66/11. Chapter:
Sahih Bukhari 5011 — Tranquility Descends with Quran
The superiority of Surat Al-Kahf (No.18)
Hadith About Quran Recitation and Tranquility
Sahih Bukhari : 5011
Sahih BukhariHadith Number 5011
حَدَّثَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ خَالِدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا زُهَيْرٌ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو إِسْحَاقَ، عَنِ الْبَرَاءِ، قَالَ كَانَ رَجُلٌ يَقْرَأُ سُورَةَ الْكَهْفِ وَإِلَى جَانِبِهِ حِصَانٌ مَرْبُوطٌ بِشَطَنَيْنِ فَتَغَشَّتْهُ سَحَابَةٌ فَجَعَلَتْ تَدْنُو وَتَدْنُو وَجَعَلَ فَرَسُهُ يَنْفِرُ فَلَمَّا أَصْبَحَ أَتَى النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَذَكَرَ ذَلِكَ لَهُ فَقَالَ " تِلْكَ السَّكِينَةُ تَنَزَّلَتْ بِالْقُرْآنِ ".
Al-Bara Narrated from:
A man was reciting Surat Al-Kahf and his horse was tied with two ropes beside him. A cloud came down and spread over that man, and it kept on coming closer and closer to him till his horse started jumping (as if afraid of something). When it was morning, the man came to the Prophet, and told him of that experience. The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "That was As-Sakina (tranquility) which descended because of (the recitation of) the Qur'an."
Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 5011In-book reference : Book 66, Hadith 33USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 6, Book 61, Hadith 531
Summary of Sahih Bukhari Hadith 5011
This Hadith is about Quran recitation and tranquility. A man was reciting Surat Al-Kahf while his horse was tied beside him. A cloud came down, spread over him, and kept coming closer until the horse began to jump. In the morning, he told the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم what happened. The Prophet explained that it was As-Sakina, or tranquility, that descended because of the recitation of the Quran. The narration does not turn the event into a general rule for every visible sign. It simply tells us what happened in this case and how the Prophet explained it. For searches like “Surah Kahf tranquility hadith,” the main message is that Quran recitation was honored by the descent of tranquility in this event.
What we learn from this hadith
- Surat Al-Kahf was being recited in the event described.
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم identified the cloud as tranquility linked to Quran recitation.
- The man reported his experience rather than explaining it himself.
- The Hadith shows a special honor connected to reciting Allah’s Book.
