What is the point of the angel's (peace be upon him) saying: “Rejoice in two lights that have been given to you, which no prophet before you was given…,” when the entire Qur'an is light?
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The questioner : May Allah reward you, O Shaykh. The angel's (peace be upon him) saying: Sahih Muslim 806 The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was given the Qur'an in its entirety. Are al-Fatihah and the end of Surat al-Baqarah also from the Qur'an?
The Shaykh : This is an addition. This is extra light, otherwise Allah the Exalted said: But this is light in addition to what is in the Qur'an.
Rejoice in two lights given to you which have not been given to any prophet before you
أبشر بنورين أوتيتهما لم يؤتهما نبي قبلكThe Shaykh : This is an addition. This is extra light, otherwise Allah the Exalted said:
