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“Then how will it be when We bring from every nation a witness and bring you over these (1) as a witness?” He said, “That is enough for you now.” I turned toward him and saw that his eyes were streaming with tears. Agreed upon.

183 – Chapter: Encouragement to recite particular surahs and verses

1016 – Abū Saʿīd Rāfiʿ ibn al-Muʿallā (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to me, “Shall I not teach you the greatest surah in the Quran before you leave the mosque?” Then he took hold of my hand. When we were about to leave I said, “O Messenger of Allah, you said you would certainly teach me the greatest surah in the Quran.” He replied, “Al-ḥamdu lillāhi Rabb al-ʿālamīn (All praise belongs to Allah, Lord of the worlds); it is the Seven Oft-Repeated and the Magnificent Quran that I have been given.” Narrated by al-Bukhārī.

1017 – Abū Saʿīd al-Khudrī (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said concerning Qul Huwa Allāhu Aḥad, “By Him in whose hand is my soul, it is equal to one-third of the Quran.”

In another narration the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to his companions, “Is any one of you unable to recite one-third of the Quran in a single night?” That weighed heavily on them and they said, “Who among us could manage that, O Messenger of Allah?” He answered, “Qul Huwa Allāhu Aḥad, Allāhu ’ṣ-Ṣamad – it is one-third of the Quran.” Narrated by al-Bukhārī.

1018 – And from him: A man heard another man reciting Qul Huwa Allāhu Aḥad again and again. When morning came he went to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and mentioned it to him, while the reciter regarded it as insignificant (2). The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, “By Him in whose hand is my soul, it is indeed equal to one-third of the Quran.” Narrated by al-Bukhārī.

1019 – Abū Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said about Qul Huwa Allāhu Aḥad, “It is equivalent to one-third of the Quran.” Narrated by Muslim.

(1) “Ummataka” means “your community”; “hasbuk” means “your recitation is sufficient”; and “tadhrafan” means “their tears flow,” i.e., their eyes weep out of mercy for his ummah, for he ﷺ bears witness only to the truth while his community is never entirely free of sin. (2) Yataqalluha—with a fatha on both the ya and the ta and a doubled lam—means that one deems it a meager or trifling deed.

﴿فَكَيْفَ إِذَا جِئْنَا مِن كُلِّ أُمَّةٍ بِشَهِيدٍ وَجِئْنَا بِكَ عَلَىٰ هَٰؤُلَاءِ (١) شَهِيدًا﴾ قال : «حَسْبُكَ الْآنَ» فَالْتَفَتَ إِلَيْهِ ، فَإِذَا عَيْنَاهُ تَذْرِفَانِ . متفق عليه . ١٨٣ - باب الحث على سور وآيات مخصوصة ١٠١٦ - عن أبي سعيد رافع بن المعلى رضي الله عنه قال : قال لي رسول الله ﷺ : «أَلَا أُعَلِّمُكَ أَعْظَمَ سُورَةٍ فِي الْقُرْآنِ قَبْلَ أَنْ تَخْرُجَ مِنَ الْمَسْجِدِ ؟» فَأَخَذَ بِيَدِي ، فَلَمَّا أَرَدْنَا أَنْ نَخْرُجَ قُلْتُ : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّكَ قُلْتَ : لَأُعَلِّمَنَّكَ أَعْظَمَ سُورَةٍ فِي الْقُرْآنِ ؟ قال : «الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ ، هِيَ السَّبْعُ الْمَثَانِي وَالْقُرْآنُ الْعَظِيمُ الَّذِي أُوتِيتُهُ» رواه البخاري . ١٠١٧ - وعن أبي سعيد الخدري رضي الله عنه ، أن رسول الله ﷺ قال في ﴿قُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ﴾ : «وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ إِنَّهَا لَتَعْدِلُ ثُلُثَ الْقُرْآنِ» . وفي رواية أن رسول الله ﷺ قال لأصحابه : «أَيَعْجِزُ أَحَدُكُمْ أَنْ يَقْرَأَ بِثُلُثِ الْقُرْآنِ فِي لَيْلَةٍ» فَشَقَّ ذَلِكَ عَلَيْهِمْ ، وَقَالُوا : أَيُّنَا يُطِيقُ ذَلِكَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ؟ فقال : «قُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ اللَّهُ الصَّمَدُ» : «ثُلُثُ الْقُرْآنِ» رواه البخاري . ١٠١٨ - وعنه أن رجلاً سمع رجلاً يقرأ : «قُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ» يُرَدِّدُهَا فَلَمَّا أَصْبَحَ جَاءَ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَذَكَرَ ذَلِكَ لَهُ وَكَانَ الرَّجُلُ يَتَقَالَّهَا (٢) فقال رسول الله ﷺ : «وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ إِنَّهَا لَتَعْدِلُ ثُلُثَ الْقُرْآنِ» رواه البخاري . ١٠١٩ - وعن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه ، أن رسول الله ﷺ قال في : ﴿قُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ﴾ : «إِنَّهَا تَعْدِلُ ثُلُثَ الْقُرْآنِ» رواه مسلم .

(١) أي : أمتك . و (حسبك) أي : كافيك قراءتك . و (تذرفان) أي : تجري دموعهما رحمة لأمته فإنه ﷺ لا يشهد إلا حقاً ، وأمته لا تخلو من اقتراف الذنوب . (٢) يتقالها - بفتح التحتية والفوقية وتشديد اللام - أي : يعدها قليلة في العمل .