Quran Intentions

  • 1 Surahs Al-Lkhlas, Al-falaq and An-Nas

    Narrated Abdullah bin Khubayb:

    We went out one rainy and intensely dark night to look for the Messenger of Allah ( may the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him ) to lead us in prayer, and when we found him, he asked: Have you prayed?, but I did not say anything. So he said: Say, but I did not say anything. He again said: Say, but I did not say anything. He then said: Say. So I said: What am I to say? He said: Say: "Say, He is Allah, One," and al-Mu'awwadhatan three times in the morning and evening; they will serve you for every purpose.

    [ Abi Dawud ]

  • 2 Surah Al-Ikhlas

    Abu Darda' reported Allah's Apostle ( may the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him ) as saying:

    Is any one of you incapable of reciting a third of the Qur'an in a night? They (the Companions) asked: How could one recite a third of the Qur'an (in a night)? Upon this he (the Holy Prophet) said: "'Say: He is Allah, One' (Qur'an. 112) is equivalent to a third of the Qur'an."

    On the authority of Muadh bin Anas Al-Juhani, that the Prophet ( may the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him ) said:

    “If anyone recites ten times Qul huwallahu ahad a palace will be built for him in paradise”. Umar bin Al-Khattab ( May Allah be pleased with him ) said: so we shall read it more than that, O Messenger of Allah, the Messenger of Allah ( may the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him ) replied: “Allah has abundant rewards"


  • 3 Surah Al-Mulk

    Narrated Abu Hurayrah ( May Allah be pleased with him ): The Prophet ( may the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him ) said:

    A surah of the Qur'an containing thirty verses will intercede its reader till he will be forgiven. That is: "Blessed is He in Whose Hand is the sovereignty"

    (Surah 67).

  • 4 Surah Al-Fat-h

    Narrated Zaid bin Aslam:My father came to Allah's Messenger ( may the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him ) and greeted him. He (i.e. the Prophet) said,

    'Tonight there has been revealed to me, a Sura which is dearer to me than (all the world) on which the sun rises,' and then he recited: 'Verily! We have granted you (O Muhammad) A manifest victory."

    (48.1)

  • 5 Surah Al-Kahf-Third Intention

    The Messenger of Allah ( may the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him ) said:

    “Whoever reads Surah al-Kahf on the day of Jumu’ah (Friday), will have a light that will shine from him from one Friday to the next.” 

    [  al-Haakim ]

  • 6 Surah Al-Kahf-Second Intention

    Abu Sa’eed al-Khudri ( May Allah be pleased with him ) narrated that the Messenger of Allah ( may the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him ) said:

    “Whoever reads Surah al-Kahf on the night of Jumu’ah (Friday), will have a light that will stretch between him and the Ancient House (the Ka’bah).” 

    [ ad-Daarimi ]

  • 7 Surah Al-Kahf-First Intention

    Abu Sa’eed al-Khudri ( May Allah be pleased with him ) narrated that the Messenger of Allah ( may the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him ) said:

    “(Whoever reads Surah Al-Kahf as it was revealed, it will be a source of light for him from his place to Macca on the day of resurrection, and whoever commits to memory) the last ten Ayat of Surat Al-Kahf, he will be protected from (the trial of) Ad-Dajjal (Antichrist).”

  • 8 Surah Al-Baqarah-Second Intention

    Abu Umama ( May Allah be pleased with him ) said he heard Allah's Messenger ( may the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him ) say:

    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.) 

    [ Muslim ]

  • 9 Surah Al-Baqarah-First Intention

    Abu Hurairah ( May Allah be pleased with him ) reported: I heard the Messenger of Allah ( may the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him ) saying:

    "Do not turn your houses into graveyards. Satan runs away from the house in which Surah Al-Baqarah is recited."

    [Muslim].

  • 10 Al-Fatiha-Second Intention

    Abū Huraira ( May Allah be pleased with them ) said: When the Messenger of Allah ( may the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him ) once asked Ubayy b. Ka'b how he recited in the course of the prayer and he recited Umm al- Qur’ān (Al-Qur’ān 1), he said,

    “By Him in whose hand my soul is, nothing like it has been sent down in the Torah, the Injīl, the Zabūr, or the Qur’ān, and it is seven of the oft-repeated verses and the mighty Qur’ān (Qur’ān, 15:87) which I have been given.”

    [ Tirmidhī ]

  • 11 Al-Fatiha-First Intention

    Ibn 'Abbas ( May Allah be pleased with them ) reported: While Jibril (Gabriel) was sitting with the Messenger of Allah ( may the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him ), he heard a sound above him. He lifted his head and said:

    "This is a gate which has been opened in heaven today. It was never opened before." Then an angel descended through it, he said: "This is an angel who has come down to earth. He never came down before." He sent greetings and said: "Rejoice with two lights given to you. Such lights were not given to any Prophet before you. These (lights) are: Fatihah-til-Kitab (Surat Al-Fatihah), and the concluding Ayat of Surat Al-Baqarah. You will never recite a word from them without being given the blessings it contains."

