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السيوطي:١٢٧٨٣a

"تَعَلَّمُوا الزَّهْراوَيْن: البَقَرَةَ، وَآلَ عمْرَان؛ فَإِنَّمَا يَجِيئَان يَوَمَ القِيَامَةِ كأَنَّهُمَا غَمَامَتَانِ، أوْ كَأَنَّهُمَا غَيَايَتَان، أوْ كَأَنَّهُمَا فرْقَانٌ مِن طَيْر صَوَافٌ تُحَاجَّانِ عَنْ صَاحِبِهِمَا، تَعَلَّمُوا البَقَرَة؛ فَإِنَّ أَخْذَهَا بَرَكَةٌ، وَتَرْكَهَا حَسْرَةٌ، وَلَا تَسْتَطِيعُها البَطَلَةُ".  

[طب] الطبرانى في الكبير عن ابن عباس

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muslim:804aal-Ḥasan b. ʿAlī al-Ḥulwānī > Abū Tawbah / al-Rabīʿ b. Nāfiʿ > Muʿāwiyah / Ibn Salāam > Zayd > Abū Salāam > Abū Umāmah al-Bāhilī

Recite the Qur'an, for on the Day of Resurrection it will come as an intercessor for those who recite It. Recite the two bright ones, al-Baqara and Surah Al 'Imran, for on the Day of Resurrection they will come as two clouds or two shades, or two flocks of birds in ranks, pleading for those who recite them. Recite Surah al-Baqara, for to take recourse to it is a blessing and to give it up is a cause of grief, and the magicians cannot confront it. (Mu'awiya said: It has been conveyed to me that here Batala means magicians.)  

مسلم:٨٠٤aحَدَّثَنِي الْحَسَنُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ الْحُلْوَانِيُّ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو تَوْبَةَ وَهُوَ الرَّبِيعُ بْنُ نَافِعٍ حَدَّثَنَا مُعَاوِيَةُ يَعْنِي ابْنَ سَلاَّمٍ عَنْ زَيْدٍ أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ أَبَا سَلاَّمٍ يَقُولُ حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو أُمَامَةَ الْبَاهِلِيُّ قَالَ

سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ اقْرَءُوا الْقُرْآنَ فَإِنَّهُ يَأْتِي يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ شَفِيعًا لأَصْحَابِهِ اقْرَءُوا الزَّهْرَاوَيْنِ الْبَقَرَةَ وَسُورَةَ آلِ عِمْرَانَ فَإِنَّهُمَا تَأْتِيَانِ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ كَأَنَّهُمَا غَمَامَتَانِ أَوْ كَأَنَّهُمَا غَيَايَتَانِ أَوْ كَأَنَّهُمَا فِرْقَانِ مِنْ طَيْرٍ صَوَافَّ تُحَاجَّانِ عَنْ أَصْحَابِهِمَا اقْرَءُوا سُورَةَ الْبَقَرَةِ فَإِنَّ أَخْذَهَا بَرَكَةٌ وَتَرْكَهَا حَسْرَةٌ وَلاَ تَسْتَطِيعُهَا الْبَطَلَةُ قَالَ مُعَاوِيَةُ بَلَغَنِي أَنَّ الْبَطَلَةَ السَّحَرَةُ  

ahmad:22975Wakīʿ > Bashīr b. Muhājir > ʿAbdullāh b. Buraydah from his father

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Learn the Surah Al-Baqarah (The Cow), for its recitation brings blessings and neglecting it brings regret. It is beyond the capability of the cowardly."

"Learn also the Surah Al-Imran and the family of Imran, for they are the two radiant ones who will come on the Day of Judgment as if they were two clouds or two groups of birds arguing in defense of their companion."  

أحمد:٢٢٩٧٥حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ حَدَّثَنَا بَشِيرُ بْنُ مُهَاجِرٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ بُرَيْدَةَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ تَعَلَّمُوا الْبَقَرَةَ؛ فَإِنَّ أَخْذَهَا بَرَكَةٌ وَتَرْكَهَا حَسْرَةٌ وَلَا يَسْتَطِيعُهَا الْبَطَلَةُ تَعَلَّمُوا الْبَقَرَةَ وَآلَ عِمْرَانَ؛ فَإِنَّهُمَا هُمَا الزَّهْرَاوَانِ يَجِيئَانِ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ كَأَنَّهُمَا غَمَامَتَانِ أَوْ غَيَايَتَانِ أَوْ كَأَنَّهُمَا فِرْقَانِ مِنْ طَيْرٍ صَوَافَّ تُجَادِلَانِ عَنْ صَاحِبِهِمَا  

ahmad:23050Wakīʿ > Bashīr b. al-Muhājir > ʿAbdullāh b. Buraydah from his father

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Learn Surah Al-Baqarah and Surah Al-Imran, for they are the two shining pearls that will come on the Day of Resurrection, as if they were two clouds, or two flocks of birds, or two groups of birds arguing with each other." And Waki' said once they will intercede for their companions.  

