Surah Al-Haqqah belongs to the Mufassal by which the Prophet ﷺ was favoured over the other prophets, and to the “similar” surahs that he ﷺ paired in the night prayer: he recited it with Al-Qamar in a single rak’ah, according to the hadith of Ibn Mas’ud. With its short, awe-inspiring verses, it affirms that the Resurrection and the recompense are a truth beyond doubt.
It belongs to the Mufassal, given to the Prophet ﷺ as an extra gift by which he was favoured over the other prophets, according to the hadith of Wathilah ibn al-Asqa’: “… and I was favoured with the Mufassal.”
Ibn Mas’ud reported that the Prophet ﷺ used to recite the similar surahs two per rak’ah, including Al-Qamar and Al-Haqqah in a single rak’ah.
Authentic (sahih)Al-Bukhari (775), Muslim (822) and Abu Dawud (1396)
It stands out for its short verses and the awe it inspires: whoever reads it reflectively feels the terror of the Last Day and the certainty that this religion is a truth free of falsehood.
Arabic text, translation, reference and authenticity grade of each hadith.
لكن النبي ﷺ كان يقرأ النظائر السورتين في ركعة، (الرحمن والنجم) في ركعة (اقتربت والحاقة) في ركعة، و (الطور والذاريات) في ركعة، و (إذا وقعت ونون) في ركعة، …
But the Prophet ﷺ used to recite the similar surahs (an-naza’ir), two surahs in a rak’ah: Ar-Rahman and An-Najm in one rak’ah, Iqtarabat (Al-Qamar) and Al-Haqqah in one rak’ah, At-Tur and Adh-Dhariyat in one rak’ah, Idha waqa’at (Al-Waqi’ah) and Nun (Al-Qalam) in one rak’ah…
Main purpose: To establish that the coming of the Resurrection and the recompense in it are a truth beyond doubt.
Al-Haqqah is a purely Meccan surah, revealed after Al-Mulk and before Al-Ma’arij. Al-Alusi cites as evidence the report narrated by Imam Ahmad from Umar ibn al-Khattab: going out before he embraced Islam to accost the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, he heard him begin his recitation with Al-Haqqah, marvelled at the composition of the Qur’an, and Islam entered his heart. It would thus have been revealed in the fourth or fifth year of the mission.
Tafsir of Surah Al-Haqqah Listen to Al-Haqqah by other reciters
The full Arabic text: introduction, virtues, themes, and a study of the chain and authenticity of each hadith.
