To what extent is the circulating narration true regarding a scholar who informed his son of a secret from among the secrets of Surat al-Kahf, and that reciting the end of Surat al-Kahf (Indeed, those who have believed and done righteous deeds, they will have the Gardens of Paradise as a lodging… to the end of the Surah) before sleeping will awaken the reciter at the time of the dawn prayer?
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There is no Shari (Islamic legal) evidence that reciting the last verses of Surat Al-Kahf or any other part of the Qur'an helps one wake up for Fajr prayer, and we have no knowledge of this story.
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