1.Revealed in Al-Madinah -
Virtues of Surat Al-Baqarah
The Virtues of Surat Al-Baqarah
In Musnad Ahmad, Sahih Muslim, At-Tirmidhi and An-Nasa'i, it
is recorded that Abu Hurayrah said that the Prophet said,
«لَا تَجْعَلُوا بُيُوتَكُمْ قُبُورًا فَإِنَّ الْبَيْتَ
الَّذِي تُقْرَأُ فِيهِ سُورَةُ الْبَقَرَةِ لَا يَدْخُلُهُ الشَّيْطَان»
(Do not turn your houses into graves. Verily, Shaytan does
not enter the house where Surat Al-Baqarah is recited.) At-Tirmidhi said,
"Hasan Sahih.
Also, `Abdullah bin Mas`ud said, "Shaytan flees from
the house where Surat Al-Baqarah is heard.'' This Hadith was collected by
An-Nasa'i in Al-Yawm wal-Laylah, and Al-Hakim recorded it in his Mustadrak, and
then said that its chain of narration is authentic, although the Two Sahihs did
not collect it. In his Musnad, Ad-Darimi recorded that Ibn Mas`ud said,
"Shaytan departs the house where Surat Al-Baqarah is being recited, and as
he leaves, he passes gas.'' Ad-Darimi also recorded that Ash-Sha`bi said that
`Abdullah bin Mas`ud said, "Whoever recites ten Ayat from Surat Al-Baqarah
in a night, then Shaytan will not enter his house that night. (These ten Ayat
are) four from the beginning, Ayat Al-Kursi (255), the following two Ayat
(256-257) and the last three Ayat.'' In another narration, Ibn Mas`ud said,
"Then Shaytan will not come near him or his family, nor will he be touched
by anything that he dislikes. Also, if these Ayat were to be recited over a
senile person, they would wake him up.''
Further, Sahl bin Sa`d said that the Messenger of Allah
said,
«إِنَّ لِكُلِّ شَيْءٍ سَنَامًا، وَإِنَّ سَنَامَ الْقُرْآنِ
الْبَقَرَةُ، وَإِنَّ مَنْ قَرَأَهَا فِي بَيْتِهِ لَيْلَةً لَمْ يَدْخُلْهُ
الشَّيْطَانُ ثَلَاثَ لَيَالٍ، وَمَنْ قَرَأَهَا فِي بَيْتِهِ نَهَارًا لَمْ
يَدْخُلْهُ الشَّيْطَانُ ثَلَاثَةَ أَيَّام»
(Everything has a hump (or, high peek), and Al-Baqarah is
the high peek of the Qur'an. Whoever recites Al-Baqarah at night in his house,
then Shaytan will not enter that house for three nights. Whoever recites it
during a day in his house, then Shaytan will not enter that house for three
days.) This Hadith was collected by Abu Al-Qasim At-Tabarani, Abu Hatim Ibn
Hibban in his Sahih and Ibn Marduwyah.
At-Tirmidhi, An-Nasa'i and Ibn Majah recorded that Abu
Hurayrah said, "The Messenger of Allah sent an expedition force comprising
of many men and asked each about what they memorized of the Qur'an. The Prophet
came to one of the youngest men among them and asked him, `What have you
memorized (of the Qur'an) young man' He said, `I memorized such and such Surahs
and also Al-Baqarah.' The Prophet said, `You memorized Surat Al-Baqarah' He
said, `Yes.' The Prophet said, `Then you are their commander.' One of the noted
men (or chiefs) commented, `By Allah! I did not learn Surat Al-Baqarah, for
fear that I would not be able to implement it. The Messenger of Allah said,
«تَعَلَّمُوا القُرْآنَ وَاقْرَءُوهُ، فَإِنَّ مَثَلَ
الْقُرْآنِ لِمَنْ تَعَلَّمَهُ فَقَرَأَ وَقَامَ بِهِ كَمَثَلِ جِرَابٍ مَحْشُوَ
مِسْكًا يَفُوحُ رِيحُهُ فِي كُلِّ مَكَانٍ، وَمَثَلُ مَنْ تَعَلَّمَهُ فَيَرْقُدُ
وَهُوَ فِي جَوْفِهِ كَمَثَلِ جِرَابٍ أُوكِيَ عَلى مِسْك»
(Learn Al-Qur'an and recite it, for the example of whoever
learns the Qur'an, recites it and adheres to it, is the example of a bag that
is full of musk whose scent fills the air. The example of whoever learns the
Qur'an and then sleeps (i.e. lazy) while the Qur'an is in his memory, is the
example of a bag that has musk, but is closed tight.)
