Are the hadiths and virtues mentioned in the treatise, concerning the recitation of specific surahs from the Holy Quran, authentic?
Reciting the last two verses of Surah Al-Baqarah at night suffices against all evils or for Qiyam al-Layl (night prayer). The hadith about reciting the end of Surah Aal-Imran at night, for which one is recorded as having performed Qiyam al-Layl, was narrated by Al-Darimi. It has been authentically reported that the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, recited it at night, and its virtue and the importance of reflecting upon it have been clarified. The hadith: "Whoever prays Fajr in congregation and remains in his prayer place, and recites three verses from the beginning of Surah Al-An'am, Allah will entrust seventy angels to him who will glorify Allah and seek forgiveness for him until the Day of Judgment," is weak. The hadith: "Whoever memorizes ten verses from the beginning of Surah Al-Kahf will be protected from the Dajjal," was narrated by Muslim. As for reciting Surah As-Sajdah and Surah Al-Mulk between the two 'Isha prayers, it has not been reported with this wording, and the hadith about the virtue of Surah Ad-Dukhan and much of what is mentioned therein is weak. There is no hadith about Surah Ya-Sin and Surah As-Saffat with this wording, and the hadith about Surah Al-Waqi'ah is weak. The hadith about the concluding verses of Al-Hashr is very weak. The hadith about the reciter of Surah At-Takwir, Al-Infitar, and Al-Inshiqaq looking at the Messenger has not been reported; the correct hadith is: "Whoever wishes to look at the Day of Judgment as if seeing it with his own eyes, let him read: 'When the sun is wrapped up,' 'When the heaven is split asunder,' and 'When the heaven is cleft asunder.'" The hadith about Surah Sabbih Isma Rabbika Al-A'la is very weak. The hadith about Surah Az-Zalzalah is denounced (munkar). The hadith about Surah Al-Kafirun is authentic, Surah At-Takathur is weak, and Surah Al-Ikhlas is authentic.
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