The Entire Qur’an Is a Source of Salvation for Those Who Act Upon It

القرآن كله نجاة لمن عمل به

The Entire Qur’an Is a Source of Salvation for Those Who Act Upon It

Translated by: Reza Ervani bin Asmanu

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السؤال

Question:

ماهي السور التي تسمى السبع المنجيات ؟

Which surahs are known as the “Seven Saving Surahs”?

الإجابــة

Answer:

الحمد لله، والصلاة والسلام على رسول الله، وعلى آله وصحبه، أما بعد:

All praise is due to Allah, and may peace and blessings be upon the Messenger of Allah, his family, and his Companions. To proceed:

فإن القرآن الكريم كله سوره وآياته شفاء لما في الصدور وهدى ورحمة للمؤمنين ونجاة لمن اعتصم به واهتدى بهداه.

Indeed, the entire Noble Qur’an — all of its surahs and verses — is a healing for what is within the hearts, guidance and mercy for the believers, and a source of salvation for whoever holds firmly to it and follows its guidance.

ولم نقف على سبع سور معينة بالعد من النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم، أو من صحابته الكرام…. أنها تسمى المنجيات، وإن كانت وردت أحاديث صحيحة وحسنة وضعيفة في فضائل بعض السور والآيات،

We have not found any report from the Prophet ﷺ or from his noble Companions specifying seven particular surahs and calling them “the Saving Surahs,” although authentic, hasan, and weak hadiths have been narrated regarding the virtues of certain surahs and verses.

فمن ذلك ما صح في فضل فاتحة الكتاب وأنها رقية، وما ثبت في سورة البقرة وآل عمران وآية الكرسي وخواتيم سورة البقرة…. وما صح في فضل الكهف، وأن حفظ أواخرها يحفظ من الدجال، وما جاء في فضل سورة الملك.

Among these are authentic reports concerning the virtue of Surah al-Fatihah and its use as ruqyah, what has been established concerning Surah al-Baqarah, Ali ‘Imran, Ayat al-Kursi, and the closing verses of Surah al-Baqarah. There are also authentic reports concerning the virtue of Surah al-Kahf and that memorizing its closing verses protects from the Dajjal, as well as reports concerning the virtue of Surah al-Mulk.

وقد جمع بعضهم ثمان سور خصها بالذكر وأطلق عليها اسم المنجيات، وهذه السور -كما يزعم- هي: الكهف، والسجدة، ويس، وفصلت، والدخان، والواقعة، والحشر، والملك.

Some people have gathered eight particular surahs and given them the name “the Saving Surahs.” According to this claim, they are: al-Kahf, as-Sajdah, Yasin, Fussilat, ad-Dukhan, al-Waqi’ah, al-Hashr, and al-Mulk.

وقد ظهرت هذه السور مجموعة في مطبوعة وأطلق عليها السور المنجيات، ولم نقف على أصل لتسمية هذه السور بالمنجيات،

These surahs have appeared together in printed compilations under the title as-Suwar al-Munjiyat — “the Saving Surahs.” However, we have not found any basis for giving these surahs that designation.

وإن كان بعضها قد صحت الأحاديث بفضله وذكر بعض خصائصه، فمن ذلك ما رواه الترمذي وحسنه، أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قال عن سورة الملك: هي المانعة المنجية تنجي من عذاب القبر.

Nevertheless, authentic hadiths have established the virtues of some of these surahs and mentioned certain special qualities. Among them is what at-Tirmidhi narrated and graded hasan, that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said concerning Surah al-Mulk: “It is the protector, the savior; it saves from the punishment of the grave.”

والحاصل: أننا لم نقف على سبع سور مخصوصة تسمى السبع المنجيات، وأن السور الثمانية المذكورة لا أصل لتسميتها بالمنجيات، وإن كانت وردت أحاديث وآثار بفضل بعضها.

In conclusion, we have not found any seven specific surahs that are authentically known as “the Seven Saving Surahs.” Likewise, there is no basis for calling the eight surahs mentioned above “the Saving Surahs,” although hadiths and reports have been narrated concerning the virtues of some of them.

والله أعلم.

And Allah knows best.

Source: IslamWeb