أن رسول الله ﷺ كان يقرأ المسبحات قبل أن يرقد وقال: إن فيهن آية أفضل من ألف آية
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to recite the Musabbihat before going to sleep, and he said: “Among them is a verse better than a thousand verses.”
Virtues and benefits of Surah Al-Hashr
Surah Al-Hashr is one of the “Musabbihat” that the Prophet ﷺ recited before going to sleep, saying: “Among them is a verse better than a thousand verses” (graded good by At-Tirmidhi). It also belongs to the Mufassal, by which the Prophet ﷺ was favoured over the other prophets, and it closes with a series of Allah’s most beautiful names.
Its virtues at a glance
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A Musabbihah recited before sleeping
The Prophet ﷺ used to recite the Musabbihat before going to sleep and said: “Among them is a verse better than a thousand verses.” The Musabbihat are seven surahs opening with the glorification of Allah: Al-Isra, Al-Hadid, Al-Hashr, As-Saff, Al-Jumu’ah, At-Taghabun and Al-A’la.
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An ending devoted to Allah’s most beautiful names
It ends with several of Allah’s names and attributes: “He is Allah, other than whom there is no god, the King, the Pure, the Perfection, the Grantor of Security, the Overseer, the Exalted in Might, the Compeller, the Superior.” According to a mursal report with a weak chain, Yahya ibn Abi Kathir held that the verse “better than a thousand” is the last verse of Al-Hashr.
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A surah of the Mufassal
It belongs to the Mufassal, given to the Prophet ﷺ as an extra gift and 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.”
When to recite it
- Every night before sleeping, with the other Musabbihat, following the Prophet ﷺ (Abu Dawud 5057 and At-Tirmidhi 2921)
Hadiths on its virtues
Arabic text, translation, reference and authenticity grade of each hadith.
Widespread but unproven narrations
كان رسول الله ﷺ لا ينام حتى يقرأ المسبحات ويقول: إن فيهن آية كألف آية
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ would not sleep until he had recited the Musabbihat, and he would say: “Among them is a verse like a thousand verses.”
What the surah is about
- The glorification of Allah, His might and His wisdom in directing affairs
- The expedition against Banu an-Nadir and their expulsion despite their fortresses
- The division of Banu an-Nadir’s property and the rulings on spoils taken without fighting (fay’)
- Praise for the Emigrants (Muhajirun) and the Ansar
- The secrets of the hypocrites allied with the Jews, their cowardice and division
- The command to the believers to fear Allah and not to imitate the defiantly disobedient
- The greatness of the Qur’an, which calls for the humility of its people
- The conclusion with a series of Allah’s most beautiful names and attributes
Main purpose: To show Allah’s strength and might in weakening the Jews and the hypocrites and exposing their division, in contrast with the unity of the believers.
About Surah Al-Hashr
Al-Hashr (the Gathering) is an entirely Medinan surah, the 59th in the order of the Qur’an and the 98th in the order of revelation, revealed after Al-Bayyinah and before An-Nasr, so it is among the last revealed. It has twenty-four verses. Known by this name since the Prophet’s ﷺ time, it was called by Ibn Abbas “the surah of Banu an-Nadir”, as narrated by Al-Bukhari, because it relates in detail the expedition against that tribe.
Tafsir of Surah Al-Hashr Listen to Al-Hashr by other reciters
Detailed study in Arabic
The full Arabic text: introduction, virtues, themes, and a study of the chain and authenticity of each hadith.
- التعريف بسورة الحشر
- فضائل سورة الحشر
- موضوعات سورة الحشر
- تلخيص سورة الحشر
- الأحاديث الواردة في الفضل ودرجتها
Virtues of other surahs
All 114 surahs- Virtues of Surah Al-Kahf A light between two Fridays and protection from the Dajjal
- Virtues of Surah Al-Mulk Intercedes for its reciter and protects from the grave’s punishment
- Virtues of Surah Ya-Sin Whoever recites it at night seeking Allah’s Face is forgiven
- Virtues of Surah Al-Baqarah Satan flees the house where it is recited; it is the peak of the Qur’an
- Virtues of Surah Al-Fatihah The greatest surah of the Qur’an, without which there is no prayer
- Virtues of Surah Al-Ikhlas It equals a third of the Qur’an; loving it earns Allah’s love
- Virtues of Surah Al-Waqi’ah One of the surahs that greyed the Prophet ﷺ; he recited it at Fajr
- Virtues of Surah Ar-Rahman Recited by the Prophet ﷺ to the jinn, who responded better than people
- Ayat al-Kursi The greatest verse in the Book of Allah, a guard against Satan