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علیہ وسلم was given seven repeated long surahs, while Moses was given six, When he threw the tablets, two of them were withdrawn and four remained.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.
Read More..Narrated Uqbah ibn Amir: I was driving the she-camel of the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم during a journey. He said to me: Uqbah, should I not teach you two best surahs ever recited? He then taught me: Say, I seek refuge in the Lord of the dawn, and Say, I seek refuge in the Lord of men. He did not see me much pleased (by these two surahs). When he alighted for prayer, he led the people in the morning prayer and recited them in prayer. When the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم finished his prayer, he turned to me and said: O Uqbah, how did you see.
Read More..Narrated Uqbah ibn Amir: White I was travelling with the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم between al-Juhfah and al-Abwa', a wind and intense darkness enveloped us, whereupon the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم began to seek refuge in Allah, reciting: I seek refuge in the Lord of the dawn, and I seek refuge in the Lord of men. He then said: Uqbah, use them when seeking refuge in Allah, for no one can use anything to compare with them for the purpose. Uqbah added: I heard him reciting them when he led the people in prayer.
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