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Sahih Muslim Book 6 – Hadith 319-326

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Sahih Muslim Book 6 – Hadith 319-326 Chapter 46: The virtue of reciting al-Mu`awwidhatain (the two surahs seeking refuge with Allah ). 'Uqba b. 'Amir reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying: What wonderful verses have been sent down today. the like of which has never been seen! They are:" Say: I seek refuge with the Lord of the dawn ," and" Say: I seek refuge with the Lord of men ." ( Sahih Muslim Book 6 – Hadith 319 ) 'Uqba b. 'Amir reported: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said to me: There have been sent down to me verses the like of which had never been seen before. They are the Mu'awwadhatain . ( Sahih Muslim Book 6 – Hadith 320 ) This hadith has been narrated through another chain of transmitters directly from the Companions of Muhammad (ﷺ). ( Sahih Muslim Book 6 – Hadith 321 ) Chapter 47: The virtue of one who acts in accordance with the Qur’an and teaches it. And the virtue of one who learns wisdom from Fiqh or other types of knowled...

Sahih Muslim Book 6 – Hadith 311-318

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Sahih Muslim Book 6 – Hadith 311-318 Chapter 44: The virtue of Surat al-Kahf and Ayat al-Kursi . Abu Darda ' reported Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) as saying: If anyone learns by heart the first ten verses of the Surah al-Kahf , he will be protected from the Dajjal . ( Sahih Muslim Book 6 – Hadith 311 ) This hadith has been transmitted by Qatada with the same chain of transmitters. But Shu'ba (one of the narrators) said: At the end of Surah al-Kahf, but Hammam said: At the beginning of Surah al-Kahf. ( Sahih Muslim Book 6 – Hadith 312 ) Ubayy b. Ka'b said: Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: O Abu' al-Mundhir , do you know the verse from the Book of Allah which, according to you, is the greatest? I said: Allah and His Apostle (ﷺ) know best. He again said: Abu'l-Mundhir, do you know the verse from the Book of Allah which, according to you, is the greatest? I said: Allah, there is no god but He, the Living, the Eternal. Thereupon he struck me on my breast and said: May kn...

Sahih Muslim Book 6 – Hadith 305-310

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Sahih Muslim Book 6 – Hadith 305-310 Chapter 43: The virtue of al-Fatihah and the closing verse of Surat al-Baqarah ; and the encouragement to recite the two verses at the end of Surat al-Baqarah. Ibn 'Abbas reported that while Gabriel was sitting with the Apostle (ﷺ) he heard a creaking sound above him. He lifted his head and said: This is a gate opened in heaven today which had never been opened before. Then when an angel descended through it, he said: This is an angel who came down to the earth who had never come down before. He greeted and said: Rejoice in two lights given to you which have not been given to any prophet before you: Fatihat al-Kitab and the concluding verses of Surah al-Baqara . You will never recite a letter from them for which you will not be given (a reward). ( Sahih Muslim Book 6 – Hadith 305 ) 'Abd al-Rahman b. Yazid reported: I met Abu Mas'ud near the House ( Ka'ba ) and said to him: A hadith has been conveyed to me on your authority abou...

Sahih Muslim Book 6 – Hadith 300-304

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Sahih Muslim Book 6 – Hadith 300-304 Chapter 41: The virtue of reciting the Qur’an in prayer and learning it. Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying: Would any one of you like, when he returns to his family, to find there three large, fat, pregnant she-camels? We said: Yes. Upon this he said: Three verses that one of you recites in his prayer are better for him than three large, fat, pregnant she-camels. ( Sahih Muslim Book 6 – Hadith 300 ) 'Uqba b. 'Amir reported: When we were in Suffa , the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) came out and said: Which of you would like to go out every morning to Buthan or al-'Aqiq and bring two large she-camels without being guilty of sin or without severing the ties of kinship ? We said: Messenger of Allah, we would like to do it. Upon this he said: Does not one of you go out in the morning to the mosque and teach or recite two verses from the Book of Allah. the Majestic and Glorious? That is better for him than two she-camels, ...

Sahih Muslim Book 6 – Hadith 292-299

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Sahih Muslim Book 6 – Hadith 292-299 Chapter 39: It is recommended to recite the Qur’an to people of virtue who are skilled in its recitation, even if the reciter is better than the one to whom it is recited. Anas reported Allah 's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying to Ubayy b. Ka'b : Allah has commanded me to recite the Qur'an to you. He said: Did Allah mention me to you by name? He (the Holy Prophet) said: Allah made a mention of your name to me. (On hearing this) Ubayy b. Ka'b wept. ( Sahih Muslim Book 6 – Hadith 292 ) Anas reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying to Ubayy b. Ka`b: Allah has commanded me to recite to you:" Those who disbelieve were not..." (al-Qur'an, xcviii. 1). He said: Did He mention me by name? He (the Prophet said): Yes. Upon this he shed tears (of gratitude). ( Sahih Muslim Book 6 – Hadith 293 ) Those who disbelieve from among the people of the Scripture (Jews and Christians) and Al-Mushrikûn , were not going to leave (their disbelief)...

Sahih Muslim Book 6 – Hadith 288-291

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Sahih Muslim Book 6 – Hadith 288-291 Chapter 37: The virtue of the one who memorizes the Qur’an . Abu Musa al-Ash'ari reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying: A believer who recites the Qur'an is like an orange whose fragrance is sweet and whose taste is sweet; a believer who does not recite the Qur'an is like a date which has no fragrance but has a sweet taste; and the hypocrite who recites the Qur'an is like a basil whose fragrance is sweet, but whose taste is bitter; and a hypocrite who does not recite the Qur'an is like the colocynth which has no fragrance and has a bitter taste. ( Sahih Muslim Book 6 – Hadith 288 ) This hadith has been narrated by Qatada with the same chain of transmitters but with one alteration that instead of the word: " hypocrite" ( Munafiq ), there it is" wicked" ( fajir ). ( Sahih Muslim Book 6 – Hadith 289 ) Chapter 38: The virtue of the one who is skilled in reciting Qur’an and th...