Surah 18-Al- Kahf: The Cave: (Recite Friday Mornings)
Phenomenal existence indicates Allah 's Existence, and Revelation provides guidance to Him. Both are needed for sound belief: study of Existence and reflection on the Revelation.
It contains the story of some young men who went to the Cave which gives the sura its name; the story of a debate between two unnamed men, one of whom was the wealthy owner of a garden and the other of whom was poor; the story of Musa with al-Khidr; and a general account of the life of Dhu'I-Qarnayn.
The stories are divided by marvellous passages guiding to Allah and preparing people to meet Him.
Before these historical events are broached, there is a brief Introduction confirming the Revelation and its Message of good news and warning, refuting the Christian heresy, consoling the prophet and stating the purpose of our earthly life; then two ayats introduce the subject of the Cave.
These ten ayats have a special significance which take them beyond the context of the sura as a whole: Abu' d-Darda' reported Allah's Messenger peace be upon him, as saying, "If anyone learns by heart the ten ayats at the beginning of
All the virtues of Soorah Yaa – Seen are either based on Weak or Fabricated Ahadeeth. The following are few of the (many) commonly quoted 'Virtues' and their authentication done by Scholars of Ahadeeth.
Hadeeth One
Anas (may Allaah be pleased with him) narrated that the Messenger of Allaah (peace be upon him) said, "Indeed for everything there is a heart, and the Qur'aan's hearet is Yaa – Seen. Whoever recites Yaa – Seen, then for its recitation, Allaah writes for him that he recited the Qur'aan ten times."
Jaami' at – Tirmithee, Volume 5, Book 42, Hadeeth Number 2,887, p. 225. Imaam Tirmithee said, "Haaroon Aboo Muhammad (one of the narrators) is a sheikh who is Majhool (unknown)." Haafiz Aboo Taahir Zubayr 'Alee Za'i classed its Isnaad (chain) as Da'eef (weak). Classed as Mawdoo' (fabricated) by Sheikh al – Albaanee in As - Silsilah al – Ahaadeeth ad-Da'eefah, Number 169 and Da'eef Taghreeb was Tarheeb, Number 885
Hadeeth Two
Narrated Aboo Hurayrah (may Allaah be pleased with him): that the Messenger of Allaah (peace be upon him) said: "Allaah recited Ta-Ha and Ya-Seen one thousand years before He created the heavens and the earth. When the angels heard the Qur'aan they said, 'Glad tidings to the nation to whom this will be revealed, and glad tidings to the hearts that will bear this, and glad tidings to the tongues that will speak these words.'"
Narrated by al – Daarimee, Number 3,280. Sheikh al – Albaanee said, in As - Silsilah al – Ahaadeeth ad-Da'eefah, Number 1,248, "[it is] Munkar (Denounced) [a form of Da'eef or weak Hadeeth]."
Hadeeth Three
Narrated Anas ibn Maalik (may Allaah be pleased with him): the Messenger of Allaah (peace be upon him) said: "Whoever enters the graveyard and recites Soorat Yaa – Seen, (the torment) will be reduced for them that day, and he will have hasanaat equivalent to the number of people in the graveyard."
Narrated by al – Tha'labi in his Tafseer (3/161/2). Sheikh al – Albaanee said, in Silsilah Ahadeeth Ad-Da'eefah, Number 1,246, "It is Mawdoo' (fabricated)."
Hadeeth Four
It was narrated from Ma'qil bin Yasaar (may Allaah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allaah (peace be upon him) said, "Recite Qur'aan near your dying ones," meaning Yaa – Seen.
Sunan Ibn Maajah, Volume 2, Book 6, Hadeeth Number 1,448, p. 369. Haafiz Aboo Taahir Zubayr 'Alee Za'i states that Aboo 'Uthmaan (one of the narrators) is Majhool (unknown) and classed the Hadeeth as Da'eef (weak).
In a slightly different wording: It was narrated from Ma'qil bin Yasaar (may Allaah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allaah (peace be upon him) said, "Recite Yaa – Seen for your dying ones."
Sunan Aboo Daawood, Volume 3, Book 20, Hadeeth Number 3,121, p. 568. Haafiz Aboo Taahir Zubayr 'Alee Za'i states that Aboo 'Uthmaan (one of the narrators) is Majhool (unknown) and classed the Hadeeth as Da'eef (weak). He comments, "…The narrations concerning the recitation of Soorah Yaa – Seen are not authentic. We should instead supplicate to Allaah to grant the deceased ease."
Hadeeth Five
Narrated 'Ataa ibn Abee Rabah (may Allaah be pleased with him) that Allaah's Messenger (peace be upon him) said, "If anyone recites Yaa – Seen at the beginning of the day, his needs will be fulfilled."
Narrated by al – Daarimee, Number 3,281. Classed as Da'eef (weak), by Sheikh al – Albaanee, in Mishkaat al – Masaabih, Number 2,118.
Hadeeth Six
[It is claimed] the Prophet (peace be upon him) said, "Yaa – Seen is for that for which it is read." meaning that reading Soorat Ya – Seen may cause needs to be met and may make things easier, according to the intention of the reader when he reads it.
Al – Sakhaawi (may Allaah have mercy on him) said of this hadeeth: "There is no basis for this version." Al-Maqaasid al-Hasanah, Number 741. Al-Qadi Zakariya said in Haashiyat al-Baydaawi: "It is Mawdoo' (fabricated)," as it says in Kashf al-Khafa' (2/2215).
In conclusion, there is no doubt that Soorah Yaa – Seen is a beautiful Soorah. However, to attribute such erroneous claims to it is wrong and dangerous.
And Allaah knows best
References:· Sunan Ibn Maajah, with commentary by Haafiz Aboo Taahir Zubayr 'Alee Za'i, Darussalam Publishers, [English Translation], 2007
· Sunan Aboo Daawood, with commentary by Haafiz Aboo Taahir Zubayr 'Alee Za'i, Darussalam Publishers, [English Translation], 2008
· Jaami' at – Tirmithee, with commentary by Haafiz Aboo Taahir Zubayr 'Alee Za'i, Darussalam Publishers, [English Translation], 2007
· 'The Virtues of Some Soorahs', as graded by Sheikh al – Albaanee http://www.almuflihoon.com/ebooks/AlMuflihoon/fadhwaail.pdf
· 'Virtues of Some Soorahs', http://www.islamqa.com/en/ref/6460/
· 'The virtues of Soorat Ya-Seen', http://www.islamqa.com/en/ref/75894
· And research done by Br Akbar Ali, http://groups.yahoo.com/group/kitaab_sunnah/message/1268
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