A man came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and said: Teach me to read the Qur'an, Messenger of Allah. He said: Read three surahs which begin with A.L.R. He said: My age is advanced, my mind has become dull (i.e. memory has grown weak), and my tongue has grown heavy). So he said: Then read three surahs which begin with H.M. He repeated the same words. So he said: Read three surahs which begin with the "Glorification of Allah". But he repeated the same excuse. The man then said: Teach me a comprehensive surah, Messenger of Allah. The Prophet ﷺ taught him Surah (99). "When the Earth is shaken with her earthquake". When he finished it, the man said: By Him Who sent you with truth, I shall never add anything to it. Then man then went away. The Prophet ﷺ said twice: The man received salvation.  

أَتَى رَجُلٌ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ أَقْرِئْنِي يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ فَقَالَ اقْرَأْ ثَلاَثًا مِنْ ذَوَاتِ الرَّاءِ فَقَالَ كَبِرَتْ سِنِّي وَاشْتَدَّ قَلْبِي وَغَلُظَ لِسَانِي قَالَ فَاقْرَأْ ثَلاَثًا مِنْ ذَوَاتِ حم فَقَالَ مِثْلَ مَقَالَتِهِ فَقَالَ اقْرَأْ ثَلاَثًا مِنَ الْمُسَبِّحَاتِ فَقَالَ مِثْلَ مَقَالَتِهِ فَقَالَ الرَّجُلُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَقْرِئْنِي سُورَةً جَامِعَةً فَأَقْرَأَهُ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ { إِذَا زُلْزِلَتِ الأَرْضُ } حَتَّى فَرَغَ مِنْهَا فَقَالَ الرَّجُلُ وَالَّذِي بَعَثَكَ بِالْحَقِّ لاَ أَزِيدُ عَلَيْهَا أَبَدًا ثُمَّ أَدْبَرَ الرَّجُلُ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ أَفْلَحَ الرُّوَيْجِلُ مَرَّتَيْنِ  

[Machine] A man came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and said, "Teach me, O Messenger of Allah." He said to him, "Recite three letters from the letter 'Ra'." The man said, "My age has increased, my heart has become hardened, and my tongue has become heavy." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Then recite three letters from the letter 'Ha'." The man said the same thing as he did before. Then the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Recite three phrases of glorification." The man said the same thing again. The man then said, "But recite for me, O Messenger of Allah, a comprehensive Surah that I can recite when the earth shakes, until I finish it." The man then turned and left. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "The man has succeeded, the man has succeeded." Then he called him back and said to him, "I have been commanded to designate the Day of Sacrifice as a festival for this Ummah (Muslim nation)." The man asked, "What if I can only find a meager offering for my son, can I sacrifice it?" The Messenger of Allah ﷺ replied, "No, but you should trim your hair, trim your nails, shave your pubic hair, and shorten your mustache. That is the completion of your sacrifice before Allah."  

أَتَى رَجُلٌ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ أَقْرِئْنِي يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ قَالَ لَهُ اقْرَأْ ثَلَاثًا مِنْ ذَاتِ الر فَقَالَ الرَّجُلُ كَبِرَتْ سِنِّي وَاشْتَدَّ قَلْبِي وَغَلُظَ لِسَانِي قَالَ فَاقْرَأْ مِنْ ذَاتِ حم فَقَالَ مِثْلَ مَقَالَتِهِ الْأُولَى فَقَالَ اقْرَأْ ثَلَاثًا مِنَ الْمُسَبِّحَاتِ فَقَالَ مِثْلَ مَقَالَتِهِ فَقَالَ الرَّجُلُ وَلَكِنْ أَقْرِئْنِي يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ سُورَةً جَامِعَةً فَأَقْرَأَهُ إِذَا زُلْزِلَتِ الْأَرْضُ حَتَّى إِذَا فَرَغَ مِنْهَا قَالَ الرَّجُلُ وَالَّذِي بَعَثَكَ بِالْحَقِّ لَا أَزِيدُ عَلَيْهَا أَبَدًا ثُمَّ أَدْبَرَ الرَّجُلُ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أَفْلَحَ الرُّوَيْجِلُ أَفْلَحَ الرُّوَيْجِلُ ثُمَّ قَالَ عَلَيَّ بِهِ فَجَاءَهُ فَقَالَ لَهُ أُمِرْتُ بِيَوْمِ الْأَضْحَى جَعَلَهُ اللهُ عِيدًا لِهَذِهِ الْأُمَّةِ فَقَالَ الرَّجُلُ أَرَأَيْتَ إِنْ لَمْ أَجِدْ إِلَّا مَنِيحَةَ ابْنِي أَفَأُضَحِّي بِهَا؟ قَالَ لَا وَلَكِنْ تَأْخُذُ مِنْ شَعْرِكَ وَتُقَلِّمُ أَظْفَارَكَ وَتَقُصُّ شَارِبَكَ وَتَحْلِقُ عَانَتَكَ فَذَلِكَ تَمَامُ أُضْحِيَّتِكَ عِنْدَ اللهِ  

