فضائل سورة يس والملك والرحمن والواقعة
Virtues of Surah Yasin, al-Mulk, ar-Rahman, and al-Waqi’ah
Translated by: Reza Ervani bin Asmanu
This article, “Virtues of Surah Yasin, al-Mulk, ar-Rahman, and al-Waqi’ah,” is included in the Islamic Questions and Answers Category
السؤال
Question:
ماهي السبع المنجيات من سورالقرآن ؟؟ وما جزاء قراءة كل سوره منها …..؟؟ لقد علمت أن منهن سورة الدخان والملك والرحمن والواقعه ويس ولست متأكده من الباقي.. أرجو الرد على هذا السؤال بالتفصيل إذا أمكن.. وشكراً…
What are the seven saving surahs of the Qur’an? And what is the reward for reciting each of them? I have heard that they include Surah ad-Dukhan, al-Mulk, ar-Rahman, al-Waqi’ah, and Yasin, but I am not sure about the others. Please explain this in detail if possible. Thank you.
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:
فلم نعثر على دليل صحيح يثبت ما ذكره السائل.
We have not found any authentic evidence establishing what the questioner has mentioned.
وقد روى الترمذي وقال: حسن غريب من هذا الوجه عن ابن عباس قال: ضرب بعض أصحاب النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم خباءه على قبر -وهو لا يحسب أنه قبر- فإذا فيه إنسان يقرأ سورة تبارك الذي بيده الملك حتى ختمها، فأتى النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم فقال: يا رسول الله إني ضربت خبائي على قبر وأنا لا أحسب أنه قبر فإذا فيه إنسان يقرأ سورة تبارك الملك حتى ختمها، فقال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم:
At-Tirmidhi narrated — and said that it is hasan gharib through this route — from Ibn ‘Abbas that one of the Companions of the Prophet ﷺ pitched his tent over a grave without realizing that it was a grave. He then heard a person inside reciting Surah Tabarak alladhi bi-yadihi al-mulk until he completed it. He went to the Prophet ﷺ and said: “O Messenger of Allah, I pitched my tent over a grave without realizing that it was a grave, and there was a person inside reciting Surah Tabarak until he completed it.” The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said:
هي المانعة هي المنجية تنجيه من عذاب القبر.
“It is the protector; it is the savior. It saves him from the punishment of the grave.”
وفي سند هذا الحديث يحيى بن عمرو بن مالك قال أحمد بن حنبل ليس بشيء وضعفه يحيى بن معين ورماه حماد بن زيد بالكذب.
In the chain of this hadith is Yahya bin ‘Amr bin Malik. Ahmad bin Hanbal said of him: “He is nothing.” Yahya bin Ma’in declared him weak, while Hammad bin Zayd accused him of lying.
وروى الدارمي عن خالد بن معدان أنه قال: اقرؤا المنجية وهي “الم* تنزيل” -أي السجدة، وقال في تبارك مثلها، وكان لا يبيت حتى يقرأهما.
Ad-Darimi narrated from Khalid bin Ma’dan that he said: “Recite the saving surah, namely Alif Lam Mim Tanzil” — meaning Surah as-Sajdah. He also said the same regarding Surah Tabarak, meaning al-Mulk, and he would not spend the night without reciting both of them.
وخالد بن معدان تابعي، وفي السند إليه عبدة بنته ولم يوثقها إلا ابن حبان.
Khalid bin Ma’dan was a Tabi’i. In the chain leading to him is ‘Abdah, his daughter, and no one declared her trustworthy except Ibn Hibban.
وفي مسند أحمد والترمذي وصححه الحاكم عن جابر بن عبد الله رضي الله عنه، أن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم: كان لا ينام حتى يقرأ بالسجدة والملك.
In Musnad Ahmad and at-Tirmidhi, and authenticated by al-Hakim from Jabir bin ‘Abdillah, may Allah be pleased with him, it is reported that the Prophet ﷺ would not sleep until he had recited Surah as-Sajdah and Surah al-Mulk.
وليعلم أن القرآن كله منج لقارئه والعامل به من عذاب القبر والنار والمخاطر.
It should be understood that the entire Qur’an is a source of salvation for the one who recites it and acts upon it, protecting him from the punishment of the grave, the Fire, and various dangers.
وقد وردت في فضل السور المذكورة في السؤال أحاديث وآثار: فمما ورد في يس، ما رواه أبو يعلى بإسناد جيد -كما قال ابن كثير- عن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم:
A number of hadiths and reports have been narrated concerning the virtues of the surahs mentioned in the question. Regarding Surah Yasin, Abu Ya’la narrated with a good chain — as Ibn Kathir stated — from Abu Hurayrah, may Allah be pleased with him, that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said:
من قرأ يس في ليلة أصبح مغفوراً له، ومن قرأ حم التي يذكر فيها الدخان أصبح مغفوراً له.
