Translated by Dr Shameq Sayeed
In the name of Allah, the most Beneficent, the Most Merciful
They said:ย What is the degree of authenticity of the Prophetic narrations found regarding the virtues of chapters (sลซrahs) of the Noble Qurโฤn?
I said: The authenticated (แนฃahฤซh) of them are very few, and of the most well known established แนฃahฤซh is what reliable narrators have transmitted about the virtues of sลซrah al-fฤtiแธฅah, al-baqarah, al-โImrฤn, al-ikhlฤแนฃ and al-muโawwidhatฤn (sลซrah al-falaq and al-nฤs).ย
Ibn Taymiyyah, may Allah have mercy on him, said in Minhฤj al-Sunnah (4/434): โAnd similarly also in the books of exegesis (tafsฤซr) are transmitted matters from the Prophet ๏ทบ the people of knowledge know that they are false, like narrations of the virtues of the sลซrahs of the Qurโฤn that Thaโlabi and al-Wฤhidi mention about the beginning of every sลซrah, and al-Zamakhshari mentions about the end of every surah.โ
al-โUjluni has said in Kashf al-Khifฤโ: โAnd of the fabricated narrations are narrations that some disbelievers have fabricated, or the ignorant from those who claim to be แนฃลซfi, about the virtues of the sลซrahs bar a few, and one should not be misled by the mention of these narrations by al-Wฤhidi, al-Thaโlabi, al-Zamakhshari and al-Bayแธฤwi in their exegeses, as the masters of แธฅadฤซth have pointed out.
al-Suyลซแนญi has said in Tadrฤซb al-Rฤwi: โAnd of the fabricated are the แธฅadฤซth narrated from Ubayy ibn Kaโb from the Prophet about the Qurโฤn, sลซrah by sลซrah, from its beginning to its end.โ
al-โUjluni has also said: โAnd the [แธฅadฤซth] chapter (bฤb) on the virtues of the Qurโฤn [about] whosoever recites such a sลซrah, for him is such, from the beginning of the Qurโฤn to the end, sลซrah by sลซrah, and the virtue of the recitation of each sลซrah – they have narrated that and ascribed it to Ubayy ibn Kaโb, and all of that is made up, fabricated, by consensus of the people of แธฅadฤซth.
They said: Is there any แธฅadฤซth about sลซrah al-Kahf which is แนฃahฤซh?
I said: Yes, Imฤm Bukhฤri and Imฤm Muslim have recorded from al-Barฤโ, may Allah be pleased with him, that he said: โA man read sลซrah al-Kahf, and in the house was a steed which began to shy; so he [the man] looked and there was a fog or cloud which had enveloped him. He mentioned that to the Prophet ๏ทบ (who) said: Recite O so-and-so, for it was tranquility descending because of the Qurโฤn.
They said: And is there any แธฅadฤซth which is แนฃahฤซh about recitation of sลซrah al-Kahf as a protection from the trial of the false Messiah (al-Masฤซh al-Dajjฤl)?
I said: A แธฅadฤซth about preserving (แธฅifแบ) ten verses from the beginning of sลซrah al-Kahf is แนฃahฤซh, Imam Muslim has extracted it in his แนฃahฤซh [his compilation of authenticated narrations] from Abu al-Dardฤโ, may Allah be pleased with him, from the Prophet ๏ทบ [who] said: โWhosoever preserves ten verses from the beginning of sลซrah al-Kahf is protected from the the trial of al-Dajjฤlโ, and in another wording: โfrom the end of al-Kahfโ although Imฤm Muslim has found fault in it and preferred the wording โthe beginning of sลซrah al-Kahfโ.
Another แธฅadฤซth that Muslim has also recorded from al-Nawwฤs ibn Samโฤn al-Kilฤbi, may Allah be pleased with him, who said: The Messenger of Allah ๏ทบ mentioned al-Dajjฤl one morning, diminishing him, then elevating him [i.e. his trial] until we thought him to be in a group of palm trees [nearby]; so when we went to him, he knew that [fear] within us, so said: What is the matter with you? We responded: O Messenger of Allah! You mentioned al-Dajjฤl in the morning diminishing him and elevating him until we thought him to be in a group of palm trees. So he said: [It is] other than al-Dajjฤl that I am more fearful of for you – if he emerges whilst I am amongst you, then I shall overcome him on your behalf; and if he emerges and I am not amongst you, each person must overcome [him] themself – and I leave Allah for each muslim. He [al-Dajjฤl] is a young man with curly hair, his eye missing; I would compare his resemblance to that of โAbd al-โUzzฤ ibn Qaแนญan. Whoever lives to see him, should recite over him the opening verses of sลซrah al-Kahfโฆ(the แธฅadฤซth continues).
