Al-Bukhari recorded from Abu Sa`id that a man heard another man reciting
﴿قُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ ﴾
(Say: "He is Allah, One.'') and he was repeating over and over. So when morning came, the man went to the Prophet and mentioned that to him, and it was as though he was belittling it. The Prophet said,
«وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ إِنَّهَا لَتَعْدِلُ ثُلُثَ الْقُرْآن»
(By He in Whose Hand is my soul, verily it is equivalent to a third of the Qur'an.) Abu Dawud and An-Nasa'i also recorded it. Another Hadith Al-Bukhari recorded from Abu Sa`id, may Allah be pleased with him, that the Messenger of Allah said to his Companions,
«أَيَعْجِزُ أَحَدُكُمْ أَنْ يَقْرَأَ ثُلُثَ الْقُرْآنِ فِي لَيْلَةٍ؟»
(Is one of you not able to recite a third of the Qur'an in a single night) This was something that was difficult for them and they said, "Which of us is able to do that, O Messenger of Allah'' So he replied,
«اللهُ الْوَاحِدُ الصَّمَدُ ثُلُثُ الْقُرْآن»
("Allah is the One, As-Samad'' is a third of the Qur'an.) Al-Bukhari was alone in recording this Hadith.
Another Hadith that its Recitation necessitates Admission into Paradise |
Imam Malik bin Anas recorded from `Ubayd bin Hunayn that he heard Abu Hurayrah saying, "I went out with the Prophet and he heard a man reciting `Say: He is Allah, the One.' So the Messenger of Allah said,
«وَجَبَت»
(It is obligatory.) I asked, `What is obligatory' He replied,
«الْجَنَّة»
(Paradise.)'' At-Tirmidhi and An-Nasa'i also recorded it by way of Malik, and At-Tirmidhi said, "Hasan Sahih Gharib. We do not know of it except as a narration of Malik.'' The Hadith in which the Prophet said,
«حُبُّكَ إِيَّاهَا أَدْخَلَكَ الْجَنَّة»
(Your love of it will cause you to enter Paradise.) has already been mentioned.
A Hadith about repeating this Surah |
`Abdullah bin Imam Ahmad recorded from Mu`adh bin `Abdullah bin Khubayb, who
reported that his father said, "We became thirsty and it had become dark while
we were waiting for the Messenger of Allah to lead us in prayer. Then, when he
came out he took me by my hand and said,
«قُل»
(Say.) Then he was silent. Then he said again,
«قُل»
(Say.) So I said, `What should I say' He said,
﴿قُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ
أَحَدٌ ﴾
وَالْمُعَوِّذَتَيْنِ
حِينَ تُمْسِي وَحِينَ تُصْبِحُ ثَلَاثًا، تَكْفِكَ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ
مَرَّتَيْن»
(Say: "He is Allah, One,'' and the two Surahs of Refuge (Al-Falaq and An-Nas)
when you enter upon the evening and the morning three times (each). They will be
sufficient for you two times every day.)'' This Hadith was also recorded by Abu
Dawud, At-Tirmidhi and An-Nasa'i. At-Tirmidhi said, "Hasan Sahih Gharib.''
An-Nasa'i also recorded through another chain of narrators with the wording,
«يَكْفِكَ كُلَّ
شَيْء»
(They will suffice you against everything.)
Another Hadith about supplicating with it by Allah's
Names |
In his Book of Tafsir, An-Nasa'i recorded from `Abdullah bin Buraydah, who
reported from his father that he entered the Masjid with the Messenger of Allah
, and there was a man praying and supplicating saying, "O Allah! Verily, I ask
you by my testifying that there is no God worthy of worship except You. You are
the One, the Self-Sufficient Sustainer of all, Who does not give birth, nor were
You born, and there is none comparable to Him.'' The Prophet said,
وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي
بِيَدِهِ لَقَدْ سَأَلَهُ بِاسْمِهِ الْأَعْظَم، الَّذِي إِذَ
A Hadith about seeking a Cure by these Surahs |
Al-Bukhari recorded from `A'ishah that whenever the Prophet would go to bed
every night, he would put his palms together and blow into them. Then he would
recite into them (his palms), `Say: He is Allah, One', `Say: I seek refuge with
the Lord of Al-Falaq', and `Say: I seek refuge with the Lord of mankind.' Then
he would wipe whatever he was able to of his body with them (his palms). He
would begin wiping his head and face with them and the front part of his body.