أحمد:٢٣٠٥٠حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ حَدَّثَنَا بَشِيرُ بْنُ الْمُهَاجِرِ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ بُرَيْدَةَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ تَعَلَّمُوا الْبَقَرَةَ وَآلَ عِمْرَانَ فَإِنَّهُمَا هُمَا الزَّهْرَاوَانِ يَجِيئَانِ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ كَأَنَّهُمَاغَمَامَتَانِ أَوْ كَأَنَّهُمَا غَيَايَتَانِ أَوْ كَأَنَّهُمَا فِرْقَانِ مِنْ طَيْرٍ صَوَافَّ يُحَاجَّانِ وَقَالَ وَكِيعٌ مَرَّةً يُجَادِلَانِ عَنْ صَاحِبِهِمَا  

ahmad:22146ʿAbd al-Malik b. ʿAmr > Hishām > Yaḥyá b. Abū Kathīr > Abū Sallām > Abū Umāmah

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ said, "Read the Qur'an, for it will intercede for its companions on the Day of Resurrection. Read the two bright ones, Al-Baqarah and Al-Imran, for they will come on the Day of Resurrection as if they are two clouds, or two shade-giving canopies, or like two flocks of birds in ranks, pleading for their companions. Then he said, 'Read Al-Baqarah, for taking it up brings blessings and leaving it causes regret, and the magicians cannot confront it.'"  

أحمد:٢٢١٤٦حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْمَلِكِ بْنُ عَمْرٍو حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامٌ عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ أَبِي كَثِيرٍ عَنْ أَبِي سَلَّامٍ عَنْ أَبِي أُمَامَةَ حَدَّثَهُ

قَالَ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ اقْرَءُوا الْقُرْآنَ؛ فَإِنَّهُ شَافِعٌ لِأَصْحَابِهِ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ اقْرَءُوا الزَّهْرَاوَيْنِ الْبَقَرَةَ وَآلَ عِمْرَانَ؛ فَإِنَّهُمَا يَأْتِيَانِ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ كَأَنَّهُمَا غَمَامَتَانِ أَوْ كَأَنَّهُمَا غَيَايَتَانِ أَوْ كَأَنَّهُمَا فِرْقَانِ مِنْ طَيْرٍ صَوَافَّ يُحَاجَّانِ عَنْ أَهْلِهِمَا ثُمَّ قَالَ اقْرَءُوا الْبَقَرَةَ؛ فَإِنَّ أَخْذَهَا بَرَكَةٌ وَتَرْكَهَا حَسْرَةٌ وَلَا يَسْتَطِيعُهَا الْبَطَلَةُ  

ahmad:22157ʿAbdullāh And Jadt Hadhā al-Ḥadīth Fī Kitāb Abū Bikhaṭ Yadih Waqad Ḍarab ʿAlayh Faẓanant > Qad Ḍarab ʿAlayh Liʾannah Khaṭaʾ Innamā > Zayd > Abū Sallām > Abū Umāmah > ʿAbd al-Razzāq > Maʿmar > Yaḥyá b. Abū Kathīr > Abū Salamah > Abū Umāmah

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Learn the Quran, for it will intercede for you on the Day of Resurrection. Learn Surah Al-Baqarah and Surah Al 'Imran, for they will come on the Day of Resurrection like two clouds or two flocks of birds, arguing on behalf of their companions. Learn Surah Al-Baqarah, for taking it to be a source of blessing and abandoning it to be a cause of regret, and it is too burdensome for the idle."  

