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6460: Memorizing Qur'aan and the virtue of some soorahs
Question:
Can you please state some of the benefits of reading the following Soorahs with
references to Hadith.
Soorah Naba , Soorah Al-Waqiah , Soorah Yaseen , Soorah Mulk
I am in my mid-thirties and am trying to memorize the Qur'an as much as
possible. Which Soorahs should I start with? and is it okay to recite the part
learnt in Nafil Salaat. What should I do if I make a mistake while reciting or
forget after reciting several ayahs.
Answer:
Praise be to Allaah.
Firstly:
With regard to the virtues of Soorat al-Naba' and the reward for reading it, we
do not know of anything that applies specifically to this soorah apart for what
is known about the rest of the Qur'aan; there is nothing special about this
soorah as it were, apart from what we know that whoever reads one letter of the
Qur'aan will have one good deed is recorded for him. `Abd-Allaah ibn Mas'ood
said: The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said:
"Whoever reads one letter from the Book of Allaah will earn one good (hasanah)
thereby. One good deed is equal to ten good deeds the like of it. I do not say
that Alif-Lam-Mim is a letter, but Alif is a letter, Laam is a letter and Meem
is a letter.'"
Narrated by al-Tirmidhi, 2910; classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in Saheeh
al-Tirmidhi, 2327
But it was narrated that it is one of the soorahs containing warnings that were
very difficult for the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be
upon him).
It was narrated from Ibn `Abbaas that the Prophet (peace and blessings of
Allaah be upon him) said: "Hood, al-Waaqi'ah, al-Mursalaat, `Amma yatsaa'iloon
[al-Naba'] and Idha al-`shamsu kuwwirat [al-Takweer] have made my hair grey."
(Narrated by al-Tirmidhi, 3297. classed as saheeh by Shaykh al-Albaani,
al-Saheehah, 955)
With regard to the virtues of Soorat al-Waaqi'ah, there is a hadeeth which
speaks of its virtues, but that hadeeth is not saheeh.
It was narrated from Shujaa' from Abi Faatimah that `Uthmaan ibn `Affaan (may
Allaah be pleased with him) visited Ibn Mas'ood when he was sick. He said,
"What is hurting?" He said, "My sins." He said, "What do you need?" He said,
"The mercy of my Lord." He said, "Shall we not call the doctor for you?" He
said, "The doctor made me ill." He said, "Shall I order that your regular
income [from the state] be restored to you?" He said, "You did not let me have
it before today and I have no need of it now." He said, `Then leave it to your
family and dependents." He said, "I have taught them something which, if they
say it, they will never become poor. I heard the Messenger of Allaah (peace and
blessings of Allaah be upon him) say, `Whoever recites al-Waaqi'ah every night
will never become poor."
(Narrated by al-Bayhaqi in Shu'ab al-Eemaan, 2/491. This hadeeth was classed as
da'eef by Shaykh al-Albaani in al-Silsilah al-Da'eefah, 289).
With regard to the virtues of Soorah Ya-Seen, there are ahaadeeth concerning
its virtues which are not saheeh.
It was narrated that Anas said: "The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be
upon him) said: `Everything has a heart and the heart of the Qur'aan is
Ya-Seen. Whoever recites Ya-Seen, Allaah will record for him the reward of
reading the Qur'aan ten times.'"
(Narrated by al-Tirmidhi, 2887. He said, It is not saheeh because of its
isnaad, and its isnaad is da'eef (weak). Al-Albaani said in al-Da'eefah (169):
(it is) mawdoo' (fabricated)).
The same applies to the hadeeth narrated from Abu Hurayrah, which says that the
Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "Allaah
recited Ta-Ha and Ya-Seen one thousand years before He created the heavens and
the earth. When the angels heard the Qur'aan they said, `Glad tidings to the
nation to whom this will be revealed, and glad tidings to the hearts that will
bear this, and glad tidings to the tongues that will speak these words.'"