He would do this (wiping his body) three times. The Sunan compilers also
recorded this same Hadith.
﴿بِسْمِ اللَّهِ
الرَّحْمَـنِ الرَّحِيمِ ﴾
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
﴿قُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ
أَحَدٌ - اللَّهُ الصَّمَدُ - لَمْ يَلِدْ وَلَمْ يُولَدْ - وَلَمْ يَكُنْ لَّهُ
كُفُواً أَحَدٌ ﴾
(1. Say: "He is Allah, One.'') (2. "Allah As-Samad.'') (3. "He begets not,
nor was He begotten.'') (4. "And there is none comparable to Him.'') The reason
for the revelation of this Surah has already been mentioned. `Ikrimah said,
"When the Jews said, `We worship `Uzayr, the son of Allah,' and the Christians
said, `We worship the Messiah (`Isa), the son of Allah,' and the Zoroastrians
said, `We worship the sun and the moon,' and the idolators said, `We worship
idols,' Allah revealed to His Messenger ,
﴿قُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ
أَحَدٌ ﴾
(Say: "He is Allah, One.'') meaning, He is the One, the Singular, Who has no
peer, no assistant, no rival, no equal and none comparable to Him. This word
(Al-Ahad) cannot be used for anyone in affirmation except Allah the Mighty and
Majestic, because He is perfect in all of His attributes and actions. Concerning
His saying,
﴿اللَّهُ الصَّمَدُ
﴾
(Allah As-Samad.) `Ikrimah reported that Ibn `Abbas said, "This means the One
Who all of the creation depends upon for their needs and their requests.'' `Ali
bin Abi Talhah reported from Ibn `Abbas, "He is the Master Who is perfect in His
sovereignty, the Most Noble Who is perfect in His nobility, the Most Magnificent
Who is perfect in His magnificence, the Most Forbearing Who is perfect in His
forbearance, the All-Knowing Who is perfect in His knowledge, and the Most Wise
Who is perfect in His wisdom. He is the One Who is perfect in all aspects of
nobility and authority. He is Allah, glory be unto Him. These attributes are not
befitting anyone other than Him. He has no coequal and nothing is like Him.
Glory be to Allah, the One, the Irresistible.'' Al-A`mash reported from Shaqiq,
who said that Abu Wa'il said,
﴿الصَّمَدُ﴾
(As-Samad.) is the Master Whose control is complete.''
Allah is Above having Children and procreating |
Then Allah says,
﴿لَمْ يَلِدْ وَلَمْ
يُولَدْ - وَلَمْ يَكُنْ لَّهُ كُفُواً أَحَدٌ ﴾
(He begets not, nor was He begotten. And there is none comparable to Him.)
meaning, He does not have any child, parent or spouse. Mujahid said,
﴿وَلَمْ يَكُنْ لَّهُ
كُفُواً أَحَدٌ ﴾
(And there is none comparable to Him.) "This means He does not have a
spouse.'' This is as Allah says,
﴿بَدِيعُ
السَّمَـوَتِ وَالاٌّرْضِ أَنَّى يَكُونُ لَهُ وَلَدٌ وَلَمْ تَكُنْ لَّهُ
صَـحِبَةٌ وَخَلَقَ كُلَّ شَىْءٍ﴾
(He is the Originator of the heavens and the earth. How can He have children
when He has no wife He created all things.) (6:101) meaning, He owns everything
and He created everything. So how can He have a peer among His creatures who can
be equal to Him, or a relative who can resemble Him Glorified, Exalted and far
removed is Allah from such a thing. Allah says,
﴿وَقَالُواْ اتَّخَذَ
الرَّحْمَـنُ وَلَداً - لَقَدْ جِئْتُمْ شَيْئاً إِدّاً - تَكَادُ السَّمَـوَتُ
يَتَفَطَّرْنَ مِنْهُ وَتَنشَقُّ الاٌّرْضُ وَتَخِرُّ الْجِبَالُ هَدّاً - أَن
دَعَوْا لِلرَّحْمَـنِ وَلَداً - وَمَا يَنبَغِى لِلرَّحْمَـنِ أَن يَتَّخِذَ
وَلَداً - إِن كُلُّ مَن فِى السَّمَـوَتِ وَالاٌّرْضِ إِلاَّ آتِى الرَّحْمَـنِ
عَبْداً - لَّقَدْ أَحْصَـهُمْ وَعَدَّهُمْ عَدّاً - وَكُلُّهُمْ ءَاتِيهِ يَوْمَ
الْقِيَـمَةِ فَرْداً ﴾
(And they say: Ar-Rahman has begotten a son. Indeed you have brought forth
(said) a terrible evil thing. Whereby the heavens are almost torn, and the earth
is split asunder, and the mountains fall in ruins, that they ascribe a son to
Ar-Rahman. But it is not suitable for Ar-Rahman that He should beget a son.