أحمد:٢٢١٥٧قَالَ عَبْدُ اللهِ وَجَدْتُ هَذَا الْحَدِيثَ فِي كِتَابِ أَبِي بِخَطِّ يَدِهِ وَقَدْ ضَرَبَ عَلَيْهِ فَظَنَنْتُ أَنَّهُ قَدْ ضَرَبَ عَلَيْهِ؛ لِأَنَّهُ خَطَأٌ إِنَّمَا هُوَ عَنْ زَيْدٍ عَنْ أَبِي سَلَّامٍ عَنْ أَبِي أُمَامَةَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ أَخْبَرَنَا مَعْمَرٌ عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ أَبِي كَثِيرٍ عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ عَنْ أَبِي أُمَامَةَ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ تَعَلَّمُوا الْقُرْآنَ؛ فَإِنَّهُ شَافِعٌ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ تَعَلَّمُوا الْبَقَرَةَ وَآلَ عِمْرَانَ تَعَلَّمُوا الزَّهْرَاوَيْنِ؛ فَإِنَّهُمَا يَأْتِيَانِ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ كَأَنَّهُمَا غَمَامَتَانِ أَوْ غَيَايَتَانِ أَوْ كَأَنَّهُمَا فِرْقَانِ مِنْ طَيْرٍ صَوَافَّ يُحَاجَّانِ عَنْ صَاحِبِهِمَا تَعَلَّمُوا الْبَقَرَةَ؛ فَإِنَّ تَعْلِيمَهَا بَرَكَةٌ وَتَرْكَهَا حَسْرَةٌ وَلَا يَسْتَطِيعُهَا الْبَطَلَةُ  

ahmad:22193ʿAffān > Abān > Yaḥyá b. Abū Kathīr > Zayd > Abū Sallām > Abū Umāmah al-Bāhilī

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "Read the Quran, for it will come as an intercessor for its companion on the Day of Resurrection. Read the Zahrawain (Surah Al-Baqarah and Surah Al-Imran), for they will come on the Day of Resurrection like two clouds or like two flocks of birds that are arguing for their companions. Read Surah Al-Baqarah, for taking hold of it brings blessings and leaving it causes regret, and the cowards cannot face it."  

أحمد:٢٢١٩٣حَدَّثَنَا عَفَّانُ حَدَّثَنَا أَبَانُ حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ أَبِي كَثِيرٍ عَنْ زَيْدٍ عَنْ أَبِي سَلَّامٍ عَنْ أَبِي أُمَامَةَ الْبَاهِلِيِّ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ اقْرَءُوا الْقُرْآنَ؛ فَإِنَّهُ يَأْتِي شَفِيعًا يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ لِصَاحِبِهِ اقْرَءُوا الزَّهْرَاوَيْنِ الْبَقَرَةَ وَآلَ عِمْرَانَ؛ فَإِنَّهُمَا يَأْتِيَانِ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ كَأَنَّهُمَا غَيَايَتَانِ أَوْ كَأَنَّهُمَا غَمَامَتَانِ أَوْ كَأَنَّهُمَا فِرْقَانِ مِنْ طَيْرٍ صَوَافَّ يُحَاجَّانِ عَنْ أَصْحَابِهِمَا اقْرَءُوا سُورَةَ الْبَقَرَةِ؛ فَإِنَّ أَخْذَهَا بَرَكَةٌ وَتَرْكَهَاحَسْرَةٌ وَلَا تَسْتَطِيعُهَا الْبَطَلَةُ  

ahmad:22213Yazīd b. Hārūn > Hishām > Yaḥyá > Abū Sallām > Abū Umāmah

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Read the Quran, for it will come as an intercessor for its people on the Day of Judgment. Read the Surahs Al-Baqarah and Al-Imran, for they will come on the Day of Judgment like two clouds or two shades or like two flocks of birds that will argue on behalf of their owners. And read Surah Al-Baqarah, for taking hold of it is a blessing and leaving it is a regret, and no one can take hold of it except the brave."  

