Surah al-Kahf is the 18th Surah of the Quran which has 110 verses. In this Surah Allah (SWT) shares with us the stories of people who believed and how this helped them from saving themselves from suffering. This Surah mentions how people achieved salvation by following the commands of Allah without any doubt.
It was revealed in the third stage of Prophethood in Makkah. It shares a lot of important lessons with us from the story of the people of the cave, the importance of saying Insha’Allah before any work, and much more.
Hadith Related to Reading Surah Kahf
Following are a few very important Ahadith and aqwal related to this Surah:
Ibn Mardawaih reports from Abdullah ibn Mughaffal marfooan: The home in which Surah Kahf is recited, Shaytaan does not enter that house on that specific night. (Roohul Ma’ani, vol. 8, pg. 289).
Imam Nawawi said,
“The reason is that at the beginning of Surat al-Kahf it contains or contains the miracles and signs of God’s greatness. So the contemplating person will not be deceived by the slander of Dajjal”.
Benefits of Reading Surah Kahf of Friday
A person who reads Surah al Kahf on Friday will get the following benefits, inshaAllah:
- Noor: A light will be illuminated between him and Makkah and he will be illuminated with it on the day of resurrection.
- Forgiveness from Sins: Anyone who reads Surah Kahf on Friday then His sins between the two Fridays will be forgiven.
- Protection from Dajjal: This is a very unique virtue of this Surah. We are encouraged to memorize the first ten verses of this Surah and we are promised protection from the fitna of dajjal. According to many scholars, we are at the end of time and it’s high time that we take this seriously and act on the following hadith and encourage our children as well do to this.
- When is the best time to read: We are asked to recite Surah Kahf either on the night or the day of Friday. So it will be between Sunset on Thursday to Sunset on Friday.
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