Uqbah bin Amir al-Juhani said: When we were in the Suffah, the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم asked: Which of you would like to go out every morning to Buthan or Al-'Aqiq and bring two large humped and fat she-camels without being guilty of sin and severing ties of relationship ? They (the people) said: Messenger of Allah, we would all like that. He said: If any one of you goes out in the morning to the mosque and learns two verses of the Book of Allah, the Exalted, it is better for him than two she-camels, and three verses are better for him than three she-camels, and so on than their numbers in camels.
Read More..Abu Hurairah reported the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم as saying: All praise be to Allah, the Lord of the Universe (1) is the epitome or basis of the Quran, the epitome or basis of the Book, and the seven oft-repeated verses.
Read More..Abu Saeed bin al-Mu'alla said that when he was praying the Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم passed by him and he called him. He said: I prayed ant then I came to him. He asked: What prevented you from answering me ? He replied: I was praying. He said: Has not Allah said: O you who believe, respond to Allah and the Messenger when he calls you to that which gives you life ? (8: 24) Let me teach you the greatest surah from the Quran or in the Quran (the narrator Khalid doubted) before I leave the mosque. I said: (I shall memorize) your saying. He said: It is: Praise be to Allah, the Lord of the Universe which is the seven oft-repeated verses, and the mighty Quran.
Read More..Narrated Abdullah ibn Abbas: The Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم was given seven repeated long surahs, while Moses was given six, When he threw the tablets, two of them were withdrawn and four remained.
Read More..Ubayy bin Kab said: The Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم said: Abu al-Mundhir, which verse of Allah's Book that you have is creates ? I replied: Allah and His Messenger know best. He said: Abu al-Mundhir, which verse of Allah's that you have is greatest ? I said: Allah, there is no god but He, the Living, the Eternal. Thereupon he struck me on the beast and said: May knowledge be pleasant for you, Abu al-Mundhir.
Read More..Abu Saeed al-Khudri said: A man heard another man reciting Say, He is Allah, One He was repeating it. When the next morning came, he went to the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم and mentioned to him. The man tool it (this surah) as a small one. The Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم said: By Him in Whose Hand is my life, it is equivalent to a third of the Quran.
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