11/25. Chapter:
Sunan an-Nasai 912 — Two Lights Given to the Prophet
The virtue of Fatihatil-Kitab
Hadith About the Two Lights: Al-Fatihah and Last Verses of Al-Baqarah
Sunan an-Nasai : 912
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 912
أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الْمُبَارَكِ الْمُخَرِّمِيُّ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ آدَمَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الأَحْوَصِ، عَنْ عَمَّارِ بْنِ رُزَيْقٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عِيسَى، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، قَالَ بَيْنَمَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَعِنْدَهُ جِبْرِيلُ عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ إِذْ سَمِعَ نَقِيضًا فَوْقَهُ فَرَفَعَ جِبْرِيلُ عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ بَصَرَهُ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ فَقَالَ هَذَا بَابٌ قَدْ فُتِحَ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ مَا فُتِحَ قَطُّ . قَالَ فَنَزَلَ مِنْهُ مَلَكٌ فَأَتَى النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَ أَبْشِرْ بِنُورَيْنِ أُوتِيتَهُمَا لَمْ يُؤْتَهُمَا نَبِيٌّ قَبْلَكَ فَاتِحَةِ الْكِتَابِ وَخَوَاتِيمِ سُورَةِ الْبَقَرَةِ لَمْ تَقْرَأْ حَرْفًا مِنْهُمَا إِلاَّ أُعْطِيتَهُ .
Ibn 'Abbas Narrated from:
When Jibril was with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), he heard a sound from above like a door opening. Jibril, peace be upon him, looked up toward the sky and said: 'This is a gate in Heaven that has been opened, but it was never opened before. He said: "An Angel came down from it and came to the Prophet (ﷺ) and said: 'Receive the glad tidings of two lights that have been given to you and were never given to any prophet before you: The Opening of the Book (Al-Fatihah) and the last verses of Surat Al-Baqarah. You will never recite a single letter of them but you will be granted it.'"
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 912In-book reference : Book 11, Hadith 37English translation : Vol. 2, Book 11, Hadith 913
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 912
This hadith about the two lights describes Jibril being with the Prophet when a sound was heard from above, like a door opening. Jibril looked toward the sky and said that a gate in Heaven had opened which had never opened before. An angel came down and gave glad tidings of two lights given to the Prophet: the Opening of the Book and the last verses of Surat Al-Baqarah. The angel also said that no letter of them would be recited except that it would be granted. The hadith highlights the special gift of Al-Fatihah and the closing verses of Al-Baqarah, using the exact image of lights in the narration.
What we learn from this hadith
- Al-Fatihah and the last verses of Al-Baqarah are called two lights in this narration.
- The angel came from a gate in Heaven described as newly opened.
- The Prophet was given glad tidings about these two gifts.
- The hadith says that reciting from them is linked with being granted what is recited.
