surah Yasin in the night seeking
Allah's pleasure, Allah would forgive him' [Ibn Hibban, Darimi 3283/A, Abu
Yala, Tabarani, Baihaqi & Ibn Mardawaih]
The
Prophet (PBUH) said, 'Whoever recited Surah Yasin would seem (in terms of
reward) as if he had recited the Qur'an ten times.' [Maqal, Tirmidhi 2812/A
& Dhahabi]
Surah ad
Dukhan (44)
Ibn Masud
(radiAllahu anhu) said, 'The 'ha-meems' are the embeleshment of the Quran
[Hakim, Dhahabi, Ibn Al Mundhir & Baihaqi]
The
'ha-meems' refer to the seven Surahs which have ha-meem at the start.
Surah al
Fath (48)
The
Prophet (PBUH) said, 'A Surah of the Qur'an was revealed to me tonight,
indeed it is the dearest Surah to my heart, than anything under the sun'.
Then the Prophet (PBUH) recited Surah al Fath verses 1-5. [Bukhari 5012]
Surah ar
Rahman (55)
The
Prophet (PBUH) went to the companions and recited Surah ar Rahman but they
were all quiet. He told them that he went to the jinn and recited it to them
and they were responsive. And when he would recite the verses 'And which of
the favours of the Lord will you deny' the jinn would respond 'There is
nothing among your bounties that we can deny, all praise belong to Allah'
[Tirmidhi, Ibn al Mundhir, Al Adhama & Hakim 2/474]
The
Prophet (PBUH) said, 'Everything has a bride, and the bride of the Quran is
Surah ar Rahman' [Baihaqi in Shuab al Eiman]
Surah al
Waqiah (56)
The
Prophet (PBUH) said, 'Whoever recites surah al Waqiah at night would never
encounter poverty' [Ibn Sunni 620]
The
Prophet (PBUH) said, 'Surah al Waqiah is the Surah of Wealth, so recite it
and teach it to your children' [Ibn Asakir]
Surah al
Hadid (57)
The
Prophet (PBUH) used to recite Surahs of Glorification before returing and he
said that there is a verse in them which is better than a thousand verses.
[Tirmidhi 5/181] NB These Surahs are: Al-Hadid, Al-Hashr, As-Saf, Al-Juma and
At-Tagabun
Surah al
Hashr (59)
The
Prophet (PBUH) said, 'Whoever when he wakes in the morning says 'I seek
refuge with Allah against the accursed satan' and then recited three verses
from the last part of Surah al Hashr, will be assigned seventy thousand
angels to pray for him until the evening, and should he die that day, he
would have died a martyr' [Ibn Ahmad, Darimi, Tirmidhi 5/182]
Surah al
Mulk (67)
The
Prophet (PBUH) said, 'There is a surah in the Qur'an which is only thirty
verses. It defended whoever recited it , until it puts him into paradise'
i.e. Surah al Mulk [Fath al Qadir 5/257, Sahihul Jamiea 1/680, Tabrani in
Al-Awsat & Ibn Mardawaith]
The
Prophet (PBUH) said, 'Surah al Mulk is the protector from the torment of the
grave' [Sahihul Jamiea 1/680, Hakim 2/498 & Nasai]
Jabir
(radiAllahu anhu) said it was the custom of the Holy Prophet sallallahu
alaihe wasallam not to go to sleep until he had read Tabarakalladhi Biyadihil
Mulk and Alif Laam Meem Tanzeel. [Ahmad, Tirmidhi and Darami]
Anas
(radiAllahu anhu) reported Rasulullah (sallallahu alaiyhi wasalam) as saying,
"There is a Surah which will plead for its reciter till it causes him to
enter paradise (Tabarakalladhi Biyadihil Mulk)." [Tabrani] Surah al
Zilzilah (99)
The
Prophet (PBUH) said, 'Whoever recited Surah Zilzilah would get the reward of
reciting half the Qur'an. Whoever recited surah al Kaafiroon would get a
reward as if reading a quarter of the Qur'an. Whoever recited Surah al Ikhlas
would get a reward as if reading one third of the Qur'an'. [Tirmidhi 2818/A]]
An old
man, saying that his heart had difficulty in remembering, and tongue is
sluggish asked the Prophet (salAllahu alayhi wasalam); "Teach me the
reading of a comprehensive surah." So Prophet (salAllahu alayhi wasalam)
taught him to recite Idha dul dilatil ardhu dhildalaha up to the end. The man
said, "I swear by Him who has sent you with the truth that I shall never
recite more than that." Surah Aadiyat (100)
The
Prophet (PBUH) said, 'Whoever recietes Aadiyat his reqard equals one half of
the Qur'an' [Hakim 1/566 & Tirmidhi 2894]
Surah at
Takathur (102)
The
Prophet (PBUH) said, 'Whoever recited one thousand verses in one night would
meet Allah with a smile on his face'. Someone said, 'O Apostle, who can
recite a thousand verses?'. The Prophet then recited Surah and then said, 'By
He in Whose hand my soul is, it is equal to a thousand verses' [Al Khatib in
Al Muttafaq wal Muftaraq & Dailami in Fath al Qadir 5/487]
Surah al
Kafiroon (109)
The
Prophet (PBUH) said, 'Recite surah al Kafiroon and then go to sleep after
coming to its end, for it is a clearance from shirk' [Abu Dawud 4396 &
Hakim 1/565]
Surah al
Ikhlas (112)
A man
said to the Prophet (PBUH), 'I really love this surah'. The Prophet replied,
'And your love for it will enable you to enter paradise' [Tirmidhi 2826/A]
The
Prophet (PBUH) said, 'By Him in Whose hand my soul is, it is equal to one
third of the Qur'an!' [Bukhari 5014]
Anas
(radiAllahu anhu) reported the Holy Prophet (salAllahu alayhi wasalam) as
saying, "If anyone recites two hundred times daily, Qul huwallahu ahad
the sins of fifty years will be wiped out, unless he is in debt."
[at-Tirmidhi and Darami]. The latter version has fifty times and he did not
mention unless he is in debt
Surah al
Falaq (113)
The
Prophet (PBUH) said, 'O Uqba, learn to recite Surah al Falaq, for you would
never recite a surah more cherished by Allah and more profound in His sight
than this surah' [Durais, Ibn al Anbari, Hakim, Dhahabi & Ibn Mardawaih]
The
Prophet (PBUH) used to seek refuge from the jinn as well as from the evil eye
until Surah al Falaq and An Naas were revealed. Afterwhich he would recite
these two for those purposes. [Tirmidhi 1984]
[Reference:
The Excellence of the chapters and verses of the Qur'an by Mohammad Abdul
Bashir Rafiuddeen, translated by Mohammad Sani Adams and Abdur Rahman Hayat.
Revised by Dr. Ba-Joudah Umm ul Qura Uni,
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