(Narrated by al-Daarimi, 3280. al-Albaani said in al-Da'eefah (1248): (it is)
munkar (a form of da'eef or weak hadeeth)).
And the same may be said of the hadeeth narrated from Ma'qal ibn Yassaar, which
says: The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "Recite
Ya-Seen over your dead."
(Narrated by Abu Dawood, 3121; Ibn Maajah, 1448. Shaykh al-Albaani said: With
regard to reciting Soorat Ya-Seen over the deceased and turning him to face the
qiblah, there is no saheeh hadeeth to this effect. Ahkaam al-Janaa'iz, p. 11)
And the same may be said of the hadeeth of Anas ibn Maalik according to which
the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said:
"Whoever enters the graveyard and recites Soorat Yaa-Seen, (the torment) will
be reduced for them that day, and he will have hasanaat equivalent to the
number of people in the graveyard."
Shaykh al-Albaani said in al-Da'eefah (1246): It is mawdoo' (fabricated). It
was narrated by al-Tha'labi in his Tafseer (3/161/2)
With regard to Soorat al-Mulk, there are saheeh ahaadeeth which speak of its
virtues:
It was narrated from Abu Hurayrah that the Prophet (peace and blessings of
Allaah be upon him) said: "There is a soorah of the Qur'aan containing thirty
verses which have interceded for a man until he was forgiven. It is the soorah
Tabaarak alladhi bi yadihi'l-mulk."
Narrated by al-Tirmidhi, 2891; Ahmad, 7634; Abu Dawood, 1400; Ibn Maajah, 3786.
This hadeeth was classed as hasan by al-Tirmidhi and by al-Albaani in Saheeh
al-Tirmidhi, 3/6.
Another hadeeth which speaks of its virtues was narrated from Jaabir, that the
Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) never used to sleep until
he had recited Alif-laam-meem tanzeel [al-Sajdah] and Tabaarak alladhi bi
yadihi'l-mulk [al-Mulk].
Narrated by al-Tirmidhi, 2892; Ahmad, 14249. Al-Albaani said in Saheeh
al-Tirmidhi (3/6) that this hadeeth is saheeh.
Secondly:
There is no set way to memorize Qur'aan. People vary in their ability to commit
things to memory; each person has a way and a time that suits him.
Some people like to read and memorize after Fajr prayer; some like to do so
after Maghrib. So look at your own situation and do what is best for you.
Some people find the short Makkan soorahs easier, and some find the long
Madeenan soorahs easier, so start with whichever is easier for you.
You could start with the soorahs which are often heard and are easy to
memorize, such as al-Kahf and Maryam, and the later juz' (parts) of the
Qur'aan. This will give you a motive to complete your memorization, when you
find that you have memorized many juz'.
One of the most important means of consolidating what you have memorized and
not forgetting it is to repeat it and go back to it all the time. Some people
who have tried to memorize the Qur'aan recite it as they walk in the street and
when riding buses, when going into shops and marketplaces, and in all
circumstances and at all times, night and day.
Acting upon what you have learned of the verses of Allaah is one of the best
means of memorizing the Qur'aan by heart.
It was narrated that Abu `Abd al-Rahmaan said: The companions of the Prophet
(peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) who used to teach us Qur'aan told
us that they would learn ten verses, then they would not move on to the next
ten verses until they had learned the knowledge contained therein and how to
act upon it. They said, So we learnedt he knowledge and how to put it into
practice.
Ahmad, 22384
What is well known and has been tried and tested by people is that the best way
to memorize Qur'aan is to repeat it in prayers such as Sunnah and naafil
prayers, etc _ or in the fard prayers for the imam } _ especially in Qiyaam
al-Layl (naafil prayers at night). There is nothing wrong with reciting the
juz' which you are learning in naafil prayers.
But if you forget some part of the Qur'aan when you are praying, try to
remember it until you feel that you will not be able to remember it, then there
is nothing wrong with moving on from the part that you cannot remember, to the
following part that you can remember. When you finish you prayer, go to the
Mus-haf and review the part that you had forgotten. And Allaah knows best.
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