Volume 6, Book 61, Number 529:
Narrated Abu Said Al-Khudri:
While we were on one of our journeys, we dismounted at a place where a slave girl came and
said, “The chief of this tribe has been stung by a scorpion and our men are not present; is there any –
body among you who can treat him (by reciting something)?” Then one of our men went along with
her though we did not think that he knew any such treatment. But he treated the chief by reciting
something, and the sick man recovered whereupon he gave him thirty sheep and gave us milk to
drink (as a reward). When he returned, we asked our friend, “Did you know how to treat with the
recitation of something?” He said, “No, but I treated him only with the recitation of the Mother of the
Book (i.e., Al-Fatiha).” We said, “Do not say anything (about it) till we reach or ask the Prophet so
when we reached Medina, we mentioned that to the Prophet (in order to know whether the sheep
which we had taken were lawful to take or not). The Prophet said, “How did he come to know that it
(Al-Fatiha) could be used for treatment? Distribute your reward and assign for me one share thereof
as well.”
Volume 6, Book 61, Number 530:
Narrated Abu Mas’ud:
The Prophet said, “If somebody recited the last two Verses of Surat Al-Baqara at night, that will be
sufficient for him.”
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah ‘s Apostle ordered me to guard the Zakat revenue of Ramadan. Then
somebody came to me and started stealing of the foodstuff. I caught him and said, “I will take you to
Allah’s Apostle!” Then Abu Huraira described the whole narration and said:) That person said (to
me), “(Please don’t take me to Allah’s Apostle and I will tell you a few words by which Allah will be –
nefit you.) When you go to your bed, recite Ayat-al-Kursi, (2.255) for then there will be a guard
from Allah who will protect you all night long, and Satan will not be able to come near you till
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dawn.” (When the Prophet heard the story) he said (to me), “He (who came to you at night) told you
the truth although he is a liar; and it was Satan.”
Volume 6, Book 61, Number 531:
Narrated Al-Bara’:
A man was reciting Surat Al-Kahf and his horse was tied with two ropes beside him. A cloud came
down and spread over that man, and it kept on coming closer and closer to him till his horse started
jumping (as if afraid of something). When it was morning, the man came to the Prophet, and told
him of that experience. The Prophet said, “That was As-Sakina (tranquility) which descended be –
cause of (the recitation of) the Qur’an.”
Volume 6, Book 61, Number 532:
Narrated Aslam:
Allah’s Apostle was traveling on one of his journeys, and ‘Umar bin Al-Khattab was traveling
along with him at night. ‘Umar asked him about something, but Allah’s Apostle I did not answer him.
He asked again, but he did not answer. He asked for the third time!, but he did not answer. On that,
‘Umar said to himself, “May your mother lose you! You have asked Allah’s Apostle three times, but he
did not answer at all!” Umar said, “So I made my camel go fast till I was ahead of the people, and I
was afraid that something might be! revealed about me. After a little while I heard a call maker call –
ing me, I said, ‘I was afraid that some Qur’anic Verse might be revealed about me.’ So I went to Al –
lah’s Apostle and greeted him. He said, ‘Tonight there has been revealed to me a Surah which is dear –
er to me than that on which the sun shines (i.e. the world).’ Then he recited: ‘Verily! We have given
you (O Muhammad I, a manifest victory.’ ” (Surat al-Fath) No. (48.1).
Volume 6, Book 61, Number 533:
Narrated Abu Said Al-Khudri:
A man heard another man reciting (Surat-Al-Ikhlas) ‘Say He is Allah, (the) One.’ (112. 1) re –
peatedly. The next morning he came to Allah’s Apostle and informed him about it as if he thought
that it was not enough to recite. On that Allah’s Apostle said, “By Him in Whose Hand my life is, this
Surah is equal to one-third of the Qur’an!”
Narrated Abu Said Al-Khudri: My brother, Qatada bin An-Nau’man said, “A man performed the
night prayer late at night in the lifetime of the Prophet and he read: ‘Say: He is Allah, (the) One,’
(112.1) and read nothing besides that. The next morning a man went to the Prophet ,~ and told him
about that . (The Prophet replied the same as (in Hadith 532) above.)
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Volume 6, Book 61, Number 534:
Narrated Abu Said Al-Khudri:
The Prophet said to his companions, “Is it difficult for any of you to recite one third of the Qur’an
in one night?” This suggestion was difficult for them so they said, “Who among us has the power to
do so, O Allah’s Apostle?” Allah Apostle replied: ” Allah (the) One, the Self-Sufficient Master Whom
all creatures need.’ (Surat Al-Ikhlas 112.1–to the End) is equal to one third of the Qur’an.”
Volume 6, Book 61, Number 503:
Narrated Abu ‘Uthman:
I was informed that Gabriel came to the Prophet while Um Salama was with him. Gabriel started
talking (to the Prophet). Then the Prophet asked Um Salama, “Who is this?” She replied, “He is Dihya
(al-Kalbi).” When Gabriel had left, Um Salama said, “By Allah, I did not take him for anybody other
than him (i.e. Dihya) till I heard the sermon of the Prophet wherein he informed about the news of
Gabriel.” The subnarrator asked Abu ‘Uthman: From whom have you heard that? Abu ‘Uthman said:
From Usama bin Zaid.
Volume 6, Book 61, Number 519:
Narrated Ibn ‘Abbas:
The Prophet was the most generous person, and he used to become more so (generous) particu –
larly in the month of Ramadan because Gabriel used to meet him every night of the month of Ra –
madan till it elapsed. Allah’s Apostle used to recite the Qur’an for him. When Gabriel met him, he
used to become more generous than the fast wind in doing good.