بِسْمِ ٱللَّٰهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
Surah al-Ikhlas is the 112th surah in the Holy Quran. It is a short surah that consists of only four verses. The verses itself are short making it easy to memorize. There are a lot of benefits of reciting Surah al-Ikhlas.
Lets take a look at the hadiths that comments about Surah al-Ikhlas below.
Hadiths regarding the benefits of reciting Surah al-Ikhlas
Allah loves those who loves to recite Surah al-Ikhlas.
وعن عائشة رضي الله عنها، أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم، بعث رجلاً على سرية، فكان يقرأ لأصحابه في صلاتهم، فيختم بـ{قل هو الله أحد} فلما رجعوا، ذكروا ذلك لرسول الله، صلى الله عليه وسلم، فقال: ”سلوه لأي شيء كان يصنع ذلك؟ ” فسألوه، فقال : لأنها صفة الرحمن، فأنا أحب أن أقرأ بها، فقال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم : ”أخبروه أن الله تعالى يحبه” ((متفق عليه)) .
Messenger of Allah, (ﷺ) appointed a man in charge of an army unit who led them in Salat (prayer); he always concluded his recitation with Surat al-Ikhlas: “Say (O Muhammad (ﷺ)): ‘He is Allah, (the) One. Allah-us-Samad (Allah – the Self-Sufficient). He begets not, nor was He begotten. And there is none equal or comparable to Him.”‘ (112: 1-4) Upon their return to Al-Madinah, they mentioned this to Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), who said, “Ask him why he does so?” He was asked and he said, “This Surah contains the Attributes of Allah, the Gracious, and I love to recite it. Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) then told them, “Tell him that Allah loves him”.
Source: Riyad as-Salihin 388
Narrated by: Aishah (RA)
Reciting once of the surah equals to reciting one third of Quran.
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ يُوسُفَ، أَخْبَرَنَا مَالِكٌ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَبِي صَعْصَعَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ، أَنَّ رَجُلاً، سَمِعَ رَجُلاً، يَقْرَأُ {قُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ} يُرَدِّدُهَا فَلَمَّا أَصْبَحَ جَاءَ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَذَكَرَ ذَلِكَ لَهُ وَكَأَنَّ الرَّجُلَ يَتَقَالُّهَا فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ” وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ إِنَّهَا لَتَعْدِلُ ثُلُثَ الْقُرْآنِ ”.
Narrated Abu Said al-Khudri: A man heard another man reciting (surah al-Ikhlas) ‘Say He is Allah, (the) One.’ (112. 1) repeatedly. The next morning he came to Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) and informed him about it as if he thought that it was not enough to recite. On that Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said, “By Him in Whose Hand my life is, this Surah is equal to one-third of the Qur’an!”
Sahih al-Bukhari 5013
Narrated by: Abu Said al-Khudri (RA)
The love for the surah shall bring you into Jannah.
وعن أنس رضي الله عنه أن رجلا قال: يارسول الله إني أحب هذه السورة ”قل هو الله أحد”: ”إن حبها أدخلك الجنة” ((رواه الترمذي وقال: حديث حسن- رواه البخاري في صحيحه تعليقًا)).
Anas (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: A man said: “O Messenger of Allah! I love Surah al-Ikhlas [Say: He is Allah, (the) One].” He (ﷺ) said, “Your love for it will admit you to Jannah.”
Riyad as-Salihin 1013, graded as Hadith Hasan
Narrated by: Anas
Furthermore, in the Hadith mursal below, reciting Surah al-Ikhlas 10 times, a palace shall be built in heaven for the person.
وَعَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ الْمُسَيَّبِ مُرْسَلًا عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: «مَنْ قَرَأَ (قل هُوَ الله أحد) عشر مَرَّات بني لَهُ بِهَا قَصْرٌ فِي الْجَنَّةِ وَمَنْ قَرَأَ عِشْرِينَ مَرَّةً بُنِي لَهُ بِهَا قَصْرَانِ فِي الْجَنَّةِ وَمَنْ قَرَأَهَا ثَلَاثِينَ مَرَّةً بُنِيَ لَهُ بِهَا ثَلَاثَةُ قُصُورٍ فِي الْجَنَّةِ» . فَقَالَ عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ: وَاللَّهِ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِذَا لَنُكَثِّرَنَّ قُصُورَنَا. فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «اللَّهُ أَوْسَعُ من ذَلِك» . رَوَاهُ الدَّارمِيّ
Sa’īd b. al-Musayyib reported in mursal form that the Prophet said, “If anyone recites ten times ‘Say, He is God, One’, a palace will be built for him in paradise because of it; if anyone recites twenty times two palaces will be built for him in paradise because of it; and if anyone recites it thirty times three palaces will be built for him in paradise because of it.” ‘Umar b. al-Khattāb said, “I swear by God, messenger of God, that we shall then produce many palaces for ourselves;” to which he replied, “God’s abundant grace is even more comprehensive than that.”
Dārimī transmitted it.
Mishkat al-Masabih 2185, graded as Hadith mursal.
Narrated by: Sa’īd b. al-Musayyib
Benefits of Reciting Surah al-Ikhlas: Surah al-Ikhlas and its meanings
قُلْ هُوَ ٱللَّهُ أَحَدٌ (١) ٱللَّهُ ٱلصَّمَدُ (٢) لَمْ يَلِدْ وَلَمْ يُولَدْ (٣) وَلَمْ يَكُن لَّهُۥ كُفُوًا أَحَدٌۢ (٤)
Say (O Muhammad (ﷺ)): ‘He is Allah, (the) One. Allah-us-Samad (Allah – the Self-Sufficient). He begets not, nor was He begotten. And there is none equal or comparable to Him.‘
Benefits of Reciting Surah al-Ikhlas: Recitation of Surah al-Ikhlas
Conclusion about the benefits of reciting Surah al-Ikhlas
Surah al-Ikhlas talks about the oneness of Allah Subhana wa Ta’ala. Allah loves the person who loves this surah and blesses them. So recite it as often as you can and may Allah reward you heavily.
As always, do share this piece of article out to all of your family and friends. Remember to memorize, recite and teach it to as many people as you can. May it be one of the long lasting good deeds that rewards us well. Here in this world and in the hereafter, InsyaAllah.
