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Virtues and benefits of Surah Al-Muzzammil

Surah 73 20 verses Meccan

Surah Al-Muzzammil belongs to the Mufassal, by which the Prophet ﷺ was favoured over the other prophets. The Prophet ﷺ recited it in his night prayer, pairing it with Al-Muddaththir in a single rak’ah, according to the hadith of Ibn Mas’ud narrated by Muslim. It commands him to stand at night in prayer, then lightens that duty, and shows what helps in bearing the burden of the call.

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Its virtues at a glance

  • A surah of the Mufassal

    It belongs to the Mufassal, by which the Prophet ﷺ was favoured over the other prophets, according to the hadith of Wathilah ibn al-Asqa’: “… and I was favoured with the Mufassal.”

  • Recited by the Prophet ﷺ in the night prayer

    It was among the similar surahs (an-naza’ir) that the Prophet ﷺ recited in his night prayer, pairing it with Al-Muddaththir in a single rak’ah, as Ibn Mas’ud reported.

    Authentic (sahih)Muslim (822) and Abu Dawud (1396)

  • The command to pray at night, then ease

    It opens with the command to the Prophet ﷺ to stand at night in prayer and ends by lightening that prayer; its objective is to show what helps in bearing the burden of the call.

When to recite it

  • In the night prayer: the Prophet ﷺ recited it with Al-Muddaththir in a single rak’ah (Muslim)

Hadiths on its virtues

Arabic text, translation, reference and authenticity grade of each hadith.

أتاه رجل فقال: إني أقرأ المفصل في ركعة. فقال: هذًّا كهذ الشعر، ونثرًا كنثر الدقل. ولكن رسول الله ﷺ كان يقرأ النظائر في كل ركعة … ﴿يَاأَيُّهَا الْمُزَّمِّلُ﴾ و ﴿يَاأَيُّهَا الْمُدَّثِّرُ﴾ في ركعة …

A man came to him and said: “I recite the Mufassal in a single rak’ah.” He replied: “Rushing through it like poetry and scattering it like poor dates! The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to recite similar surahs (an-naza’ir) in each rak’ah … ‘O you wrapped in garments’ and ‘O you cloaked one’ in one rak’ah …”

Narrated by Abdullah ibn Mas’ud Muslim (822) and Abu Dawud (1396) Authentic (sahih) authentic hadith narrated by Muslim

What the surah is about

  • The command to the Prophet ﷺ to pray at night
  • Strengthening the Prophet ﷺ to convey the Revelation
  • The command to be patient with the harshness of the disbelievers
  • The threat to the disbelievers and the example of Pharaoh’s people, who belied their messenger
  • The Day of Resurrection and its terrors
  • The ease granted in the night prayer
  • The command to establish prayer, pay zakat, give charity and seek forgiveness

Main purpose: To show the means that help in bearing the burden of the call to Allah.

About Surah Al-Muzzammil

Al-Muzzammil is the 73rd surah of the Qur’an and has twenty verses. It is the third or fourth in the order of revelation: only Al-Alaq and Al-Muddaththir preceded it according to some, Al-Alaq, Nun and Al-Muddaththir according to others. Most scholars hold it to be wholly Meccan, revealed after Al-Muddaththir, when the Prophet ﷺ, back from Hira, said: “Wrap me up, wrap me up!” Addressing him as “the one wrapped up” is a mark of gentleness towards him.

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Detailed study in Arabic

The full Arabic text: introduction, virtues, themes, and a study of the chain and authenticity of each hadith.

  1. التعريف بسورة المزمل
  2. فضائل سورة المزمل
  3. موضوعات سورة المزمل
  4. مضمون سورة المزمل
  5. الأحاديث الواردة في الفضل ودرجتها

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