أحمد:٢٢٢١٣حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ هَارُونَ أَخْبَرَنَا هِشَامٌ عَنْ يَحْيَى عَنْ أَبِي سَلَّامٍ أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ أَبَا أُمَامَةَ يَقُولُ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ اقْرَءُوا الْقُرْآنَ؛ فَإِنَّهُ يَأْتِي شَافِعًا لِأَصْحَابِهِ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ اقْرَءُوا الزَّهْرَاوَيْنِ الْبَقَرَةَ وَآلَ عِمْرَانَ؛ فَإِنَّهُمَا يَأْتِيَانِ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ كَأَنَّهُمَا غَمَامَتَانِ أَوْ غَيَايَتَانِ أَوْ كَأَنَّهُمَا فِرْقَانِ مِنْ طَيْرٍ صَوَافَّ تُحَاجَّانِ عَنْ صَاحِبِهِمَا وَاقْرَءُوا سُورَةَ الْبَقَرَةِ؛ فَإِنَّ أَخْذَهَا بَرَكَةٌ وَتَرْكَهَا حَسْرَةٌ وَلَا تَسْتَطِيعُهَا الْبَطَلَةُ  

hakim:2071Abū ʿAlī al-Ḥusayn b. ʿAlī al-Ḥāfiẓ > Muḥammad b. al-Ḥasan al-ʿAsqalānī > Ḥarmalah b. Yaḥyá > ʿAbdullāh b. Wahb > ʿAmr b. al-Ḥārith > Saʿīd b. Abū Hilāl > Yaḥyá b. Abū Kathīr > Zayd b. Sallām > Abū Umāmah al-Bāhilī

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Learn the Quran, for it will intercede for its people on the Day of Resurrection. And recite the two bright Surahs (Al-Baqarah and Al-Imran), for they will come on the Day of Resurrection like two clouds or like two shades, or like two flocks of birds in ranks, pleading for their companions. Learn Al-Baqarah, for learning it is a blessing and abandoning it is a regret, and the sorceresses cannot memorize it."  

الحاكم:٢٠٧١أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَلِيٍّ الْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ الْحَافِظُ أَنْبَأَ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ الْعَسْقَلَانِيُّ ثنا حَرْمَلَةُ بْنُ يَحْيَى أَنْبَأَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ وَهْبٍ أَخْبَرَنِي عَمْرُو بْنُ الْحَارِثِ أَنَّ سَعِيدَ بْنَ أَبِي هِلَالٍ حَدَّثَهُ عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ أَبِي كَثِيرٍ عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ سَلَّامٍ عَنْ أَبِي أُمَامَةَ الْبَاهِلِيِّ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «تَعَلَّمُوا الْقُرْآنَ فَإِنَّهُ شَفِيعٌ لِأَهْلِهِ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ وَاقْرَءُوا الزَّهْرَاوَيْنِ» قِيلَ وَمَا الزَّهْرَاوَانِ؟ قَالَ «الْبَقَرَةُ وَآلُ عِمْرَانَ فَإِنَّهُمَا يَأْتِيَانِ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ كَأَنَّهُمَا غَمَامَتَانِ أَوْ كَأَنَّهُمَا غَيَايَتَانِ أَوْ كَفِرْقَيْنِ مِنَ الطَّيْرِ بِيضٍ صَوَافَّ يَدْفَعَانِ بَأَجْنِحَتِهِمَا عَنْ أَصْحَابِهِمَا تَعَلَّمُوا الْبَقَرَةَ فَإِنَّ تَعَلُّمَهَا بَرَكَةٌ وَتَرْكَهَا حَسْرَةٌ وَلَا يَسْتَطِيعُهَا الْبَطَلَةُ»  

ibnhibban:116al-Faḍl b. al-Ḥubāb al-Jumaḥī > Muslim b. Ibrāhīm > ʿAlī b. al-Mubārak > Yaḥyá b. Abū Kathīr > Zayd b. Sallām from his father > Abū Umāmah

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, said: "Learn the Quran, for it will come as an intercessor for its companions on the Day of Judgment. And adhere to the two surahs of Al-Baqarah and Al-'Imran, for they will come on the Day of Judgment as if they are two clouds or two flocks of birds disputing for their companions. And hold on to Surah Al-Baqarah, for taking it brings blessings and leaving it causes regret, and it is too difficult for the idle."  

