The reciter: And Muhammad ibn Hatim and Ya'qub ibn Ibrahim both narrated to me from Yahya. Ibn Hatim said: Yahya ibn Sa'id narrated to us, saying: Yazid ibn Kaysan narrated to us, saying: Abu Hazim narrated to us from Abu Hurayrah, saying: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Get together. for I am going to recite one-third of the Qur'an before you. And those who could get together gathered there. Then the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) came out and recited:" Say: He, Allah, is One." He then entered (his house). Some of us said to the others: Perhaps there has been some news from the heaven on account of which he has gone Inside (the house). The Apostle of Allah (ﷺ) again came out and said: I told you that I was going to recite one-third of the Qur'in; keep in mind, this (Surah Ikhlas) is equivalent to one-third of the Qur'an.
احشدوا فإني سأقرأ عليكم ثلث القرآن، فحشد من حشد ثم خرج نبي الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: فقرأ قل هو الله أحد ثم دخل فقال بعضنا لبعض إني أرى هذا خبر جاءه من السماء فذاك الذي أدخله ثم خرج نبي الله صلى الله عليه وسلم فقال: إني قلت لكم سأقرأ عليكم ثلث القرآن ألا إنها تعدل ثلث القرآن .