This is the wording collected by At-Tirmidhi, who said that
this Hadith is Hasan. In another narration, At-Tirmidhi recorded this same
Hadith in a Mursal manner, so Allah knows best.
Also, Al-Bukhari recorded that Usayd bin Hudayr said that he
was once reciting Surat Al-Baqarah while his horse was tied next to him. The
horse started to make some noise. When Usayd stopped reciting, the horse
stopped moving about. When he resumed reading, the horse started moving about
again. When he stopped reciting, the horse stopped moving, and when he resumed
reading, the horse started to move again. Meanwhile, his son Yahya was close to
the horse, and he feared that the horse might step on him. When he moved his
son back, he looked up to the sky and saw a cloud radiating with light that
looked like lamps. In the morning, he went to the Prophet and told him what had
happened and then said, "O Messenger of Allah! My son Yahya was close to
the horse and I feared that she might step on him. When I attended to him and
raised my head to the sky, I saw a cloud with lights like lamps. So I went, but
I couldn't see it.'' The Prophet said, "Do you know what that was'' He
said, "No.'' The Prophet said,
«تِلْكَ الْمَلَائِكَةُ دَنَتْ لِصَوْتِكَ وَلَو قَرَأْتَ
لَأَصْبَحْتَ يَنْظُرُ النَّاسُ إِلَيْهَا، لَا تَتَوارَى مِنْهُم»
(They were the angels, they came close hearing your voice
(reciting Surat Al-Baqarah), and if you had kept reading, the people would have
been able to see the angels when the morning came, and the angels would not be
hidden from their eyes.)
This is the narration reported by Imam Abu Ubayd Al-Qasim
bin Salam in his book Fada'il Al-Qur'an.
2.Virtues of Surat Al-Baqarah and Surat Al
`Imran
Imam Ahmad said that Abu Nu`aym narrated to them that Bishr
bin Muhajir said that `Abdullah bin Buraydah narrated to him from his father,
"I was sitting with the Prophet and I heard him say,
«تَعَلَّمُوا سُورَةَ الْبَقَرَةِ فَإِنَّ أَخْذَهَا بَرَكَةٌ،
وَتَرْكَهَا حَسْرَةٌ، وَلَا تَسْتَطِيعُهَا الْبَطَلَة»
(Learn Surat Al-Baqarah, because in learning it there is
blessing, in ignoring it there is sorrow, and the sorceresses cannot memorize
it.)
He kept silent for a while and then said,
«تَعَلَّمُوا سُورَةَ الْبَقَرَةِ وَآلَ عِمْرَانَ فَإِنَّهُمَا
الزَّهْرَاوَانِ، يُظِلَّانِ صَاحِبَهُمَا يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ كَأَنَّهُمَا
غَمَامَتَانِ أَوْ غَيَايَتَانِ أَوْ فِرْقَانِ مِنْ طَيْرٍ صَوَافَّ، وَإِنَّ
الْقُرآنَ يَلْقى صَاحِبَهُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ حِينَ يَنْشَقُّ عَنْهُ قَبْرُهُ
كَالرَّجُلِ الشَّاحِبِ فَيَقُولُ لَهُ: هَلْ تَعْرِفُنِي؟ فَيَقُولُ: مَا
أَعْرِفُكَ. فَيَقُولُ: أَنَا صَاحِبُكَ الْقُرْآنُ الَّذِي أَظْمَأْتُكَ فِي
الْهَوَاجِرِ وَأَسْهَرْتُ لَيْلَكَ وَإِنَّ كُلَّ تَاجِرٍ مِنْ وَرَاءِ
تِجَارَتِهِ، وَإِنَّكَ الْيَوْمَ مِنْ وَرَاءِ كُلِّ تِجَارَةٍ فَيُعْطَى
الْمُلْكَ بِيَمِينِهِ وَالْخُلْدَ بِشِمَالِهِ وَيُوضَعُ عَلَى رَأْسِهِ تَاجُ
الْوَقَارِ، وَيُكْسَى وَالِدَاهُ حُلَّتَانِ لَا يَقُومُ لَهُمَا أَهْلُ
الدُّنْيَا، فَيَقُولَانِ: بِمَا كُسِينَا هَذَا؟ فَيُقَالُ: بِأَخْذِ وَلَدِكُمَا
الْقُرْآنَ ثُمَّ يُقَالُ: اقْرَأْ وَاصْعَدْ فِي دَرَجِ الْجَنَّةِ وَغُرَفِهَا،
فَهُوَ فِي صُعُودٍ مَا دَامَ يَقْرأُ هَذًّا كَانَ أَوْ تَرْتِيلًا»
(Learn Surat Al-Baqarah and Al `Imran because they are two
lights and they shade their people on the Day of Resurrection, just as two