ابن حبّان:١١٦أَخْبَرَنَا الْفَضْلُ بْنُ الْحُبَابِ الْجُمَحِيُّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مُسْلِمُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْمُبَارَكِ عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ أَبِي كَثِيرٍ عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ سَلَّامٍ عَنْ جَدِّهِ عَنْ أَبِي أُمَامَةَ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «تَعَلَّمُوا الْقُرْآنَ فَإِنَّهُ يَأْتِي يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ شَافِعًا لِأَصْحَابِهِ وَعَلَيْكُمْ بِالزَّهْرَاوَيْنِ الْبَقَرَةِ وَآلِ عِمْرَانَ فَإِنَّهُمَا تَأْتِيَانِ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ كَأَنَّهُمَا غَمَامَتَانِ أَوْ كَأَنَّهُمَا غَيَايَتَانِ أَوْ فِرْقَانِ مِنْ طَيْرٍ تُحَاجَّانِ عَنْ أَصْحَابِهِمَا وَعَلَيْكُمْ بِسُورَةِ الْبَقَرَةِ فَإِنَّ أَخْذَهَا بَرَكَةٌ وَتَرْكَهَا حَسْرَةٌ وَلَا يَسْتَطِيعُهَا الْبَطَلَةُ»  

tabarani:8118Isḥāq b. Ibrāhīm al-Dabarī > ʿAbd al-Razzāq > Maʿmar > Yaḥyá b. Abū Kathīr > Abū Salamah b. ʿAbd al-Raḥman > Abū Umāmah

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Learn the Quran, for it will intercede for its companions on the Day of Resurrection. Learn Surah Al-Baqarah and Surah Al-Imran, learn the duas Al-Zahrawayn, for they will come on the Day of Resurrection like two clouds or two shades, or like two flocks of birds in ranks, pleading for their companion. Learn Surah Al-Baqarah, for to take hold of it is a blessing, and to leave it is a regret, and the magicians cannot confront it with their magic."  

الطبراني:٨١١٨حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ الدَّبَرِيُّ أنا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ أنا مَعْمَرٌ عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ أَبِي كَثِيرٍ عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ عَنْ أَبِي أُمَامَةَ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «تَعَلَّمُوا الْقُرْآنَ فَإِنَّهُ شَافِعٌ لِأَصْحَابِهِ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ تَعَلَّمُوا الْبَقَرَةَ وَآلَ عِمْرَانَ تَعَلَّمُوا الزَّهْرَاوَيْنِ فَإِنَّهُمَا يَأْتِيَانِ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ كَأَنَّهُمَا غَمَامَتَانِ أَوْ غَيَايَتَانِ أَوْ كَأَنَّهُمَا فَرْقَانِ مِنْ طَيْرٍ صَوَافٍّ تُجَادِلَانِ عَنْ صَاحِبِهِمَا وَتَعَلَّمُوا الْبَقَرَةَ فَإِنَّ تَعَلُّمَهَا بَرَكَةٌ وَإِنَّ تَرْكَهَا لَحَسْرَةٌ وَلَا يُطِيقُهَا الْبَطَلَةُ» يَعْنِي بِالْبَطَلَةِ السَّحَرَةَ  

tabarani:7542ʿAlī b. ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz > Muslim b. Ibrāhīm > ʿAlī b. al-Mubārak Wʾabān b. Yazīd > Yaḥyá b. Abū Kathīr > Zayd b. Sallām > Abū Sallām > Abū Umāmah > Rasūl Allāh Ṣallá

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Recite the Quran, for it will intercede for its companions on the Day of Resurrection. Recite Surah Al-Baqarah and Al-Imran, for they will come on the Day of Resurrection like two clouds, or two shades, or two flocks of birds in ranks, pleading for their companion. Recite Surah Al-Baqarah, for to take recourse to it is a blessing and to give it up is a cause of regret, and the magicians cannot confront it."  

الطبراني:٧٥٤٢حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ ثنا مُسْلِمُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ ثنا عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْمُبَارَكِ وأَبَانُ بْنُ يَزِيدَ قَالَا ثنا يَحْيَى بْنُ أَبِي كَثِيرٍ عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ سَلَّامٍ عَنْ أَبِي سَلَّامٍ عَنْ أَبِي أُمَامَةَ ؓ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ اقْرَءُوا الْقُرْآنَ فَإِنَّهُ يَأْتِي شَافِعًا لِأَصْحَابِهِ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ وَعَلَيْكُمْ بِالزَّهْرَاوَيْنِ الْبَقَرَةِ وَآلِ عِمْرَانَ فَإِنَّهُمَا يَأْتِيَانِ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ كَأَنَّهُمَا غَمَامَتَانِ أَوْ كَأَنَّهُمَا غَيَايَتَانِ أَوْ كَأَنَّهُمَا فِرْقَانِ مِنْ طَيْرٍ صَوَافٍّ يُحَاجَّانِ عَنْ صَاحِبِهِمَا يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ اقْرَءُوا سُورَةَ الْبَقَرَةِ فَإِنَّ أَخْذَهَا بَرَكَةٌ وَتَرْكَهَا حَسْرَةٌ وَلَا تَسْتَطِيعُهَا الْبَطَلَةُ  

