Sura al-Ikhlas: Difference between revisions

In a hadith from the Prophet (s), [[Imam Ali (a)]] is likened to Sura al-Ikhlas. There, it is mentioned that the example of Ali b. Abi Talib (a) among people is like Sura al-Ikhlas in the Qur'an. The same way a person recites Sura al-Ikhlas three times, it is as if he has recited the Qur'an completely, anyone who loves Imam Ali (a) by the tongue, heart, and hand (in practice) he is actually loving Islam. Finally, the Prophet (s) says that by the One Who chose me for [[prophethood]], if the people on the earth love Ali (a) like the people of heavens, God does not punish anyone of them by the hellfire.

Al-Qunduzi, the Sunni scholar, mentioned the above hadith in his ''[[Yanabi' al-mawadda]]''. Also, in other Sunni sources, there are hadiths with the same message which introduce the position of Imam Ali (a) the same as the position of Sura al-Ikhlas.

It is narrated from the Prophet (s) and [[Imam al-Baqir (a)]] that Sura al-Ikhlas is equal to one third of the Qur'an. It is also narrated from [[Imam al-Rida (a)]] that whoever recites Sura al-Ikhlas and believes in it, [truly] knows the unity of God. It is narrated from the Prophet (s) that he (s) advised, "recite this sura a lot, because it is the light of the Qur'an." It is narrated from Imam Ali (a) that whoever recites Sura al-Ikhlas and [[Sura al-Qadr]] during the day or at night a hundred times, God will give him a light in the [[grave]] which stays before and after him and accompanies him to the [[Paradise]]. Also, [[Imam al-Sadiq (a)]] says, whoever passes a day and does not recite Sura al-Ikhlas in [[daily prayers]], he will be told that 'you are not a [true] prayer!'.

In hadith sources, some benefits are mentioned for it such as alleviating sore eyes, guarding a person in his travel (if recited 11 times) and guarding by 50 [[angel]]s during sleep, removing poverty, forgiveness of sins (if recited 200 times at night or in two-rak'a prayers on [[Friday]]) and fulfillment of supplication (if it is recited after [[Sura al-Fatiha]] (Qur'an 2) in the first rak'a of the prayer).

The [[recitation]] of Sura al-Ikhlas is highly [[recommended]] in [[obligatory prayers]]. It is said that it is [[makruh]](reprehensible) to recite the same sura after Sura al-Fatiha in both [[rak'a]]s of the [[prayer]], unless it is Sura al-Tawhid. Contrary to other suras of the Qur'an which the [[prayer]] can give up before reaching its half and can recite another sura, Sura al-Ikhlas and [[Sura al-Kafirun]] are exempted from this ruling and if the prayer begins recitation of either of these suras, should finish it.  

Recitation of Sura al-Ikhlas is recommended in many [[recommended prayers]] such as the first two rak'as of [[night prayer]], one rak'a of [[al-watr prayer]], [[nafila]] of [[fajr prayer]], first rak'a of the nafila of [[Noon prayer|noon]] and [[maghrib prayer]]s, [[ihram]] and [[tawaf]] prayers, and when [[staying in 'Arafat]]. It is recommended to recite Sura al-Tawhid 11 times when passing by the cemetery and gift its reward to the dead.

* The material for this article is mainly taken from {{ia|[[:fa:سوره اخلاص|سوره اخلاص]]}} in Farsi WikiShia.

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