رِيَاضُ الصَّالِحِينَ
Riyad as-Salihin 1010
The Book of Virtues
Inducement towards the Recitation of some Special verses and Surah of the Noble Qur'an
وَعَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّه عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ في:{ قُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ}:" وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ، إِنَّهَا لَتَعْدِلُ ثُلُثَ الْقُرْآنِ". وفي رواية: أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّه عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ لأَصْحَابِهِ:" أَيَعْجِزُ أَحَدُكُمْ أَنْ يَقْرَأَ بثلث الْقُرْآنِ فِي لَيْلَةٍ" فَشَقَّ ذَلِكَ عَلَيْهِمْ، وَقَالُوا: أَيُّنَا يُطِيقُ ذَلِكَ يارسول اللَّه: فَقَالَ :" {قُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ} ثلث القرآن.". (( رَوَاهُ الْبُخَارِيّ)).
Abu Sa'id Al-Khudri (May Allah be pleased with him) reported about Surat Al-Ikhlas (Chapter 112): The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "By Him in Whose Hand my soul is, it is equivalent to one-third of the Qur'an." According to another version, he (ﷺ) said to his Companions, "Is anyone of you incapable of reciting one-third of the Qur'an in one night?" They considered it burdensome and said: "O Messenger of Allah, which of us can afford to do that?" He (ﷺ) said, "Surat Al-Ikhlas [Say: He is Allah (the) One] is equivalent to one-third of the Qur'an." [Al- Bukhari].
Riyad as-Salihin, 1010