They said: What do you say about reciting sลซrah al-Kahf on Friday?
I said: There is nothing แนฃahฤซh therein, indeed nor has there been any narration recorded that implies that concept in the six foundational books of แธฅadฤซth.
They said: What do you say about what has been narrated in other than the six foundational books from Qays ibn โUbฤd from Abu Saโฤซd from the Prophet ๏ทบ that he said: โWhosoever recites sลซrah al-Kahf on Friday, a light will be lit for him for what is between him and the two Fridays.โ
I said: It is weak (แธaโฤซf), and it has been differed upon – in addition to its weakness – in it being ascribed to the Prophet ๏ทบ or to a Companion, and the preferred view is the latter.
They said: Is there anything which is แนฃahฤซh regarding the recitation of sลซrah al-Kahf on Friday as protection from the trial of al-Dajjฤl?
I said: No, and the matter therein is weaker than that which preceded it.
They said: So what do you think about the แธฅadฤซth which ibn Mardawayh has extracted via Ibrahฤซm ibn โAbdullah ibn Ayyลซb al-Makhrami: Saโฤซd ibn Muแธฅammad al-Jarmi narrated to us: โAbdullah ibn Muแนฃโab ibn Manแบลซr ibn Zayd ibn Khฤlid narrated to us: from โAli ibn al-แธฅusayn from his father from โAli, may Allah be pleased with him, [who] said: The Messenger of Allah ๏ทบ said: โWhoever recites sลซrah al-Kahf on Friday, then he is protected for eight days from every trial there is; and if al-Dajjฤl emerges, he is protected from him.โ
I said: It is weak, rather it is rejected (munkar), โAbdullah ibn Muแนฃโab and his father are both unknown.
Abd al-Haqq al-Ishbฤซli said: โIts chain of narration is unknown (See Takhrฤซj Aแธฅฤdฤซth al-Ihyฤโ). And Hฤfiz al-โIrฤqi has said: Ibn โAsฤkir has said โAbdullah ibn Muแนฃโab and his father are both unknown [Dhayl al-Mizฤn]
Abu al-แธฅasan ibn al-Qaแนญแนญฤn al-Fฤsi has said similar [Bayฤn al-Wahn wa al-Ibhฤm], al-Dhahabi [Mฤซzฤn al-Iโtidฤl], and Ibn Hajr [Lisฤn al-Mฤซzฤn]. al-แธiyฤโ al-Maqdisi after its recording in al-Mukhtarah: โIn its chain of narration is one for whom I have not come across any biography.โ
In it [this query] are other narrations weaker than the preceding, and some of them rejected (munkar).
They said: So what do you advise us?
