And how does one read a third of the Qur'an? He said: "Say: He is Allah, the One" is equal to a third of the Qur'an.
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The reader: And Zuhayr ibn Harb and Muhammad ibn Bashshar narrated to me. Zuhayr said: Yahya ibn Sa'id narrated to us from Shu'bah from Qatadah from Salim ibn Abi al-Ja'd from Ma'dan ibn Abi Talhah from Abu al-Darda' from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), who said: أيعجز أحدكم أن يقرأ في ليلة ثلث القرآن؟ قالوا : وكيف يقرأ ثلث القرآن؟ قال: قل هو الله أحد تعدل ثلث القرآن Is any of you unable to read a third of the Qur'an in a night? They said: How can one read a third of the Qur'an? He said: "Say: He is Allah, the One" is equal to a third of the Qur'an..