Does the fact that Surat al-Ikhlas is equivalent to one-third of the Qur'an mean that one who reads it three times receives the reward of one who read the entire Qur'an?

The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, you mentioned (may Allah preserve you) that Surat al-Ikhlas is equivalent to one-third of the Qur'an in terms of virtue. Does this mean it is equivalent to one who read one-third of it in terms of reward? So that one who reads it three times has the reward of one who read the entire Qur'an?

The Shaykh:
If he reads it along with whatever he can of the Qur'an, he gets the reward of it and the reward of what he recited from the Qur'an. It is an additional good. It is not that he says, "Surat al-Ikhlas is enough for us," and leaves off reciting the Qur'an, not combining this with that. He gets a great deal of good. Yes.

The presenter:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success.

The Shaykh:
The Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah (may Allah have mercy on him) composed an independent work on the interpretation of Surat al-Ikhlas titled "The Answer of the People of Knowledge and Faith That Surat al-Ikhlas Is Equivalent to One-Third of the Qur'an," and it is widely printed, praise be to Allah. Yes.

The presenter:
Yes, yes.