clouds, two spaces of shade or two lines of (flying) birds. The Qur'an will
meet its companion in the shape of a pale-faced man on the Day of Resurrection
when his grave is opened. The Qur'an will ask him, 'Do you know me' The man
will say, 'I do not know you.' The Qur'an will say, 'I am your companion, the
Qur'an, which has brought you thirst during the heat and made you stay up
during the night. Every merchant has his certain trade. But, this Day, you are
behind all types of trade.' Kingship will then be given to him in his right
hand, eternal life in his left hand and the crown of grace will be placed on
his head. His parents will also be granted two garments that the people of this
life could never afford. They will say, 'Why were we granted these garments' It
will be said, 'Because your son was carrying the Qur'an.' It will be said (to
the reader of the Qur'an), 'Read and ascend through the levels of Paradise.' He
will go on ascending as long as he recites, whether reciting slowly or
quickly.)''
Ibn Majah also recorded part of this Hadith from Bishr bin
Al-Muhajir, and this chain of narrators is Hasan, according to the criteria of
Imam Muslim.
A part of this Hadith is also supported by other Hadiths.
For instance, Imam Ahmad recorded that Abu Umamah Al-Bahili said that he heard
the Messenger of Allah say,
«اقْرَأُوا الْقُرْآنَ فَإِنَّهُ شَافِعٌ لِأَهْلِهِ يَوْمَ
الْقِيَامَةِ اقْرَأُوا الزَّهْرَاوَيْنِ، الْبَقَرَةَ وَآلَ عِمْرَانَ،
فَإِنَّهُمَا يَأْتِيَانِ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ كَأَنَّهُمَا غَمَامَتَانِ، أَوْ
كَأَنَّهُمَا غَيَايَتَانِ أَوْ كَأَنَّهُمَا فِرْقَانِ مِنْ طَيْرٍ صَوَافَّ،
يُحَاجَّانِ عَنْ أَهْلِهِمَا يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَة»
(Read the Qur'an, because it will intercede on behalf of its
people on the Day of Resurrection. Read the two lights, Al-Baqarah and Al
`Imran, because they will come in the shape of two clouds, two shades or two
lines of birds on the Day of Resurrection and will argue on behalf of their
people on that Day.)
The Prophet then said,
« اقْرَأُوا الْبَقَرَةَ فَإِنَّ أَخْذَهَا بَرَكَةٌ
وَتَرْكَهَا حَسْرَةٌ وَلَا تَسْتَطِيعُهَا الْبَطَلَة»
(Read Al-Baqarah, because in having it there is blessing,
and in ignoring there is a sorrow and the sorceresses cannot memorize it.)
Also, Imam Muslim narrated this Hadith in the Book of Prayer
Imam Ahmad narrated that An-Nawwas bin Sam`an said that the
Prophet said,
«يُؤْتَى بِالقُرْآنِ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ وَأَهْلِهِ الَّذِينَ
كَانُوا يَعْمَلُونَ بِهِ تَقْدَمُهُم سُورَةُ الْبَقَرَةِ وَآلُ عِمْرَان»
(On the Day of Resurrection the Qur'an and its people who
used to implement it will be brought forth, preceded by Surat Al-Baqarah and Al
`Imran.)
An-Nawwas said, "The Prophet set three examples for
these two Surahs and I did not forget these examples ever since. He said,
«كَأَنَّهُمَا غَمَامَتَانِ، أَوْ ظُلَّتَانِ سَودَاوَانِ
بَيْنَهُمَا شَرْقٌ، أَوْ كَأَنَّهُمَا فِرْقَانِ مِنْ طَيْرٍ صَوَافَّ،
يُحَاجَّانِ عَنْ صَاحِبِهِمَا»
(They will come like two clouds, two dark shades or two
lines of birds arguing on behalf of their people.)
It was also recorded in Sahih Muslim and At-Tirmidhi
narrated this Hadith, which he rendered Hasan Gharib.
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