The Virtues of Surah Yaseen

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1. Hazrat Anas radiyallahu anhu reported Allah’s Messenger sallallahu alaihe wasallam as saying, “Everything has a heart and the heart of the Holy Qur’aan is Yaseen. Allah Ta’ala will record anyone who recites Yaseen as having recited the Holy Qur’aan ten times.”

(Tirmizi, Darimee)

 

2. Hazrat Ata ibn Abu Rabah radiyallahu anhu told of hearing that Allah Messenger sallallahu alaihe wasallam said, “If anyone recites Yaseen at the beginning of the day, his needs will be fulfilled.”

(Darimee)

 

3. Hazrat Maqil ibn Yasaar Muzani radiyallahu anhu reported the Holy Prophet sallallahu alaihe wasallam as saying, “If anyone recites Yaseen for Allah’s pleasure, his past sins will be forgiven; so recite it on those who are dying.”

(Baihaqi)

 

4. Hazrat Anas radiyallahu anhu reported Rasoolullah sallallahu alaihe wasallam as saying, “Whoever goes to the graveyard and reads Surah Yaseen Allah Ta’ala gives them (the grave dwellers) ease that day, and the reciter receives spiritual blessings equivalent to the amount of letters of Surah Yaseen.”

(Qurtubi)

 

5. Hazrat Maqil ibn Yasaar radiyallahu anhu reports that the Holy Prophetsallallahu alaihe wasallam has said, “Recite Surah Yaseen on those who are dying.”

(Abu Dawood)

 

6. Hazrat Ummud Darda radiyallahu anhu reports the Noble Prophetsallallahu alaihe wasallam saying, “Over no person who is about to die and Surah Yaseen is read upon them but Allah Ta’ala lightens the difficulties of death for him.”

(Qurtubi)

 

7. Hazrat Abu Hurairah radiyallahu anhu says that the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alaihe wasallam has said, “Whoever recites Surah Yaseen at night seeking the pleasure of Allah Ta’ala, that night he will be forgiven.”

(Abu Nuaym)

 

8. Hazrat Aisha radiyallahu anhu reports Rasoolullah sallallahu alaihe wasallam saying, “Indeed in the Noble Qur’aan there is a Surah, for its reading will intercede and will be a means of forgiveness for its listener. Listen carefully, it is Surah Yaseen, in the Torah it is called Muimmah.”

 

It was enquired, “O’ Messenger of Allah, what is Muimmah?”

 

Rasoolullah sallallahu alaihe wasallam replied, “It contains for its reader the benefits of this world, it removes from him the dread of the next life, and it is called Dafiah and Qadhiyah.”

 

Again it was enquired, “How is this Surah Dafiah and Qadhiyah?”

 

Rasoolullah sallallahu alaihe wasallam replied, “It takes away from its reader all afflictions and fulfills his need. Whoever recites it, it will be made equal to twenty pilgrimages. Whoever shall listen to it, it will be as thousand dinars, which he has given as charity in the path of Allah. And whoever shall write it and then drink it, it will enter into his heart a thousand cures, a thousand radiant lights, a thousand times more increase in belief, a thousand mercies, a thousand blessings, a thousand times more increase in guidance, and will remove from him all gall and disease.”

(Al-Tha’labi, Hakeem Tirmizi in Nawadrul Usoos)

 

9. Hazrat Abu Hurairah radiyallahu anhu reports the Messenger of Allahsallallahu alaihe wasallam saying, “Whoever recites Surah Yaseen on the eve of Friday he will be forgiven by morning.”

(Qurtubi)

 

10. Hazrat Abu Hurairah radiyallahu anhu reports the Holy Prophetsallallahu alaihe wasallam saying, “Whoever recites Surah Yaseen at night he will be forgiven in the morning, and whoever recites that Surah Haameen in which Dukhaan is mentioned he will be forgiven in the morning.”

(Abu Ya’la)

 

11. Hazrat Jundub ibn Abdullah radiyallahu anhu narrates that the Holy Prophet sallallahu alaihe wasallam has said, “Whoever reads Yaseen at night seeking the pleasure of Allah Ta’ala he is forgiven.”

(Ibn Habbaan)

 

12. Hazrat Ibn Abbas radiyallahu anhu reports Rasoolullah sallallahu alaihe wasallam saying, “My heart’s desire is that Surah Yaseen should be present in the heart of every individual of my Ummah.”

(Al-Bazzaar)

 

13. Yaha ibn Abi Kathir says, “This narration has reached me that whoever shall recite Yaseen at night, he remains content till morning and whoever shall recite it in the morning, he remains content till evening. And that person who has related this to me has also experienced this.” Thalabi said, and Ibn Atiyah has mentioned this and Ibn Atiyah says, “Experience confirms this.”

 

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