“Whoever recites Yasin at night will wake up forgiven, and whoever recites Ha Mim in which ad-Dukhan is mentioned will wake up forgiven.”
وروى أبو داود وابن ماجه، وأحمد عن معقل بن يسار عن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم أنه قال:
Abu Dawud, Ibn Majah, and Ahmad narrated from Ma’qil bin Yasar that the Prophet ﷺ said:
اقرؤا على موتاكم يس.
“Recite Yasin over those among you who are dying.”
وهذا في حالة الاحتضار، قال ابن كثير رحمه الله: ولهذا قال بعض العلماء: من خصائص هذه السورة أنها لا تقرأ عند أمر عسير إلا يسره الله تعالى، وكأن قراءتها عند الميت لتنزل الرحمة وليسهل عليه خروج الروح. انتهى
This refers to the state of dying. Ibn Kathir, may Allah have mercy on him, said: “For this reason, some scholars have said that among the special qualities of this surah is that it is not recited at a difficult matter except that Allah Most High makes it easy. It is as though its recitation beside the dying person is intended for mercy to descend and for the departure of the soul to be made easier.” End quote.
وورد في فضائل سورة يَس أحاديث كثيرة وأكثرها لا يصح كحديث:
Many hadiths have been narrated regarding the virtues of Surah Yasin, but most of them are not authentic, such as the hadith:
إن لكل شيء قلباً وقلب القرآن يَس، ومن قرأ يس كتب الله له بقراءتها قراءة القرآن عشر مرات.
“Everything has a heart, and the heart of the Qur’an is Yasin. Whoever recites Yasin, Allah will record for him the reward of reciting the Qur’an ten times.”
رواه الترمذي وقال غريب، وفيه رجل مجهول وهو هارون أبي محمد.
At-Tirmidhi narrated this hadith and said that it is gharib. Its chain contains an unknown narrator, Harun Abu Muhammad.
ومما ورد في سورة الملك ما رواه الترمذي وحسنه وأحمد عن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم:
Regarding Surah al-Mulk, at-Tirmidhi narrated it and graded it hasan, and Ahmad also narrated from Abu Hurayrah, may Allah be pleased with him, that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said:
إن سورة من القرآن ثلاثون آية شفعت لرجل حتى غفر له، وهي سورة تبارك الذي بيده الملك.
“Indeed, there is a surah in the Qur’an consisting of thirty verses that interceded for a man until he was forgiven. It is Surah Tabarak alladhi bi-yadihi al-mulk.”
ومما ورد في سورة الواقعة ما رواه البيهقي، وأبو يعلى بسند ضعيف عن ابن مسعود رضي الله عنه قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم:
Regarding Surah al-Waqi’ah, al-Bayhaqi and Abu Ya’la narrated with a weak chain from Ibn Mas’ud, may Allah be pleased with him, that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said:
من قرأ سورة الواقعة في كل ليلة لم تصبه فاقة أبداً.
“Whoever recites Surah al-Waqi’ah every night will never be afflicted by poverty.”
وكان ابن مسعود يأمر بناته بقراءتها كل ليلة.
Ibn Mas’ud used to instruct his daughters to recite it every night.
وأما سورة الرحمن فقد وردت في فضائلها أحاديث ضعيفة، منها ما رواه البيهقي في شعب الإيمان عن علي رضي الله عنه قال: سمعت رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم يقول:
As for Surah ar-Rahman, several weak hadiths have been narrated concerning its virtues. Among them is the report narrated by al-Bayhaqi in Shu’ab al-Iman from ‘Ali, may Allah be pleased with him, who said: I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say:
لكل شيء عروس، وعروس القرآن الرحمن.
“Everything has a bride, and the bride of the Qur’an is ar-Rahman.”
وأخرج البيهقي أيضاً عن فاطمة رضي الله عنها قالت: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم:
Al-Bayhaqi also narrated from Fatimah, may Allah be pleased with her, that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said:
قارئ الحديد وإذا وقعت الواقعة والرحمن يدعى في ملكوت السماوات والأرض ساكن الفردوس.
“The one who recites al-Hadid, Idha Waqa’at al-Waqi’ah, and ar-Rahman will be called in the dominion of the heavens and the earth: an inhabitant of al-Firdaws.”
وكلا الحديثين ضعيف الإسناد كما قال الألباني رحمه الله، وراجع الفتوى الأخرى هنا
Both hadiths have weak chains of transmission, as Shaykh al-Albani, may Allah have mercy on him, explained. See another fatwa here:
والله أعلم.
And Allah knows best.
Source: IslamWeb
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