The Meaning of the Statement That Surat al-Ikhlas Equals One-Third of the Qur'an
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Question:
This is 'Umar saying that Surat al-Ikhlas is equivalent to one-third of the Qur'an. If one recites it three times, does that count as completing the recitation of the Qur'an?
Answer:
No, the reference is to the virtue, not the quantity. It is equivalent to one-third of the Qur'an in virtue, because the Qur'an consists of three sections: news about the past and the future, news about the past and the future, rulings in commands and prohibitions, and warnings and threats for the disbelievers and the hypocrites. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah bless you.
This is 'Umar saying that Surat al-Ikhlas is equivalent to one-third of the Qur'an. If one recites it three times, does that count as completing the recitation of the Qur'an?
Answer:
No, the reference is to the virtue, not the quantity. It is equivalent to one-third of the Qur'an in virtue, because the Qur'an consists of three sections: news about the past and the future, news about the past and the future, rulings in commands and prohibitions, and warnings and threats for the disbelievers and the hypocrites. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah bless you.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، برنامج (فتاوى) (191) لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان بتاريخ [1440-10-17] - كبار العلماء — youtube.com (9:24)
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