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ذِكْرُ إِثْبَاتِ الْإِيمَانِ لِمَنْ قَرَأَ سُورَةَ الْإِخْلَاصِ فِي رَكْعَتَيِ الْفَجْرِ

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[Machine] A man stood and performed two units of the dawn prayer. In the first unit, he recited "Say, 'O disbelievers.'" When he finished the chapter, the Prophet ﷺ said, "This is a servant who knows his Lord." Then, in the second unit, he recited "Say, 'He is Allah, [who is] One.'" When he finished the chapter, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "This is a servant who believes in his Lord." Talhah said, "I prefer to recite these two chapters in these two units of prayer."  

ابن حبّان:٢٤٦٠أَخْبَرَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْجَبَّارِ الصُّوفِيُّ بِبَغْدَادَ حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ مَعِينٍ حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أُنَيْسٍ الْأَنْصَارِيُّ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ طَلْحَةَ بْنَ خِرَاشٍ يُحَدِّثُ عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ

أَنَّ رَجُلًا قَامَ فَرَكَعَ رَكْعَتَيِ الْفَجْرِ فَقَرَأَ فِي الرَّكْعَةِ الْأُولَى {قُلْ يَا أَيُّهَا الْكَافِرُونَ} حَتَّى انْقَضَتِ السُّورَةُ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ «هَذَا عَبْدٌ عَرَفَ رَبَّهُ» وَقَرَأَ فِي الْآخِرَةِ {قُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ} حَتَّى انْقَضَتِ السُّورَةُ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «هَذَا عَبْدٌ آمَنَ بِرَبِّهِ» فَقَالَ طَلْحَةُ «فَأَنَا أَسْتَحِبُّ أَنْ أَقْرَأَ بِهَاتَيْنِ السُّورَتَيْنِ فِي هَاتَيْنِ الرَّكْعَتَيْنِ»