The Importance And Benefits Of Surah Al-Ikhlas

Surah Al-Ikhlas consists of four ayahs but it has many benefits for one who recites it frequently or continuously.Surah al-ikhlas can become one of the major reasons to enter paradise.The increase of the recitation of surah al-ikhlas is a means of attaining the love of Allah.Muslims have to realize the important of sural al-ikhlas by memorizing and reciting it daily to accept numerous rewards.

The Benefits of Surah Al-ikhlas

• One loves surah al-ikhlas by reciting it ten times daily will be able to enter paradise.

The Prophet (Peace be upon him) replied," And your loved sural al-ikhlas would enable you to enter paradise." (Tirmidhi).

• One recites surah al-ikhlas once, he will get rewad equal to recite one third of al-qur'an.

The Prophet (PBUH) says that He is Allah, Absolute Oneness....By Him in Whose hand my soul is, it is equal to one third of the Qur'an.

• Surah al-iklas is a means of protection from harmful  things.If one recites it with surah al-fatiha before sleeping, he will be safe and be protected until waking up.

Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him) said that When you recited surah Al-Fatiha and surah Al-Ikhlas upon lying on your bed, you would be safeguarded and should become fearless of everything except death.(Tafseer Mazhari).

• The constant recitation of surah al-ikhlas can increase the presence of the angels at death time.
• One recites surah al-ikhlas ten times at the end of every compulsory prayer, he will receive his pure wife choice.

The Prophet (Peace be upon him) said that Whoever accomplished three things with a sound iman would enter paradise and would be married to the pure wife of his choice.

• One reads surah al-ikhlas three times equal to recite the Qur'an once.
• One reads surah al-ikhlas once, he will get reward equal to ten times number of people believing in islamic teachings.

The Prophet (PBUH) said that Whoever recited surah al-ikhlas once, would get the reward equal to ten times the number of people who had believed in the islamic teachings.

• One reads surah al-ikhlas one hundred times equal to read the Qur'an thirty three times and he will enter paradise by reciting it 100 times on the right side before sleeping.

The Prophet (PBUH) said that If anyone who was about to sleep on his bed lied on his right side, then recited al-ikhlas 100 times, Allah would say to him on the day of resurrection, "My slave, enter Paradise to your right side."

• One recites surah al-ikhlas two hundreds daily, Allah will forgive his sins for fifty years.

The Prophet (Peace be upon him) said that If anyone recited surah al-ikhlas two hundred times daily, the sins of fifty years would be wiped out unless he was in debt.(Tirmidhi).

• Surah al-ikhlas is a means of eradicating poverty.

The Prophet (PBUH) said that Whoever read surah al-ikhlas, when he entered his house, the poverty would be eradicated from the family of that household and neighbours.

• One reads surah al-ikhlas one hundred times daily, his past sins for twenty five years will be forgiven.
• One recites surah al-ikhlas one thousand (1000) times, he will not die unless he sees his place in paradise.
• Whoever recites surah al-ikhlas in the obligatory prayer, Allah will grant him good in this world as well as in the next life.Allah will also forgives him, his parents and children.
• Someone will recover from his sore eyes if surah al-ikhlas is recited over his eyes.
• Whoever recites surah al-ikhlas daily, he will  be protected from every kinds of affliction and calamity.
• If surah al-ikhlas is recited for a dead person, the reward is like of reciting the whole Qur'an.
• Allah likes very much those who recite surat al-ikhlas regularly.