What is the authenticity of the hadith: “Whoever recites {Say: He is Allah, the One} in a night has ransomed himself from Allah”?
Machine translationRead the Arabic original
Question:
May Allah reward you. Honorable Shaykh, this questioner asks: He says: How authentic are these two hadiths? The first is: "Whoever recites 'Say, He is Allah, the One' at night, he has shielded himself from Allah?"
Answer:
It is authentic regarding Surat al-Ikhlas that it is equivalent to one-third of the Qur'an. This is what is established from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)Sahih Muslim 812a, meaning in terms of virtue and reward. For the Qur'an has three divisions: a division concerning the news about Allah (Mighty and Majestic) and His names and attributes, and this is what is contained in Surat [Al-Ikhlas 112:1]; and a division concerning what is lawful and what is forbidden. A division concerning what is lawful and what is forbidden.
And a division regarding the stories of the former nations and messengers, and what happened to them as a lesson and a warning. A division of stories, a division of rulings, and a division of reporting about Allah (Mighty and Majestic). Surat al-Ikhlas is in this division, the reporting about Allah, His names and attributes. Therefore, it became equivalent to one-third of the Qur'an. This is what is established. Yes.
May Allah reward you. Honorable Shaykh, this questioner asks: He says: How authentic are these two hadiths? The first is: "Whoever recites 'Say, He is Allah, the One' at night, he has shielded himself from Allah?"
Answer:
It is authentic regarding Surat al-Ikhlas that it is equivalent to one-third of the Qur'an. This is what is established from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)
this (Surah Ikhlas) is equivalent to one-third of the Qur'an.
أنها تعدل ثلث القرآنSay, "He is Allah, [who is] One,
قُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌAnd a division regarding the stories of the former nations and messengers, and what happened to them as a lesson and a warning. A division of stories, a division of rulings, and a division of reporting about Allah (Mighty and Majestic). Surat al-Ikhlas is in this division, the reporting about Allah, His names and attributes. Therefore, it became equivalent to one-third of the Qur'an. This is what is established. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما صحة حديث من قرأ {قل هو الله أحد} في ليلة فقد شرى نفسه من الله؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.