Virtues and benefits of Surah Al-Hujurat
No specific hadith is reported about the virtues of Surah Al-Hujurat; it is one of the Mathani given to the Prophet ﷺ in place of the Gospel, according to the hadith of Wathilah ibn al-Asqa’. Some call it “the surah of morals”: courtesy towards Allah and His Messenger ﷺ, verifying news, reconciling believers, and forbidding mockery, suspicion, spying and backbiting.
Its virtues at a glance
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One of the Mathani given in place of the Gospel
It is one of the Mathani, according to the hadith of Wathilah ibn al-Asqa’, graded good: “I was given the seven long ones in place of the Torah, the Mi’un in place of the Psalms, the Mathani in place of the Gospel, and I was favoured with the Mufassal.”
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A compendium of the noblest manners
The surah gathers the noblest manners, the most eloquent admonitions and the wisest guidance: it teaches the believers their duties towards their Creator, their Prophet ﷺ, themselves, their brothers and society as a whole; hence the name “surah of morals”.
What the surah is about
- Courtesy towards Allah and His Messenger ﷺ: not raising one’s voice above the Prophet’s ﷺ
- The command to verify news
- Reconciling believers who fight, and fighting the aggressing party until it returns to Allah’s command
- The prohibition of mockery, defamation and insulting nicknames
- Avoiding bad suspicion; the prohibition of spying and backbiting
- People created from a male and a female; the noblest before Allah is the most pious
- Reply to the Bedouins who said “we believe” though faith had not entered their hearts, and the traits of true believers
- Guidance to faith as Allah’s favour alone, and His knowledge of the unseen of the heavens and the earth
Main purpose: To discipline the tongue and show its effect on the individual’s faith and on society’s morals.
About Surah Al-Hujurat
Al-Hujurat is a purely Medinan surah of eighteen verses, revealed after Surah Al-Mujadilah; some call it “the surah of morals” (al-Akhlaq). Its teachings on proper conduct towards the Prophet ﷺ were occasioned by the rudeness of the delegation of Banu Tamim, when they called out to him at his apartments.
Tafsir of Surah Al-Hujurat Listen to Al-Hujurat 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 الحجرات
- فضائل سورة الحجرات
- موضوعات سورة الحجرات
- مقاصد سورة الحجرات
- تلخيص سورة الحجرات
- 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