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"
Do
not make your houses into graveyards.
The devil flees from the housein which S´rah al-Baqarahis recited." (Narrated by Muslim.)
4.Ubayy bin KaÔbnarrated: "AllŒh's Messenger ()said, 'Abul-Mundhir, do you know which verse of AllŒh's Book you have is greatest?' I replied, 'AllŒh –there
is no deity except Him,
the Ever-Living,
the
Sustainer
of
[all]
existence.'[2:255] Thereupon he struck me on the breast and said, 'May knowledgebe pleasant for you, Abul-Mundhir.'" (Narrated by Muslim.)
5.Ab´
MasÔ´d
al-Badr¥ narrated
that
the
Prophet ()said:
"
If anyone recites the last two verses of S´rah al-Baqarahat night, it will be sufficient for him." (Narrated by al-BukhŒr¥ and Muslim.)

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6.Ab´ UmŒmah al-BŒhil¥ narrated that he heard AllŒh's Messenger() say: "Recite the QurÕŒn, for on the Day of Resurrection it will come
as
an
intercessor
for
those
who
recite
it.
R
ecite
the
two bright
ones, al-Baqarahand li
ÔImrŒn,for
on
the
Day
of Resurrection they will come as two clouds or two shades or two flocks
of
birds
in
ranks
pleading
for
those who
recite
them. Recite S´rah
al-Baqarah,for
reading
it produces blessing,
and abandoning
it
produces
regret.
A
nd
magicians
are
unable
to recite it." (Narrated by Muslim.)
7.Ab´ DardŒÕnarrated
that
the
Prophet ()said:
"
If
anyone learns by heart the first ten verses of S´rah al-Kahf,he will be protected
from
the
DajjŒl."
I
n
another
version,
he
said:
"
...at the end of S´rah al-Kahf." (Narrated by Muslim.)
8.Ab´ SaÔeed narrated
that
the
Prophet ()said:
"
If
anyone recites S´rah al-Kahfon Friday, light will shine brightly for himuntil the next Friday." (Narrated by al-îŒkim and al-Bayúaq¥–an authentic úad¥th.)
9.Ibn MasÔ´d narrated that the Prophet ()said:
"S´rahTabŒrakprevents [whoever reads it] from the punishment of the grave." (Narrated by al-îŒkim and Ab´ NaÔeem –an authentic úad¥th.)
10.Ibn ÔUmar narrated that the Prophet ()said: "Whoever would like to see the Day of Resurrection as if with his own eyes may recite S´rahs at-Takweer,al-Infi‹Œrand al-InshiqŒq." (Narrated by Aúmad, at-Tirmidh¥ and al-îŒkim –a good úad¥th.)
11.Ab´ SaÔeed
al-Khudr¥narrated
that
the
Prophet ()said regarding, "Say He
is AllŒh, [who is] One"(i.e., S´rah al-IkhlŒ§): "By
Him
in
whose
hand
my
life
is,
this s´rahis equal
to
onethird of the QurÕŒn." And in another úad¥th: "The Prophet ()said
to
his
companions,
'Is
it
difficult
for
any
of
you
to
recite one third
of
the
QurÕŒn
in
one
night?'
T
his
was
difficult
for them,
so
they
said,
'Who
among
us
has
the
ability
to
do
so,
O Messenger
of
AllŒh?'
A
llŒh's
Messenger ()replied, '"Say, He
is
AllŒh,
the
One;
AllŒh,
the
Eternal,
Absolute"[i.e., S´rah al-IkhlŒ§] is equal to onethird of the QurÕŒn.'" (Narrated by al-BukhŒr¥.)

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12.MuÔŒdh
bin
Anasnarrated
that
the
Prophet ()said:
"
If someone
recites, 'Say,
He
is
AllŒh,
the
One'ten
times,
AllŒh will build for him a palace in Paradise." (Narrated by Aúmad.)
13.ÔUqbah
bin
Ômir narrated
that
AllŒh's
Messenger ()said: "What wonderful verses have been sent down tonight. The like of them has never been seen! They are: 'Say, I seek refuge in the
Lord
of
the
dawn,'and 'Say,
I
seek
refuge
in
the
Lord
of men.'" (i.e., S´rahs al-Falaq and an-NŒs) (Narrated by Muslim.)
14.ÔÕishah narrated: "When the Prophet ()went to bed every night,he
used
to cup
his
hands
together
and
blow
over
them
after reciting S´rah al-IkhlŒ§,S´rah al-Falaqand S´rah an-NŒsand then rub his hands over whatever parts of his body he was able to,
starting
with
his
head,
face
and
front
of
his body.
H
e
used to do that three times." (Narrated by al-BukhŒr¥and Muslim.)
15.ÔAbdullŒh bin Y´sufsaid that MŒlik reported from Ibn ShihŒb from ÔUrwah
that
ÔÕishah
narrated:
"
Whenever
AllŒh's
Messenger()became
sick,
he
would
recite
the muÔawwidhŒt[i.e., S´rahs al-Falaqand an-NŒs] and then blow over his body. But when hebecame seriously ill, I used to recite them and rub his hands overhis body hoping for their blessings." (Narrated by al-BukhŒr¥.)

S´rah 1–al-FŒtiúahJuzÕ 1
1
S´rah al-FŒtiúah1
1.In the name of AllŒh,2the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful.3
2.[All] praise is [due] to AllŒh, Lord4of the worlds –
3.The Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful,
4.Sovereign of the Day of Recompense.5
5.It is You weworship and You we ask for help.
6.Guide us to the straight path –
7.The path of those upon whom You have bestowed favor, not of those who have evoked [Your] anger or of those who are astray.
1Al-FŒtiúah:
T
he
Opening
(of
the
QurÕŒn). Note:
S´rahtitles
are
not
an integral part of the QurÕŒn. A distinguishing word in a particular s´rahor a word
defining
its
subject
matter
often
became
a
common
means
of identification
among
the