They are many hadiths that mention the virtues of Surah Al-Ikhlas; one of which as mentioned is that reciting it 3 times gives the reciter the blessing of one-third of the holy qur’an.
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“A man heard another man reciting (Surah Al-Ikhlas) and he was repeating it (in his prayer). The next morning he came to Rasulullah s.a.w. and mentioned the whole story to him as if he regarded the recitation of that Surah as insufficient. Rasulullah s.a.w. then replied, “By Him in Whose Hand my soul is! That (Surah Al-Ikhlas) equals one-third of the Quran.”
(Sahih Al-Bukhari)
Rasulullah s.a.w. said to his Companions, “Is any one of you incapable of reciting one-third of the Quran in one night?” They (the Companions) considered it difficult and said: “O Rasulullah, which of us can afford to do that?” He s.a.w. said, “(Surah Al-Ikhlas) is equivalent to one-third of the Quran”
(Sahih Al-Bukhari)
Surah Al-Ikhlas entails the most basic principles of Jurisprudence i.e. The proclamation of the Oneness of Allah, the legislation of Islamic law and the elucidation of Islamic worship and practices.[2] This surah also explains that all matters of worship and practices are only valid with the sincerity and purity of intention and Faith with the belief that Allah is to be worshipped alone without partners.
2. Protection from Evil and Black Magics
أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَانَ إِذَا أَوَى إِلَى فِرَاشِهِ كُلَّ لَيْلَةٍ جَمَعَ كَفَّيْهِ ثُمَّ نَفَثَ فِيهِمَا فَقَرَأَ فيهمَا (قل هُوَ الله أحد) و (قل أعوذ بِرَبّ الفلق) و (قل أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ النَّاسِ) ثُمَّ يَمْسَحُ بِهِمَا مَا اسْتَطَاعَ مِنْ جَسَدِهِ يَبْدَأُ بِهِمَا عَلَى رَأْسِهِ وَوَجْهِهِ وَمَا أَقْبَلَ مِنْ جَسَدِهِ يَفْعَلُ ذَلِكَ ثَلَاث مَرَّات
“Whenever the Prophet s.a.w. went to bed every night, he used to cup his hands together and blow over it after reciting (Surah Al-Ikhlas), (Surah Al-Falaq) and (Surah An-Nas), and then rub his hands over whatever parts of his body he was able to rub, starting with his head, face and front of his body. He used to do that three times.”
(Muttafaqun ‘Alayh)
