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Tuesday, May 4, 2010

The importance and benefits of reciting Surah Mulk

This is one of my favorite surah's, Surah Mulk (The Dominion 67). The reciter is Abdur Rahman Al Sudais:



Here are some benefits of reciting Surah Mulk:


The Prophet Salalahu Alaihi Wa Salaam said, ‘There is a surah in the Qur’an which is only thirty verses. It defended whoever recited it until it puts him into paradise’ i.e. Surah al Mulk
[Fath al Qadir 5/257, Sahihul Jamiea 1/680, Tabrani in Al-Awsat & Ibn Mardawaith]

Abu Huraira (Radiallahu anhu) reported that the Messenger of Allah Salalahu Alaihi Wa Salaam said, “The Qur’an contains a surah of thirty ayats which will intercede for a man until he is forgiven. It is: ‘Blessed be He who has the Kingdom in His Hand!’ (67)”
[abu Dawud, Ahmad, at-Tirmidhi, Riyad as-Salihin by Imam an-Nawawi Ch.183 #1016]

The Prophet Salalahu Alaihi Wa Salaam said, ‘Surah al Mulk is the protector from the torment of the grave’
[Sahihul Jamiea 1/680, Hakim 2/498 & Nasai]

Jabir (Radiallahu anhu) said it was the custom of the Prophet Salalahu Alaihi Wa Salaam not to go to sleep until he had read Tabarakalladhi Biyadihil Mulk and Alif Laam Meem Tanzeel.
[Ahmad, Tirmidhi and Darami]

Anas (Radiallahu anhu) reported Rasulullah Salalahu Alaihi Wa Salaam as saying, “There is a Surah which will plead for its reciter till it causes him to enter paradise.”
[at-Tabrani]

Abdullah Ibn ‘Abbas (Radiallahu anhu) reported that the Prophet Salalahu Alaihi Wa Salaam said, ‘It is my desire/love that Surahtul Mulk should be in the heart of every Muslim’
[Hakim, al-Hisnul Haseen by the cassical scholar Muhammad al-Jazri]

Ibn Abbas (Radiallau anhu) said that one of the Prophet’s Salalahu Alaihi Wa Salaam companions set up his tent over a grave without realising that it was a grave and it contained a man who was reciting the Surah Tabarakallahi Biyadihil Mulk up to the end. He went and told the Prophet who said, ‘It is The Defender; it is The Protector which safeguards from Allah Ta’ala’s punishment’
[at-Tirmidhi]

Khalid bin Madam (tabie) said about surat Al Mulk and ‘As Sajda that these two surahs will fight for their reciter in the grave and will say, ‘O Allah! If we belong to your book, accept our intercession in his favour. In case we do not, get us obliterated. These surahs will spread their wings like birds and will save the person from the torment of the grave.’
[Mishkat al-Misbah]

It was narrated that Abdullah ibn Mas’ud (Radiallahu anhu) said: Whoever reads Tabarakallahi Biyadihil Mulk [i.e. Surah al-Mulk] every night, Allah will protect him from the torment of the grave. At the time of the Messenger of Allah we used to call it al-mani’ah (that which protects). In the Book of Allah it is a surah which, whoever recites it every night has done very well.
[an-Nasa’i]