tabarani:7544Aḥmad b. Khulayd al-Ḥalabī > Abū Tawbah al-Rabīʿ b. Nāfiʿ > Muʿāwiyah b. Sallām > Zayd b. Sallām > Abū Sallām > Abū Umāmah > Rasūl Allāh Ṣallá

[Machine] I heard the Messenger of Allah saying, "Recite the Quran, for it will come on the Day of Resurrection interceding for its companions." Recite Surah Al-Baqarah and Surah Al-Imran, for they will come on the Day of Resurrection like two clouds or two shades or two flocks of birds. Their intercession will be accepted on behalf of its companions. Recite Surah Al-Baqarah, for to take recourse to it is a blessing, and to give it up is a cause of grief, and the magicians cannot confront it.  

الطبراني:٧٥٤٤حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ خُلَيْدٍ الْحَلَبِيُّ ثنا أَبُو تَوْبَةَ الرَّبِيعُ بْنُ نَافِعٍ ثنا مُعَاوِيَةُ بْنُ سَلَّامٍ عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ سَلَّامٍ أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ أَبَا سَلَّامٍ يَقُولُ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا أُمَامَةَ يَقُولُ

سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ اقْرَءُوا الْقُرْآنَ فَإِنَّهُ يَأْتِي يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ يُدَافِعُ لِأَصْحَابِهِ اقْرَءُوا الزَّهْرَاوَيْنِ الْبَقَرَةَ وَسُورَةَ آلِ عِمْرَانَ فَإِنَّهُمَا يَأْتِيَانِ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ كَأَنَّهُمَا غَمَامَتَانِ أَوْ غَيَايَتَانِ أَوْ كَأَنَّهُمَا فِرْقَانِ مِنْ طَيْرٍ صَوَافٍّ يُحَاجَّانِ عَنْ أَصْحَابِهِمَا اقْرَءُوا سُورَةَ الْبَقَرَةِ فَإِنَّ أَخْذَهَا بَرَكَةٌ وَتَرْكَهَا حَسْرَةٌ وَلَا تَسْتَطِيعُهَا الْبَطَلَةُ  

tabarani:11844ʿAbd al-Raḥman b. Khallād al-Dawraqī > ʿAmr b. Makhlad al-Laythī > ʿĀṣim b. Hilāl al-Bāriqī > Qatādah > ʿIkrimah > Ibn ʿAbbās

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Learn the two chapters Al-Baqarah (The Cow) and Aal Imran (The Family of Imran), as they will come on the Day of Resurrection like two clouds or two shades or two flocks of birds contending with one another to defend their companion. Learn Al-Baqarah, for to take recourse to it is a great blessing and to give it up is a cause of grief, and the magicians cannot confront it."  

الطبراني:١١٨٤٤حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ خَلَّادٍ الدَّوْرَقِيُّ ثنا عَمْرُو بْنُ مَخْلَدٍ اللَّيْثِيُّ ثنا عَاصِمُ بْنُ هِلَالٍ الْبَارِقِيُّ ثنا قَتَادَةُ عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ ؓ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «تَعَلَّمُوا الزَّهْرَاوَيْنِ الْبَقَرَةَ وَآلَ عِمْرَانَ فَإِنَّهُمَا يَجِيئَانِ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ كَأَنَّهُمَا غَمَامَتَانِ أَوْ كَأَنَّهُمَا غَيَايَتَانِ أَوْ كَأَنَّهُمَا فِرْقَانِ مِنْ طَيْرٍ صَوَافٍّ يُحَاجَّانِ عَنْ صَاحِبِهِمَا تَعَلَّمُوا الْبَقَرَةَ فَإِنَّ أَخَذَهَا بَرَكَةٌ وَتَرْكَهَا حَسْرَةٌ وَلَا تَسْتَطِيعُهَا الْبَطَلَةُ»  

bayhaqi:4056Abū ʿAlī al-Ḥusayn b. Muḥammad b. Muḥammad b. ʿAlī al-Rūdhbārī > al-Ḥusayn b. al-Ḥasan b. Ayyūb al-Ṭūsī > Abū Ḥātim al-Rāzī > Abū Tawbah > Muʿāwiyah b. Sallām b. Abū Sallām al-Ḥabashī > Abīh Zayd b. Sallām > Abū Sallām > Abū Umāmah al-Bāhilī