A man came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and said: Teach me to read the Qur'an, Messenger of Allah. He said: Read three surahs which begin with A.L.R. He said: My age is advanced, my mind has become dull (i.e. memory has grown weak), and my tongue has grown heavy). So he said: Then read three surahs which begin with H.M. He repeated the same words. So he said: Read three surahs which begin with the "Glorification of Allah". But he repeated the same excuse. The man then said: Teach me a comprehensive surah, Messenger of Allah. The Prophet ﷺ taught him Surah (99). "When the Earth is shaken with her earthquake". When he finished it, the man said: By Him Who sent you with truth, I shall never add anything to it. Then man then went away. The Prophet ﷺ said twice: The man received salvation. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 1399)   

أَتَى رَجُلٌ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ أَقْرِئْنِي يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ فَقَالَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «اقْرَأْ ثَلَاثًا مِنْ ذَوَاتِ الرَّاءِ» فَقَالَ الرَّجُلُ كَبِرَتْ سِنِّي وَاشْتَدَّ قَلْبِي وَغَلُظَ لِسَانِي قَالَ «اقْرَأْ ثَلَاثًا مِنْ ذَوَاتِ حم» فَقَالَ مِثْلَ مَقَالَتِهِ الْأُولَى فَقَالَ «اقْرَأْ ثَلَاثًا مِنَ الْمُسَبِّحَاتِ» فَقَالَ مِثْلَ مَقَالَتِهِ فَقَالَ الرَّجُلُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَقْرِئْنِي سُورَةً جَامِعَةً فَأَقْرَأَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ {إِذَا زُلْزِلَتْ} [الزلزلة 1] حَتَّى فَرَغَ مِنْهَا فَقَالَ الرَّجُلُ وَالَّذِي بَعَثَكَ بِالْحَقِّ لَا أَزِيدُ عَلَيْهِ أَبَدًا ثُمَّ أَدْبَرَ الرَّجُلُ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «أَفْلَحَ الرُّوَيْجِلُ» ثُمَّ ذَكَرَ مَا يُقِيمُهُ  

A man came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and said: Teach me to read the Qur'an, Messenger of Allah. He said: Read three surahs which begin with A.L.R. He said: My age is advanced, my mind has become dull (i.e. memory has grown weak), and my tongue has grown heavy). So he said: Then read three surahs which begin with H.M. He repeated the same words. So he said: Read three surahs which begin with the "Glorification of Allah". But he repeated the same excuse. The man then said: Teach me a comprehensive surah, Messenger of Allah. The Prophet ﷺ taught him Surah (99). "When the Earth is shaken with her earthquake". When he finished it, the man said: By Him Who sent you with truth, I shall never add anything to it. Then man then went away. The Prophet ﷺ said twice: The man received salvation. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 1399)   

أَتَى رَجُلٌ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ أَقْرِئْنِي يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ فَقَالَ «اقْرَأْ ثَلَاثًا مِنْ ذَوَاتِ آلر» قَالَ الرَّجُلُ كَبِرَتْ سِنِّي وَاشْتَدَّ قَلْبِي وَغَلُظَ لِسَانِي؟ قَالَ «اقْرَأْ ثَلَاثًا مِنْ ذَوَاتِ حم» قَالَ مِثْلَ مَقَالَتِهِ الْأُولَى فَقَالَ «اقْرَأْ ثَلَاثًا مِنَ الْمُسَبِّحَاتِ» فَقَالَ مِثْلَ مَقَالَتِهِ الْأُولَى قَالَ لَكِنْ أَقْرِئْنِي سُورَةً جَامِعَةً فَأَقْرَأَهُ {إِذَا زُلْزِلَتِ الْأَرْضُ زِلْزَالَهَا} [الزلزلة 1] حَتَّى فَرَغَ مِنْهَا قَالَ الرَّجُلُ وَالَّذِي بَعَثَكَ بِالْحَقِّ لَا أَزِيدُ عَلَيْهَا أَبَدًا فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «أَفْلَحَ الرُّوَيْجِلُ أَفْلَحَ الرُّوَيْجِلُ»