The Meaning of the Hadith: “Recite Surat al-Baqarah”
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The Shaykh:
May Allah greet you and bless you.
The questioner:
The first question we received in this episode is from our brother Abu Muhammad. He says: Your Excellency the Shaykh, what is the meaning of the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him)Sahih Muslim 804a?
The Shaykh:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions. Regarding the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) encouraging the recitation of Surat al-Baqarah, which is the first of the Qur'an, and explaining the virtue of this surah. Taking it is a gain. And leaving it is regret. And the Batilah, meaning the devils, cannot handle it. Yes.
May Allah greet you and bless you.
The questioner:
The first question we received in this episode is from our brother Abu Muhammad. He says: Your Excellency the Shaykh, what is the meaning of the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him)
Recite Surah al-Baqara, for to take recourse to it is a blessing and to give it up is a cause of grief, and the magicians cannot confront it.
اقْرَءُوا سُورَةَ الْبَقَرَةِ فَإِنَّ أَخْذَهَا بَرَكَةٌ وَتَرْكَهَا حَسْرَةٌ وَلاَ تَسْتَطِيعُهَا الْبَطَلَةُThe Shaykh:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions. Regarding the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) encouraging the recitation of Surat al-Baqarah, which is the first of the Qur'an, and explaining the virtue of this surah. Taking it is a gain. And leaving it is regret. And the Batilah, meaning the devils, cannot handle it. Yes.
Source
قناة «إذاعة القرآن الكريم»، نور على الدرب مع معالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان ح7504 — youtube.com (0:56)
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