I said: I advise you and myself that we make the the Book of Allah something we come to regularly, our refuge in all difficulties, and that we contemplate upon it and follow it, and cling to it – for it is a cure for what is in the hearts, cleansing for minds, purifying for souls, a means of drawing near for slaves to the Lord of the Worlds; and the virtue of the Book of Allah is established through its clear verses and and from the authenticated unambiguous narrations of the Prophet ๏ทบ, so do not seek out a replacement for them and do not be content with them being changed [for something else]
ุจุณู ุงููู ุงูุฑุญู ู ุงูุฑุญูู
ูุถู ุณูุฑุฉ ุงูููู
ุจููู
: ุฏ. ู
ุญู
ุฏ ุฃูุฑู
ุงููุฏูู
ุฃููุณููุฑุฏ
ูุงููุง: ู
ุง ู
ุฏู ุตุญุฉ ุงูุฃุญุงุฏูุซ ุงููุงุฑุฏุฉ ูู ูุถุงุฆู ุณูุฑ ุงููุฑุขู ุงููุฑูู
ุ ููุช: ุงูุตุญูุญ ู
ููุง ูููู ุฌุฏุงุ ูู
ู ุฃุดูุฑ ุงูุตุญูุญ ุงูุซุงุจุช ู
ุง ุฑูุงู ุงูุซูุงุช ูู ูุถุงุฆู ุณูุฑ ุงููุงุชุญุฉุ ูุงูุจูุฑุฉุ ูุขู ุนู
ุฑุงูุ ูุงูุฅุฎูุงุตุ ูุงูู
ุนูุฐุชูู. ูุงู ุงุจู ุชูู
ูุฉ ุฑุญู
ู ุงููู ุชุนุงูู ูู ู
ููุงุฌ ุงูุณูุฉ (4/434): ููุฐูู ุฃูุถุง ูู ูุชุจ ุงูุชูุณูุฑ ุฃุดูุงุก ู
ููููุฉ ุนู ุงููุจู ุตูู ุงููู ุนููู ูุณูู
ูุนูู
ุฃูู ุงูุนูู
ุจุงูุญุฏูุซ ุฃููุง ูุฐุจุ ู
ุซู ุญุฏูุซ ูุถุงุฆู ุณูุฑ ุงููุฑุขู ุงูุฐู ูุฐูุฑู ุงูุซุนูุจู ูุงููุงุญุฏู ูู ุฃูู ูู ุณูุฑุฉุ ููุฐูุฑู ุงูุฒู
ุฎุดุฑู ูู ุขุฎุฑ ูู ุณูุฑุฉ. ููุงู ุงูุนุฌูููู ูู ูุดู ุงูุฎูุงุก: ูู
ู ุงูุฃุญุงุฏูุซ ุงูู
ูุถูุนุฉ ุฃุญุงุฏูุซ ูุถุนูุง ุจุนุถ ุงูุฒูุงุฏูุฉ ุฃู ุฌููุฉ ุงูู
ุชุตููุฉ ูู ูุถุงุฆู ุงูุณูุฑ ุฅูุง ู
ุง ุงุณุชุซููุ ููุง ูุบุชุฑ ุจุฐูุฑ ุงููุงุญุฏู ูุงูุซุนูุจู ูุงูุฒู
ุฎุดุฑู ูุงูุจูุถุงูู ููุง ูู ุชูุงุณูุฑูู
ุ ูู
ุง ูุจู ุนูู ุฐูู ุงูุญูุงุธ. ููุงู ุงูุณููุทู ูู ุชุฏุฑูุจ ุงูุฑุงูู: ูู
ู ุงูู
ูุถูุน ุงูุญุฏูุซ ุงูู
ุฑูู ุนู ุฃูุจู ุจู ูุนุจ ู
ุฑููุนุงู ูู ุงููุฑุขู ุณูุฑุฉ ุณูุฑุฉ ู
ู ุฃููู ุฅูู ุขุฎุฑู. ููุงู ุงูุนุฌูููู ุฃูุถุงู: ูุจุงุจ ูุถุงุฆู ุงููุฑุขู ู
ู ูุฑุฃ ุณูุฑุฉ ูุฐุง ููู ูุฐุง ู
ู ุฃูู ุงููุฑุขู ุฅูู ุขุฎุฑู ุณูุฑุฉ ุณูุฑุฉุ ููุถููุฉ ูุฑุงุกุฉ ูู ุณูุฑุฉุ ุฑููุง ุฐูู ูุฃุณูุฏูู ุฅูู ุฃูุจู ุจู ูุนุจุ ูู
ุฌู
ูุน ุฐูู ู
ูุชุฑู ูู
ูุถูุน ุจุฅุฌู
ุงุน ุฃูู ุงูุญุฏูุซ.
ูุงููุง: ูู ุตุญ ูู ูุถู ุณูุฑุฉ ุงูููู ุญุฏูุซุ ููุช: ูุนู
ุ ุฃุฎุฑุฌ ุงูุณุดูุฎุงู ุงูุจุฎุงุฑู ูู
ุณูู
ุนู ุงูุจุฑุงุก ุฑุถู ุงููู ุนูู ูุงู: ูุฑุฃ ุฑุฌู ุณูุฑุฉ ุงููููุ ููู ุงูุฏุงุฑ ุฏุงุจุฉุ ูุฌุนูุช ุชููุฑุ ููุธุฑ ูุฅุฐุง ุถุจุงุจุฉ ุฃู ุณุญุงุจุฉ ูุฏ ุบุดูุชูุ ูุฐูุฑ ุฐูู ูููุจู ๏ทบโฌุ ูุงู: ุงูุฑุฃ ููุงูุ ูุฅููุง ุงูุณูููุฉ ุชูุฒูุช ูููุฑุขู.
