Fiqh al-Adiyah wa-al-Adhkar - Abd al-Razzaq ibn Abd al-Muhsin al-Badr - (3/60)

Fiqh al-Adiyah wa-al-AdhkarAbd al-Razzaq ibn Abd al-Muhsin al-Badr

Talib—may Allah be pleased with him—that he said: “I do not think that any person of sound mind whom Islam has reached should sleep before reciting the Throne Verse and the closing verses of Surat al-Baqarah, for they are from a treasure beneath the Throne.”1

The words of the Prophet—peace and blessings be upon him—“for they are from a treasure beneath the Throne” have been authentically established in more than one hadith traced back to him. Among them is the report narrated by Imam Ahmad in his Musnad from Abū Dharr—may Allah be pleased with him—who said that the Messenger of Allah—peace and blessings be upon him—said: “I was given the closing verses of Surat al-Baqarah from a treasure beneath the Throne.”2

The Musnad also reports from Uqbah ibn Āmir al-Juhanī—may Allah be pleased with him—that the Messenger of Allah—peace and blessings be upon him—said: “Recite the two verses at the end of Surat al-Baqarah, for I was given them from beneath the Throne.”3

Another report concerning the virtue of these two verses was narrated by Imam Muslim in his Sahīh from Ibn Abbās—may Allah be pleased with them both—who said: “While Gabriel was sitting with the Prophet—peace and blessings be upon him—he heard a creaking sound above him. He raised his head and said, ‘This is a gate that was opened today and had never before been opened.’ An angel then descended through it, and Gabriel said, ‘This is an angel who has descended to earth and had never descended before today.’ The angel offered greetings and said, ‘Rejoice in two lights bestowed upon you that were not bestowed upon any prophet before you: the Opening of the Book and the closing verses of Surat al-Baqarah. You will not recite even one letter from either of them without being granted it.’”4

Shaykh al-Islām Ibn Taymiyyah—may Allah have mercy on him—said: “Know that Allah—glorified is He—granted His Prophet Muhammad—peace and blessings be upon him—the closing verses of Surat al-Baqarah from a treasure beneath the Throne, from which no prophet before him had been given anything. Whoever reflects upon these verses and understands what they contain of

(1) Ibn Kathīr cited it in his Tafsīr (1/507), and al-Nawawī cited it with different wording in al-Adhkār (p. 89), stating: “Its chain of transmission is sound according to the criteria of al-Bukhārī and Muslim.” (2) Al-Musnad (5/180); authenticated by al-Albānī, may Allah have mercy on him, in Sahīh al-Jāmiʿ (no. 1060). (3) Al-Musnad (4/147); authenticated by al-Albānī, may Allah have mercy on him, in Sahīh al-Jāmiʿ (no. 1172). (4) Sahīh Muslim (no. 806).

طالب ﵁ أنَّه قال: " ما أرى أحداً يعقل بلغه الإسلامُ ينامُ حتَّى يقرأ آية الكرسي وخواتيم سورة البقرة، فإنَّها من كنْز تحت العرش"١. وقوله ﷺ "فإنَّها من كنْز تحت العرش " ثبت مرفوعاً إلى النَّبِيّ ﷺ في غير ما حديث، منها ما رواه الإمام أحمد في مسنده عن أبي ذر ﵁ قال: قال رسول الله ﷺ: "أُعْطِيتُ خواتيم سورة البقرة مِن كَنْز تحت العرش"٢. وفي المسند أيضاً عن عقبة بن عامر الجهني ﵁ قال: قال رسول الله ﷺ: "اقرأ الآيتين من آخر سورة البقرة، فإنِّي أُعْطِيتُهما من تحت العرش"٣. ومِمَّا ورد في فضل هاتين الآيتين ما أخرجه الإمام مسلم في صحيحه عن ابن عباس ﵄ قال: "بينما جبريل قاعدٌ عند النَّبِيّ ﷺ إذ سَمع نقيضاً من فوقه فرفع رأسه فقال: "هذا بابٌ فُتح اليوم لَم يُفتَح قَطُّ إلاَّ اليوم، فنَزَل منه مَلَكٌ فقال: هذا مَلَكٌ نزل إلى الأرض لَم يَنْزِل قَطُّ إلاَّ اليوم فسَلَّمَ، وقال: أَبْشِر بنُورَيْن أُوتِيتَهُما لَم يُؤْتَهُما نَبِيٌّ قبلك، فاتحة الكتاب وخواتيم سورة البقرة، لن تَقرَأَ بِحرف منها إلاَّ أُعْطِيتَه"٤. قال شيخ الإسلام ابن تيمية ﵀: "اعلم أنَّ الله سبحانه أعطى نبيَّه محمداً ﷺ وبارك ـ خواتيم سورة البقرة من كَنْز تحت العرش، لَم يُؤْتَ منه نَبِيٌّ قبله، ومن تدَبَّر هذه الآيات وفهم ما تضمَّنته من

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