Surah Ikhlas

Recitation of Surah al-ikhlas is equivalent to a third of the quran

1. Recitation of Surah al-ikhlas is equivalent to a third of the quran. In the hadith, abu hurairah (mabpwh) narrated that the prophet (pbuh) said: “gather around for i will recite to you a third of the quran.” then when people had gathered, the prophet (pbuh) came out and recited surat qul hu-wallaahu ‘ahad, and then went …back in. People then said to one another: “it must have been news from heaven which made him go back in.” the prophet (pbuh) then came out again and said: “i have told you that i will recite to you a third of the quran. Verily, it is equivalent to a third of the quran.” (surat al-ikhlas) in another hadith abi ad’dardaa (mabpwh) narrated that the prophet (pbuh) said: “would any of you be unable to read a third of the quran in one night?” the people replied: “how could a person read a third of the quran?” the prophet (pbuh) said: “surat qul hu-wallaahu ‘ahad is equivalent to a third of the quran.” in a hadith narrated by abi sa’eed al-khudri (mabpwh) a man once heard another man recitingsurat qul hu-wallaahu ‘ahad, repeating it again and again. In the morning, the man came to the prophet (pbuh) and mentioned that occurrence. The man had apparently not appreciated the importance of what he had heard, but the prophet (pbuh) turned to him and said: “by the one who possesses my soul! It is equivalent to a third of the quran.”

2. The increase of the recitation of surat al-ikhlas is a means of attaining the love of allah in a hadith narrated by aisha (mabpwh), the prophet (pbuh) once appointed a man in command of a brigade and this man was leading his men in prayer and he used to conclude his prayers by reading surat qul hu-wallaahu ‘ahad. Upon their return, they mentioned this fact to the prophet (pbuh). He (pbuh) in turn said: “ask him why he did that.” they asked the man, and he replied: “because it contains the attributes of the most compassionate and i love reading it.” the prophet (pbuh) then said: “inform him that allah loves him.”

3. Surat al-ikhlas is a means of entering paradise. In a hadith abu hurairah (mabpwh) said: “i arrived with the prophet (pbuh) and he heard a man reciting surat qul hu-wallaahu ‘ahad, and when he finished reading it, the prophet (pbuh) said: ‘inevitable!’ so i asked: ‘what is inevitable, o messenger of allah?’ he (pbuh) said: ‘paradise!’ i wanted to go and give the man the glad tidings, but i was afraid that i would miss lunch with the prophet (pbuh), and when i returned later, the man had gone.” in another hadith, narrated by anas (mabpwh), a man came to the prophet (pbuh) and said: “i love surat qul hu-wallaahu ‘ahad.” the prophet (pbuh) said: “your love of it has granted you paradise.” in another hadith, the prophet (pbuh) said: “whoever goes to bed at to sleep and lies on his right side and he recites surat qul hu-wallaahu ‘ahad 100 times, on the day of judgement the lord, praise be to him, will say to him: ‘o my servant! Enter paradise on your right.'”