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Is reading Surat Al-Fatihah, Al-Sajdah, Yasin, Al-Dukhan, Al-Waqi'ah, Al-Mulk, Al-Insan, and Al-Buruj every day a Sunnah, or does it have a reward and is not an innovation, or is it an innovation, along with mentioning the evidence reported regarding the virtue of some of these surahs, and what did the Prophet (peace be upon him) read every day?

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There is no evidence for the appellation "The Seven Saviors" (al-Sab' al-Munajjiyat).

- Surat al-Fatiha is the greatest in the Quran, but the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, did not specifically dedicate it to daily recitation outside of prayer.

- It is authentically established that the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, used to recite Surahs al-Sajdah and al-Insan during the Fajr prayer on Fridays, not every day.

- The hadiths regarding the virtues of Surah Yasin, al-Dukhan, and al-Waqi'ah are weak or not authentic.

- It is authentically established that the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, would not sleep until he had recited Surahs al-Sajdah and al-Mulk.

- The about reciting Surahs al-Buruj and al-Tariq in the last 'Isha prayer is weak.

- The entire Quran is a healing, but naming these specific surahs as "the Saviors" has no basis in Islamic law, except for Surah al-Mulk, concerning which a weak hadith states that it prevents and saves one from the torment of the grave. However, singling out its daily recitation with the belief in a specific virtue falls within the realm of innovation (bid'ah).

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