There is none in the heavens and the earth but comes unto Ar-Rahman as a slave.
Verily, He knows each one of them, and has counted them a full counting. And all
of them will come to Him alone on the Day of Resurrection.) (19:88-95) And Allah
says,
﴿وَقَالُواْ اتَّخَذَ
الرَّحْمَـنُ وَلَداً سُبْحَانَهُ بَلْ عِبَادٌ مُّكْرَمُونَ - لاَ يَسْبِقُونَهُ
بِالْقَوْلِ وَهُمْ بِأَمْرِهِ يَعْمَلُونَ ﴾
(And they say: "Ar-Rahman has begotten a son. Glory to Him! They are but
honored servants. They speak not until He has spoken, and they act on His
command.) (21:26-27) Allah also says,
﴿وَجَعَلُواْ
بَيْنَهُ وَبَيْنَ الْجِنَّةِ نَسَباً وَلَقَدْ عَلِمَتِ الجِنَّةُ إِنَّهُمْ
لَمُحْضَرُونَ ﴾
سُبْحَـنَ اللَّهِ
عَمَّا يَصِفُونَ-﴾
(And they have invented a kinship between Him and the Jinn, but the Jinn know
well that they have indeed to appear before Him. Glorified is Allah! (He is
free) from what they attribute unto Him!) (37:158-159) In Sahih Al-Bukhari, it
is recorded (that that the Prophet said),
«لَا أَحَدَ أَصْبَرُ
عَلَى أَذًى سَمِعَهُ مِنَ اللهِ، يَجْعَلُونَ لَهُ وَلَدًا، وَهُوَ يَرْزُقُهُمْ
وَيُعَافِيهِم»
(There is no one more patient with something harmful that he hears than
Allah. They attribute a son to Him, while it is He Who gives them sustenance and
cures them.) Al-Bukhari also recorded from Abu Hurayrah that the Prophet said,
«قَالَ اللهُ عَزَّ
وَجَلَّ: كَذَّبَنِي ابْنُ آدَمَ وَلَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ ذَلِكَ، وَشَتَمَنِي وَلَمْ
يَكُنْ لَهُ ذَلِكَ، فَأَمَّا تَكْذِيبُهُ إِيَّايَ فَقَوْلُهُ: لَنْ يُعِيدَنِي
كَمَا بَدَأَنِي، وَلَيْسَ أَوَّلُ الْخَلْقِ بِأَهْوَنَ عَلَيَّ مِنْ إِعَادَتِهِ،
وَأَمَّا شَتْمُهُ إِيَّايَ فَقَوْلُهُ: اتَّخَذَ اللهُ وَلَدًا، وَأَنَا الْأَحَدُ
الصَّمَدُ، لَمْ أَلِدْ وَلَمْ أُولَدْ، وَلَمْ يَكُنْ لِي كُفُوًا أَحَد»
(Allah the Mighty and Majestic says, "The Son of Adam denies Me and he has no
right to do so, and he abuses Me and he has no right to do so. In reference to
his denial of Me, it is his saying: `He (Allah) will never re-create me like He
created me before.' But the re-creation of him is easier than his original
creation. As for his cursing Me, it is his saying: `Allah has taken a son.' But
I am the One, the Self-Sufficient Master. I do not give birth, nor was I born,
and there is none comparable to Me.'') This is the end of the Tafsir of Surat
Al-Ikhlas, and all praise and blessings are due to Allah. |
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