Recite the Qur'an, for on the Day of Resurrection it will come as an intercessor for those who recite It. Recite the two bright ones, al-Baqara and Surah Al 'Imran, for on the Day of Resurrection they will come as two clouds or two shades, or two flocks of birds in ranks, pleading for those who recite them. Recite Surah al-Baqara, for to take recourse to it is a blessing and to give it up is a cause of grief, and the magicians cannot confront it. (Mu'awiya said: It has been conveyed to me that here Batala means magicians.) (Using translation from Muslim 804a)   

البيهقي:٤٠٥٦أنبأ أَبُو عَلِيٍّ الْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ الرُّوذْبَارِيُّ أنبأ الْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ أَيُّوبَ الطُّوسِيُّ أنبأ أَبُو حَاتِمٍ الرَّازِيُّ ثنا أَبُو تَوْبَةَ ثنا مُعَاوِيَةُ بْنُ سَلَّامِ بْنِ أَبِي سَلَّامٍ الْحَبَشِيُّ عَنْ أَبِيهِ زَيْدِ بْنِ سَلَّامٍ أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ أَبَا سَلَّامٍ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا أُمَامَةَ الْبَاهِلِيَّ ؓ يَقُولُ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ اقْرَءُوا الْقُرْآنَ فَإِنَّهُ يَجِيءُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ شَفِيعًا لِأَصْحَابِهِ اقْرَءُوا الْبَقَرَةَ وَآلَ عِمْرَانَ فَإِنَّهُمَا الزَّهْرَاوَانِ يَأْتِيَانِ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ كَأَنَّهُمَا غَمَامَتَانِ أَوْ كَأَنَّهُمَا غَيَايَتَانِ أَوْ كَأَنَّهُمَا فِرْقَانِ مِنْ طَيْرٍ صَوَافَّ تُحَاجَّانِ عَنْ صَاحِبِهِمَا اقْرَءُوا سُورَةَ الْبَقَرَةِ فَإِنَّ أَخَذْهَا بَرَكَةٌ وَتَرْكَهَا حَسْرَةٌ وَلَا يَسْتَطِيعُهَا الْبَطَلَةُ قَالَ مُعَاوِيَةُ الْبَطَلَةُ السَّحَرَةُ  

رَوَاهُ مُسْلِمٌ فِي الصَّحِيحِ عَنْ حَسَنٍ الْحُلْوَانِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي تَوْبَةَ
suyuti:3933a

Recite the Qur'an, for on the Day of Resurrection it will come as an intercessor for those who recite It. Recite the two bright ones, al-Baqara and Surah Al 'Imran, for on the Day of Resurrection they will come as two clouds or two shades, or two flocks of birds in ranks, pleading for those who recite them. Recite Surah al-Baqara, for to take recourse to it is a blessing and to give it up is a cause of grief, and the magicians cannot confront it. (Mu'awiya said: It has been conveyed to me that here Batala means magicians.) (Using translation from Muslim 804a)   

السيوطي:٣٩٣٣a

"اقْرَءُوا القرآنَ، فإِنَّه يأتِي يومَ القِيامَة شفيعًا لأصْحَابِهِ، اقْرَأُوا الزهراوَينِ البقرةَ وآل عِمْرَانَ؛ فإِنَّهُمَا يأتيان يومَ القيامَةِ كأنَّهُما غمامتان، أَوْ غَيَابتَانَ، أو كأنَّهُمَا فِرْقانِ مِن طيرٍ صْوَافَّ، تُحَاجَّان عن أَصحابِهما، اقرَءُوا سورةَ البقرة، فإِنَّ أخْذَهَا بَركةَ وتركهَا حَسْرَةٌ، ولا تستطيعُها البَطَلةُ) ".  

أبو عبيد، [حم] أحمد [م] مسلم وحميد بن زنجويه، وابن الضريس، [حب] ابن حبّان [طب] الطبرانى في الكبير [ك] الحاكم في المستدرك [ق] البيهقى في السنن عن أبي أمامة