ูุงููุง: ููู ุตุญ ุญุฏูุซ ูู ูุฑุงุกุฉ ุณูุฑุฉ ุงูููู ุนุตู
ุฉ ู
ู ูุชูุฉ ุงูู
ุณูุญ ุงูุฏุฌุงูุ ููุช: ุตุญ ุญุฏูุซ ูู ุญูุธ ุนุดุฑ ุขูุงุช ู
ู ุฃูู ุณูุฑุฉ ุงููููุ ุฃุฎุฑุฌู ู
ุณูู
ูู ุตุญูุญู ุนู ุฃุจู ุงูุฏุฑุฏุงุก ุฑุถู ุงููู ุนููุ ุนู ุงููุจู ๏ทบโฌ ูุงู: ู
ู ุญูุธ ุนุดุฑ ุขูุงุช ู
ู ุฃูู ุณูุฑุฉ ุงูููู ุนุตู
ู
ู ูุชูุฉ ุงูุฏุฌุงูุ ููู ููุธ: ู
ู ุขุฎุฑ ุงููููุ ูููู ู
ุณูู
ูุง ุนูููููุ ูุฑุฌุญ ููุธ “ุฃูู ุณูุฑุฉ ุงูููู”ุ ูุญุฏูุซ ุขุฎุฑ ุฃุฎุฑุฌู ู
ุณูู
ุฃูุถูุง ุนู ุงูููุงุณ ุจู ุณู
ุนุงู ุงูููุงุจู ุฑุถู ุงููู ุนููุ ูุงู: ุฐูุฑ ุฑุณูู ุงููู ุตูู ุงููู ุนููู ูุณูู
ุงูุฏุฌุงู ุฐุงุช ุบุฏุงุฉ ูุฎูุถ ููู ูุฑูุน ุญุชู ุธููุงู ูู ุทุงุฆูุฉ ุงููุฎูุ ููู
ุง ุฑุญูุง ุฅููู ุนุฑู ุฐูู ูููุงุ ููุงู: ู
ุง ุดุฃููู
ุ ูููุง: ูุง ุฑุณูู ุงููู! ุฐูุฑุช ุงูุฏุฌุงู ุบุฏุงุฉ ูุฎูุถุช ููู ูุฑูุนุช ุญุชู ุธููุงู ูู ุทุงุฆูุฉ ุงููุฎู ููุงู: ุบูุฑ ุงูุฏุฌุงู ุฃุฎูููู ุนูููู
ุ ุฅู ูุฎุฑุฌ ูุฃูุง ูููู
ูุฃูุง ุญุฌูุฌู ุฏูููู
ุ ูุฅู ูุฎุฑุฌ ููุณุช ูููู
ูุงู
ุฑุค ุญุฌูุฌ ููุณูุ ูุงููู ุฎูููุชู ุนูู ูู ู
ุณูู
ุ ุฅูู ุดุงุจ ูุทุท ุนููู ุทุงูุฆุฉ ูุฃูู ุฃุดุจูู ุจุนุจุฏ ุงูุนุฒู ุจู ูุทูุ ูู
ู ุฃุฏุฑูู ู
ููู
ููููุฑุฃ ุนููู ููุงุชุญ ุณูุฑุฉ ุงูููู …ุงูุญุฏูุซ ุจุทููู.
ูุงููุง: ู
ุง ุชููู ูู ูุฑุงุกุฉ ุณูุฑุฉ ุงูููู ููู
ุงูุฌู
ุนุฉุ ููุช: ูู
ูุตุญ ูููุง ุดูุกุ ุจู ููู
ููุฎุฑุฌ ุฎุจุฑ ูุชุถู
ู ุฐูู ุงูู
ุนูู ูู ุงูุฃุตูู ุงูุณุชุฉ.
ูุงููุง: ู
ุง ุชููู ููู
ุง ุฑูู ูู ุบูุฑ ุงูุฃุตูู ุงูุณุชุฉ ุนู ููุณ ุจู ุนุจุงุฏ ุนู ุฃุจู ุณุนูุฏ ุนู ุงููุจู ุตูู ุงููู ุนููู ูุณูู
ุฃูู ูุงู: ู
ู ูุฑุฃ ุณูุฑุฉ ุงูููู ูู ููู
ุงูุฌู
ุนุฉ ุฃุถุงุก ูู ู
ู ุงูููุฑ ู
ุง ุจููู ูุจูู ุงูุฌู
ุนุชููุ ููุช: ุถุนููุ ููุฏ ุงุฎุชูู โ ุนูู ุถุนูู โ ูู ุฑูุนู ูููููุ ูุงูุฑุงุฌุญ ุงูููู.
ูุงููุง: ูู ุตุญ ุดูุก ูู ูุฑุงุกุฉ ุณูุฑุฉ ุงูููู ููู
ุงูุฌู
ุนุฉ ุนุตู
ุฉ ู
ู ูุชูุฉ ุงูุฏุฌุงูุ ููุช: ูุงุ ูุงูุฃู
ุฑ ูููุง ุฃููู ู
ู
ุง ุณุจููุง.
