Sûrah 112. Al-Ikhlâs or At-Tauhîd (The Purity)

Recitation of Al-Ikhlaas

In the Name of Allâh, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful.
1.	Say (O Muhammad (Peace be upon him)): "He is Allâh, (the) One.[1]
2.	"Allâh-us-Samad (The Self-Sufficient Master, Whom all creatures need, He neither eats nor drinks).
3.	"He begets not, nor was He begotten;[2]
4.	"And there is none co-equal or comparable unto Him."

^[1]  (V.112:1) See Tauhîd in the Glossary (Appendix).

^[2]  (V.112:3) Narrated Mu'âdh bin Jabal:  The Prophet said, "O Mu'âdh!  Do you know what Allâh's Right upon His slaves is?"  I said, "Allâh and His Messenger know best."  The Prophet said, "To worship Him (Allâh) Alone and to join none in worship with Him (Allâh).  Do you know what their right upon Him is?"  I replied, "Allâh and His Messenger know best."  The Prophet said, "Not to punish them (if they do so)."  [Sahih Al-Bukharî, Vol. 9, Hadîth No. 470].

Narrated Abû Sa'id Al-Khudrî :  A man heard another man reciting: 'Say (O Muhammad): "He is Allâh, (the) One." (112:1)  And he recited it repeatedly.  When it was morning, he went to the Prophet and informed him about that as if he considered that the recitation of that Sûra by itself was not enough.  Allah's Messenger said, "By Him in Whose Hand my life is, it is equal to one-third of the Qur'ân.  [Sahih Al-Bukharî, Vol. 9, Hadîth No. 471].

Narrated 'Aisha RA: The Prophet sent (an army unit) under the command of a man who used to lead his companions in the prayers and would finish his recitation with (the Sûrah 112): 'Say (O Muhammad): "He is Allâh, (the) One." ' (112:1).  When they returned (from the battle), they mentioned that to the Prophet .  He said (to them), "Ask him why he does so."  They asked him and he said, "I do so because it mentions the qualities of the Most Beneficent and I love to recite it (in my prayer)."  The Prophet said (to them), "Tell him that Allâh loves him."  [Sahih Al-Bukharî, Vol. 9, Hadîth No. 472].

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