6/45. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 812b — Surah al-Ikhlas Recited to the End
The virtue of reciting Qul Huwa Allahu Ahad
Hadith About Reciting Surah al-Ikhlas to the End
Sahih Muslim : 812b
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 812b
وَحَدَّثَنَا وَاصِلُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الأَعْلَى، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ فُضَيْلٍ، عَنْ بَشِيرٍ أَبِي إِسْمَاعِيلَ، عَنْ أَبِي حَازِمٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ خَرَجَ إِلَيْنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَ " أَقْرَأُ عَلَيْكُمْ ثُلُثَ الْقُرْآنِ " . فَقَرَأَ { قُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ * اللَّهُ الصَّمَدُ} حَتَّى خَتَمَهَا .
Abu Hurairah Narrated from:
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) came out to us and said: I am going to recite before you one-third of the Qur'an. He (the Holy Prophet) then recited:" Say: He is Allah, One--Allah, the Eternal," to the end of the Surah.
[2] Al-Ikhlas 112.Reference : Sahih Muslim 812bIn-book reference : Book 6, Hadith 317USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 4, Hadith 1772
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 812b
This narration reports the same core teaching in a shorter form. Abu Huraira said that the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم came out and said he would recite one third of the Qur’an before them. He then recited “Say: He is Allah, One — Allah, the Eternal” until he completed the surah. The text does not add the later discussion found in the longer report. It simply shows the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم identifying the recitation of Surah al-Ikhlas with one third of the Qur’an. A careful reader should notice the simplicity of the narration. The emphasis is on the surah itself and its completion, not on extra details that are not mentioned here.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم announced that he would recite a third of the Qur’an.
- He recited Surah al-Ikhlas until completing it.
- This shorter narration keeps the focus on the surah itself.
- The hadith supports the known virtue of Surah al-Ikhlas.
