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ahmad:20300ʿĀrim > Muʿtamir from his father > a man from his father > Maʿqil b. Yasār

[Machine] "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: The cow is the pinnacle of the Quran, and its apex is the verse 'Allah! There is no deity except Him, the Ever-Living, the Sustainer of existence' [Quran 2:255]. Eighty angels descend with each verse of it. It was extracted from beneath the Throne, and it was connected to either Surah Al-Baqarah or Surah Ya-Sin. The heart of the Quran is Surah Al-Baqarah. No person reads it, desiring Allah and the Hereafter, except that they are forgiven. And recite it over your deceased."  

أحمد:٢٠٣٠٠حَدَّثَنَا عَارِمٌ حَدَّثَنَا مُعْتَمِرٌ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ رَجُلٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ مَعْقِلِ بْنِ يَسَارٍ

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ الْبَقَرَةُ سَنَامُ الْقُرْآنِ وَذُرْوَتُهُ نَزَلَ مَعَ كُلِّ آيَةٍ مِنْهَا ثَمَانُونَ مَلَكًا وَاسْتُخْرِجَتْ {اللهُ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا هُوَ الْحَيُّ الْقَيُّومُ} [البقرة 255] مِنْ تَحْتِ الْعَرْشِ فَوُصِلَتْ بِهَا أَوْ فَوُصِلَتْ بِسُورَةِ الْبَقَرَةِ وَيس قَلْبُ الْقُرْآنِ لَا يَقْرَؤُهَا رَجُلٌ يُرِيدُ اللهَ والدَّارَ الْآخِرَةَ إِلَّا غُفِرَ لَهُ وَاقْرَءُوهَا عَلَى مَوْتَاكُمْ  


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tabarani:17709Sahl b. Mūsá Shiyarān al-Rāmhurmazī > Muḥammad b. ʿAbd al-Aʿlá > Muʿtamir b. Sulaymān from his father > a man from his father > Maʿqil b. Yasār

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "Al-Baqarah is the pinnacle of the Qur'an, and its two last verses came down with every verse. Eighty angels descended with them. Surah Al-Baqarah and Surah Ya-Sin are connected to one another; they will be together in Paradise. The heart of the Qur'an is Surah Ya-Sin. Whoever recites it seeking Allah, the home, and the hereafter, Allah will forgive him. Recite it during the prayer for your deceased."  

الطبراني:١٧٧٠٩حَدَّثَنَا سَهْلُ بْنُ مُوسَى شِيَرانُ الرامْهُرْمَزِيُّ ثنا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْأَعْلَى ثنا مُعْتَمِرُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ رَجُلٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ مَعْقِلِ بْنِ يَسَارٍ

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ الْبَقَرَةُ سَنَامُ الْقُرْآنِ وَذُرْوَتُهُ وَنَزَلَ مَعَ كُلِّ آيَةٍ مِنْهَا ثَمَانُونَ مَلَكًا وَاسْتُخْرِجَتِ {اللهُ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا هُوَ الْحَيُّ الْقَيُّومُ} مِنْ تَحْتِ الْعَرْشِ فَوُصِلَ بِهَا أَوْ وُصِلَتْ بِسُورَةِ الْبَقَرَةِ وَيس قَلْبُ الْقُرْآنِ لَا يَقْرَأُهَا رَجُلٌ يُرِيدُ اللهَ وَالدَّارَ وَالْآخِرَةَ إِلَّا غَفَرَ اللهُ لَهُ واقْرَؤُوهَا عَلَى مَوْتَاكُمْ  

tabarani:17739Ibrāhīm b. Hāshim al-Baghawī > Muḥammad b. Abū Bakr al-Muqaddamī > Muʿtamir b. Sulaymān from his father > a man from his father > Maʿqil b. Yasār

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Al-Baqarah is the summit of the Quran and it is accompanied by eighty angels with every verse of it. Allah revealed 'There is no deity except Him, the Ever-Living, the Sustainer of existence' from beneath the Throne, so Surah Al-Baqarah and Surah Yasin were attached to it. The heart of the Quran is Surah Al-Baqarah, and whoever recites it seeking Allah and the Last Home, Allah will forgive him. Recite it over your dead."  

الطبراني:١٧٧٣٩حَدَّثَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ هَاشِمٍ الْبَغَوِيُّ ثنا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَبِي بَكْرٍ الْمُقَدَّمِيُّ ثنا مُعْتَمِرُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ حَدَّثَنِي رَجُلٌ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ مَعْقِلِ بْنِ يَسَارٍ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «الْبَقَرَةُ سَنَامُ الْقُرْآنِ وَذُرْوَتُهُ وَنَزَلَ مَعَ كُلِّ آيَةٍ مِنْهَا ثَمَانُونَ مَلَكًا وَاسْتُخْرِجَتِ اللهُ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا هُوَ الْحَيُّ الْقَيُّومُ مِنْ تَحْتِ الْعَرْشِ فَوُصِلَتْ بِهَا سُورَةُ الْبَقَرَةِ وَيس قَلْبُ الْقُرْآنِ لَا يَقْرَؤُهَا رَجُلٌ يُرِيدُ اللهَ وَالدَّارَ الْآخِرَةَ إِلَّا غَفَرَ اللهُ لَهُ اقْرَؤُوهَا عَلَى مَوْتَاكُمْ»  

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"الْبَقَرةُ سِنَامُ الْقُرآنِ وذِرْوَتُهُ وَنَزَلَ مَعَ كُلِّ آيَة مِنْهَا ثَمَانُونَ مَلَكا واسْتُخْرِجَت آيَةُ: الله لا إِلَهَ إِلَّا هُوَ الْحَيُّ الْقَيُّومُ مِنْ تَحْتِ الْعَرشِ فوصفت بها، وَيس قَلْبُ الْقُرآنِ لا يَقْرْؤُهَا رَجُلٌ يُريدُ الله وَالدَّارَ الآخرةَ إِلَّا غَفَرَ الله لَهُ فَاقْرَؤهَا عَلَى مَوْتَاكُمْ" .  

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