Friday special

Friday special

103-4 Surat Al-Kahf (The Cave) -

اعوذ بالله من الشيطان الرجيم بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ.

Say (O Muhammad Salla-Allahu ‘Alayhi wa Sallam): "Shall We tell you the greatest losers in respect of (their) deeds? "

Those whose efforts have been wasted in this life while they thought that they were acquiring good by their deeds!

Urdu

کہہ دو کہ ہم تمہیں بتائیں جو عملوں کے لحاظ سے بڑے نقصان میں ہیں

وہ لوگ جن کی سعی دنیا کی زندگی میں برباد ہوگئی۔ اور وہ یہ سمجھے ہوئے ہیں کہ اچھے کام کر رہے ہیں

أَسْتَغْفِرُ اللَّهَ الَّذِي لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا هُوَ الْحَيَّ الْقَيُّومَ وَأَتُوبِ إِلَيْهِ

There are Saheeh Hadeeth from the Prophet (Salla-Allahu ‘Alayhi wa Sallam) concerning the virtues of reciting Surah Al-Kahf during the day or night of Jumu’ah (Friday).

Narrated by Abu Sa’eed Al-Khudri (Radia Allahu ‘Anhu) that,

“WHOEVER READS SOORAT AL-KAHF ON THE NIGHT OF JUMU’AH, WILL HAVE A LIGHT THAT WILL STRETCH BETWEEN HIM AND THE ANCIENT HOUSE (THE KA’BAH).”

Al-Daarimi, 3407. This Hadeeth was classed as Saheeh by Shaykh Al-Albany in Saheeh Al-Jaami, 6471

“WHOEVER READS SURAH AL-KAHF ON THE DAY OF JUMU’AH, WILL HAVE A LIGHT THAT WILL SHINE FROM HIM FROM ONE FRIDAY TO THE NEXT.”

Al-Hakim, 2/399; Al-Bayhaqee, 3/249

Ibn Hajar said in Takhreej Al-Adhkaar that this is a hasan Hadeeth, and he said, this is the strongest report that has been narrated concerning reading Surah Al-Kahf.

Fayd al-Qadeer, 6/198. It was classed as Saheeh by Shaykh al-Albany in Saheeh al-Jaami’, 6470

Narrated by Ibn ‘Umar (Radia Allahu ‘Anhu) that,

The Prophet Muhammad (Salla-Allahu ‘Alayhi wa Sallam) said:

‘WHOEVER READS SURAH AL-KAHF ON THE DAY OF JUMU’AH, A LIGHT WILL SHINE FOR HIM FROM BENEATH HIS FEET TO THE CLOUDS OF THE SKY, WHICH WILL SHINE FOR HIM ON THE DAY OF RESURRECTION, AND HE WILL BE FORGIVEN (HIS SINS) BETWEEN THE TWO FRIDAYS.’”

Al-Mundhiri said, this was narrated by Abu Bakr Ibn Mardawayh in his Tafseer, with an isnaad with which there was nothing wrong.

Al-Targheeb wa’l-Tarheeb, 1/298