ูุงููุง: ูู
ุง ุชุฑู ูู ุงูุญุฏูุซ ุงูุฐู ุฃุฎุฑุฌู ุงุจู ู
ุฑุฏููู ู
ู ุทุฑูู ุฅุจุฑุงููู
ุจู ุนุจุฏ ุงููู ุจู ุฃููุจ ุงูู
ุฎุฑู
ูุ ุซูุง ุณุนูุฏ ุจู ู
ุญู
ุฏ ุงูุฌุฑู
ูุ ุซูุง ุนุจุฏ ุงููู ุจู ู
ุตุนุจ ุจู ู
ูุธูุฑ ุจู ุฒูุฏ ุจู ุฎุงูุฏุ ุนู ุนูู ุจู ุงูุญุณููุ ุนู ุฃุจููุ ุนู ุนูู ุฑุถู ุงููู ุนููุ ูุงู: ูุงู ุฑุณูู ุงููู ๏ทบ: ู
ู ูุฑุฃ ุณูุฑุฉ ุงูููู ููู
ุงูุฌู
ุนุฉ ููู ู
ุนุตูู
ุฅูู ุซู
ุงููุฉ ุฃูุงู
ู
ู ูู ูุชูุฉ ุชูููุ ูุฅู ุฎุฑุฌ ุงูุฏุฌุงู ุนุตู
ู
ูู. ููุช: ูู ุถุนููุ ุจู ูู ู
ููุฑุ ุนุจุฏ ุงููู ุจู ู
ุตุนุจ ูุฃุจูู ู
ุฌูููุงู. ูุงู ุนุจุฏ ุงูุญู ุงูุฅุดุจููู: ุณูุฏู ู
ุฌููู. (ุงูุธุฑ: ุชุฎุฑูุฌ ุฃุญุงุฏูุซ ุงูุฅุญูุงุก)ุ ููุงู ุงูุญุงูุธ ุงูุนุฑุงูู: ูุงู ุงุจู ุนุณุงูุฑ: ูุนุจุฏ ุงููู ุจู ู
ุตุนุจ ูุฃุจูู ู
ุฌูููุงู. (ุฐูู ุงูู
ูุฒุงู). ููุงู ุจู
ุซูู ุฃุจู ุงูุญุณู ุจู ุงููุทุงู ุงููุงุณู (ุจูุงู ุงูููู
ูุงูุฅููุงู
)ุ ูุงูุฐูุจู (ู
ูุฒุงู ุงูุงุนุชุฏุงู)ุ ูุงุจู ุญุฌุฑ(ูุณุงู ุงูู
ูุฒุงู). ููุงู ุงูุถูุงุก ุงูู
ูุฏุณู ุจุนุฏ ุชุฎุฑูุฌู ูู ุงูู
ุฎุชุงุฑุฉ: ูู ุฅุณูุงุฏู ู
ู ูู
ุฃูู ูู ุนูู ุชุฑุฌู
ุฉ.
ูููู ุฃุญุงุฏูุซ ุฃุฎุฑู ุฃุถุนู ู
ู
ุง ุณุจูุ ูุจุนุถูุง ู
ูุงููุฑ.
ูุงููุง: ูู
ุง ุชูุตููุงุ ููุช: ุฃูุตููู
ูููุณู ุฃู ูุฌุนู ูุชุงุจ ุงููู ูุฑุฏูุงุ ูู
ูุฌุฃูุง ูู ุงูู
ุดุงูู ูููุงุ ููุชุฏุจุฑู ุชุฏุจุฑุงุ ููุชุจุนูุ ููุนุชุตู
ุจู ุงุนุชุตุงู
ุงุ ููู ุดูุงุก ูู
ุง ูู ุงูุตุฏูุฑุ ูุชุทููุฑ ููุนูููุ ูุชุฒููุฉ ูููููุณุ ูุชูุฑูุจ ููุนุจุงุฏ ุฅูู ุฑุจ ุงูุนุงูู
ููุ ููุถู ูุชุงุจ ุงููู ุซุงุจุช ู
ู ุขูุงุชู ุงูุจููุงุช ูู
ู ุฃุญุงุฏูุซ ุงููุจู ุตูู ุงููู ุนููู ูุณูู
ุงูุตุญูุญุงุช ุงููุงุถุญุงุชุ ููุง ุชุจุบูุง ููุง ุจุฏูุงุ ููุง ุชุฑุถูุง ุนููุง ุญููุง.