My question is whether it is okay for a person to have a favourite
surah that they like to read/listen to and think about all the time?
From ayoung age I have always loved Surah Al-Waqiah. I try to read the
Quran as much as I can on a daily basis but am always drawn to Surah
Al-Waqiah.It brings about all sorts of wonderful emotions such as
love, hope and gratitude, but also extreme fear and terror of ending
up in the fire. Whenever I am faced witha problem/stressful situation,
the verses just automatically pop into myhead and make me feel better.
But I sometimes feel that maybe I am doing wrong by focusing on it and
loving it more than other surahs.
Praise be to Allaah.
There is nothing wrong with a Muslim singling outa soorah from the
Book of Allah for extra attention, whether that is reciting it or
listening to it or learning about its meanings and the like, and
learning about what itcontains of rulings, exhortation, warnings andso
on, without that leading to neglect of the rest of the Qur'aan and
neglecting to recite it, so long as that is based on some special
reasons such as trying to develop a deeper understanding of the soorah
or because onefeels moved by its contents and the like. It should not
be based on a belief in a particular virtueof that soorah for which
there is no proof in sharee'ah.
In a hadeeth that was narrated and classed as hasan by at-Tirmidhi
(3297), it says that the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon
him) said: "Hood, al-Waaqi'ah, al-Mursalaat, 'Amma yatsaa'iloon
[al-Naba'] and Idha ash-'shamsu kuwwirat [al-Takweer] have made my
hair turn grey."
Classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in Saheeh at-Tirmidhi.
An-Nasaa'i (1010) narratedthat Abu Dharr said: The Prophet (blessings
and peace of Allah be upon him) prayed qiyaam all night, repeating the
verse (interpretation of the meaning): "If You punish them, they are
Your slaves, and if You forgive them, verily You, only You are the
All-Mighty, the All-Wise" [al-Maa'idah 5:118].
Classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in Saheeh an-Nasaa'i
Abu Nu'aym narrated in al-Hilyah (2/55) with a saheeh isnaad that
'Urwahibn az-Zubayr said: I entered upon Asma' bint Abi Bakr when she
was praying and I heard her reciting this verse (interpretation of the
meaning): "But Allah has been gracious to us, and has saved us from
the torment of the Fire" [at-Toor 52:27], then she started seeking
refuge with Allah (and continued to do so). I got up to leavewhen she
was still seekingrefuge with Allah, and I went to the marketplace. And
when I came back, she was still weeping and seeking refuge with Allah.
Ibn Sa'd narrated in at-Tabaqaat (7/150) from Bahz ibn Hakeem that
Zaraarah ibn Awfa led them in praying Fajr in themosque of Banu
Qushayr, and he recited until he reached the words (interpretation of
the meaning), "Then, when the Trumpet is sounded (i.e. its second
blowing); Truly, that Day will be a Hard Day. Far from easy for the
disbelievers" [al-Muddaththir 74:8-10], whereupon he fell down dead.
Bahz said: I was one of those who carried him.
Shaykh Ibn 'Uthaymeen (may Allah have mercy on him) was asked:
What is the ruling on preferring one soorah to another, especially
since I love to recite Soorah Maryam sometimes, for example, because I
feel comfort and joy when I recite it?
He replied: There is nothing wrong with a person preferring one soorah
of the Qur'aan overanother for some reason. All of it is the word of
Allah, may He be glorified and exalted. With regard to the One Who
spoke its words, namely Allah, may He be glorified and exalted, there
is no differentiation. But with regard to what it includes of great
meanings, there may be some differentiation.
Hence it is proven from the Prophet (blessings andpeace of Allah be
upon him) that "The greatest soorah of the Book of Allah is Soorat
al-Faatihah and the greatest verse in the Book of Allah is Aayat
al-Kurisy."
The Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) sent one of the
Sahaabah on an expedition, and he used torecite Qur'aan for his
companions and end with Soorat al-Ikhlaas. The Prophet (blessings and
peace of Allah be upon him) said: "Ask him why he does that?" He said:
Because it is a description of the Most Merciful and I love to recite
it. The Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) said: "Tell
him that Allah loves him."
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