    [ Muslim ]

  • 12 It is a light on the earth and an honor in the Heavens

    Abu Dharr ( May Allah be pleased with him )  reported: I said, “O Messenger of Allah, instruct me.” The Messenger of Allah ( may the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him ) said,

    “I advise you to be mindful of Allah Almighty, for it will beautify all of your affairs.” I said, “Tell me more.” The Messenger of Allah said, “Recite the Quran and remember Allah Almighty, for you will be mentioned in heaven and you will have light upon the earth.”

  • 13 It is the reason for my safety from the misguidance in this life and the torment of the Hereafter

    Zaid bin Thabit ( May Allah be pleased with him ) narrated that the Prophet ( may the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him )  said:

    " The Book of Allah, the Mighty and Sublime, is a rope stretched between heaven and earth"

  • 14 Allah elevates me in this life and in the Hereafter

    'Umar bin Al-Khattab ( May Allah be pleased with him ) reported:The Prophet ( may the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him ) said,

    " Verily, Allah elevates some people with this Qur'an and abases others."

    [ Muslim ].

  • 15 Allah will grant me the crown of nobility and please me

    Narrated Abu Hurairah ( May Allah be pleased with him ): that the Prophet ( may the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him )  said:

    "The one who memorized the Qur'an shall come on the Day of Judgement and ( the reward for reciting the Qur'an ) says: 'O Lord! Decorate him." So he is donned with a crown of nobility. Then it says: "O Lord! Give him more!' So he is donned with a suit of nobility. Then it says: "O Lord! Be pleased with him.' So He is pleased with him and says: "Recite and rise up, and be increased in reward with every Ayah

  • 16 To learn what is more valuable than the pleasures of this world

    Uqba bin 'Amir ( May Allah be pleased with him ) reported: When we were in Suffa, the Messenger of Allah ( may the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him ) came out and said:

    Which of you would like to go out every morning to Buthan or al-'Aqiq and bring two large she-camels without being guilty of sin or without severing the ties of kinship? We said: Messenger of Allah, we would like to do it. Upon this, he said: Does not one of you go out in the morning to the mosque and teach or recite two verses from the Book of Allah. the Majestic and Glorious? That is better for him than two she-camels, and three verses are better (than three she-camels). and four verses are better for him than four (she-camels), and to on their number in camels.

    [ Muslim]

  • 17 To fill my heart with the goodness

    Narrated Ibn 'Abbas ( May Allah be pleased with him ): that the Messenger of Allah ( may the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him )  said:

    "Indeed, the one who does not have the Qur'an inside him (his heart) is like the ruined house"

  • 18 To be of the people of Allah

    It was narrated that Anas bin Malik ( May Allah be pleased with him ) said:

    "The Messenger of Allah ( may the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him ) said: 'Allah has His own people among mankind.' They said: 'O Messenger of Allah, who are they?' He said: 'The people of the Qur'an, the people of Allah and those who are closest to Him.'"

    [ Sunan Ibn Majah ]

  • 19 To avoid the torment of Allah

    Abu Umamah ( May Allah be pleased with him ) said:

    " read the Quran and do not be deluded by the Hanged Mus-Hafs. Allah will not punish a man whose heart is acquainted with the Quran"

  • 20 Not be recorded among the negligent

    ‘Abdallah bin ‘Amr bin al-‘As ( May Allah be pleased with them ) reported the Messenger of Allah ( may the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him ) as saying,

    "If anyone makes proper use of ten verses he will not be recorded among the negligent "

    [ Abu Dawud ]

  • 21 The Quran will be a source of light and an honor on the last day

    Abu Sa’id al-Khudri ( May Allah be pleased with them ) reported:

    A man came to the Messenger of Allah ( may the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him ) and he said, “O Messenger of Allah, instruct me.” The Prophet said, “You must fear Allah, as it is the sum of all good. You must wage jihad in the way of Allah, as it is the monasticism of the Muslims. You must remember Allah and recite His Book, as it will be your light upon the earth and your mention in the heavens. You must hold your tongue except for what is good, as by it you will defeat Satan.”

  • 22 To increase my religious commitment

    Allah said ( interpretation of the meaning ):

    { The believers are only those who, when Allāh is mentioned, their hearts become fearful, and when His verses are recited to them, it increases them in faith; and upon their Lord they rely }

    Quran ( 8 : 2 )

    Allah said ( interpretation of the meaning ):

    { And whenever a sūrah is revealed, there are among them [i.e., the hypocrites] those who say, "Which of you has this increased in faith?" As for those who believed, it has increased them in faith, while they are rejoicing. }

    Quran ( 9 : 124 )

  • 23 To make a profitable business with Allah

     Allah said ( interpretation of the meaning ):

    { Indeed, those who recite the Book of Allāh and establish prayer and spend [in His cause] out of what We have provided them, secretly and publicly, [can] expect a transaction [i.e., profit] that will never perish - That He may give them in full their rewards and increase for them of His bounty. Indeed, He is Forgiving and Appreciative. }

