12/25/11

Which Ayah in Allah's Book is the greatest

السلام عليكم و رحمة الله و بركاته
بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيمِ
The Messenger of Allah
(صلى الله عليه و سلم )
said: "Abu Mundhir! Do you know which Ayah in Allah's Book is the greatest?" I replied: " It is Allah la ilaha illa Huwal-Haiyul-Qayum (Allah! none has the right to be worshiped but He, the Ever Living..." (2:256) Thereupon he
(صلى الله عليه و سلم ) patted me in the chest and said, "Rejoice by this knowledge, O Abu Mundhir!"
[Muslim]

Commentary: The words cited in the Hadith occur in the beginning of Ayat-ul-Kursi (No.256 of Surat Al-Baqarah of the holy Qur'an)

12/24/11

Al-Mu'awwidhatain

السلام عليكم و رحمة الله و بركاته
بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيمِ
The Messenger of Allah
(صلى الله عليه و سلم )
used to seek protection against the evil of jinn and the evil eyes till Surat Al-Falaq and Surat An-Nas were revealed. After the were revealed, he took to them for seeking Allah's protection and left everything else besides them.
[At-Tirmidi]

Commentary: These Surah are also called 'Al-Mu'awwidhatain' which mean two Surah which provide protection. It is, therefore very useful to seek the protection of Allah by reciting them.

12/23/11

Read the Qur'an in a nice voice

السلام عليكم و رحمة الله و بركاته
بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيمِ
"He who does not read the Qur'an in a pleasant tone is not of us"
[Abu Dawud]

Commentary: The words "is not of us" mean that he is not following the way of the Prophet (صلى الله عليه و سلم )with regard to recitation of the Qur'an.

12/22/11

Read Quran Often

السلام عليكم و رحمة الله و بركاته
بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيمِ
"Read the Qur'an regularly. By the One in Whose Hand Muhammad's
(صلى الله عليه و سلم )
soul is, it escapes from memory faster than a came does from its tying ropes."
[Al-Bukhari and Muslim]

12/21/11

Read Quran

السلام عليكم و رحمة الله و بركاته
بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيمِ
" Whoever recites a letter from the Book of Allah, he will be credited with a good deed, and a good deed gets a ten-fold reward. I do not say that Alif-Lam-Mim is one letter, but Alif is a letter, Lam, is a letter and Mim is a letter."
[At-Tirmidhi]

12/1/11

O son of Adam

السلام عليكم و رحمة الله و بركاته
بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيمِ
‎"O son of Adam, how is your heart ever going to be softened by the recitation of Qur’an when all you read for is to reach the end of the surah?"
— Hasan Al-Basri