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What is the ruling on acting upon the the hadith found in Al-Khallal's book "Fada'il Surat al-Ikhlas"?

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The author of the mentioned book is one of the memorizers of Hadith, and his book contains both authentic and inauthentic narrations. There is no issue with the authentic ones, and the inauthentic ones can be acted upon under certain conditions. Reciting Surat Al-Ikhlas has a specific, established virtue, and there is no harm in reciting it any number of times and at any time. However, it is not prescribed to recite it a specific number of times at a specific time with the intention of drawing closer to Allah and making it a Sunnah, unless there is evidence for it. Examples of authentic narrations include: "Say: He is Allah, [the] One, is equivalent to one-third of the Qur'an." Examples of inauthentic narrations include what has been reported regarding the virtue of reciting it a thousand times, or twenty-one thousand times, or two hundred times. An example of a fabricated narration is: "Whoever recites 'Say: He is Allah, [the] One' during the illness from which he dies will not be afflicted with trials in his grave..."

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