    Quran (  35 : 29 - 30 )

  • 24 Allah relieves my distress with the Quran

    Ibn Mas'ud ( May Allah be pleased with them ) reported the Messenger of Allah ( may the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him ) as saying that if anyone is afflicted by much care he should say,

    “Allāhumma innī `abduk, ibnu `abdik, ibnu amatik, nāsiyatī biyadik, māḍin fiyya ḥukmuk, `adlun fiyya qaḍā'uk, as'aluka bikullis’min huwa lak, sammayta bihi nafsak, aw anzaltahu fī kitābik, aw `allamtahu aḥadan min khalqik, aw‘ista'tharta bihi fī `ilmil-ghaybi `indak, an taj`ala ‘l-Qur'āna rabī`a qalbī, wa nūra ṣadrī, wa jalā'a ḥuznī, wa dhahāba hammī. O Allah, I am Your slave, and the son of Your male slave, and the son of your female slave. My forehead is in Your Hand (i.e. you have control over me). Your Judgment upon me is assured, and Your Decree concerning me is just. I ask You by every Name that You have named Yourself with, revealed in Your Book, taught any one of Your creation, or kept unto Yourself in the knowledge of the unseen that is with You, to make the Qur'an the spring of my heart, and the light of my chest, the banisher of my sadness, and the reliever of my distress.

    [ Ahmad ]

  • 25 Allah will elevate my rank

    'Abdullah bin 'Amr bin Al-'As ( May Allah be pleased with them ) reported:

    The Prophet ( may the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him ) said, "The one who was devoted to the Qur'an will be told on the Day of Resurrection: 'Recite and ascend (in ranks) as you used to recite when you were in the world. Your rank will be at the last Ayah you recite."'

    [ Abu Dawud and At- Tirmidhi ].

  • 26 The Quran intercedes for my sake in front of Allah

     ‘Abdallah bin ‘Amr ( May Allah be pleased with him )  reported the Messenger of Allah ( may the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him ) as saying,

    “Fasting and the Qur’an intercede for a man. Fasting says, ‘O my Lord, I have kept him away from his food and his passions by day, so accept my intercession for him.’ The Qur’an says, ‘I have kept him away from sleep by night, so accept my intercession for him.’ Then their intercession is accepted."

    [ Baihaqi ]

    Abu Umamah ( May Allah be pleased with him ) reported:

    I heard the Messenger of Allah (  may the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him  ) saying, "Read the Qur'an, for it will come as an intercessor for its reciters on the Day of Resurrection."

    [ Muslim ].

  • 27 That Allah will grant me wellbeing

    Ibn Abbas ( May Allah be pleased with him ) said:

    "Whoever reads the Quran will not reverse to the most decrepit [old] age so that he will not know, after [having had] knowledge, a thing.

    Allah said ( interpretation of the meaning ):

    { Then We return him to the lowest of the low, Except for those who believe and do righteous deeds, for they will have a reward uninterrupted. }

    Quran ( 95 : 5-6 ) they are those who read the Quran "

  • 28 To please my parents on the day of resurrection

     The Prophet ( may the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him )  said,

    “Whoever reads the Quran, learns it, and acts in accordance with it, on the Day of Resurrection, his parents will be given a crown to wear whose light will be like the light of the sun, and his parents will be given garments which far surpass everything that is found in this world. They will say, ‘Why have we been given this to wear?’ It will be said, ‘Because your child learned the Quran.’”

    [ Al-Haakim; Al-Albaani: authentic  ]

  • 29 To be of the best Muslims

    Uthman bin 'Affan ( May Allah be pleased with him ) reported:

    The Messenger of Allah ( may the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him ) said, "The best amongst you is the one who learns the Qur'an and teaches it."

    [ Al-Bukhari ].

  • 30 Not to be of those who abandon the Quran

    Allah said ( interpretation of the meaning ):

    { And the Messenger has said, "O my Lord, indeed my people have taken this Qur’ān as [a thing] abandoned." }

    Quran (  25 : 30 )

  • 31 It is a reason to attain the love of Allah and his Messenger

    Ibn Mas`oud ( may Allah be pleased with him ) narrated that the Messenger of Allah ( may the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him )said:

    " Whoever likes to love Allah and His Messenger let him read in the Mus-Haf"

  • 32 To love the Quran so that Allah loves me

    'Aishah ( May Allah be pleased with her ) reported:

    The Messenger of Allah, ( may the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him ) appointed a man in charge of an army unit who led them in Salat (prayer); he always concluded his recitation with Surat Al-Ikhlas: "Say (O Muhammad ( may the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him )): 'He is Allah, (the) One. Allah-us-Samad (Allah - the Self-Sufficient). He begets not, nor was He begotten. And there is none equal or comparable to Him."' (112:1-4) Upon their return to Al-Madinah, they mentioned this to the Messenger of Allah (may the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him ), who said, "Ask him why he does so?" He was asked and he said, "This Surah contains the Attributes of Allah, the Gracious, and I love to recite it. Messenger of Allah ( may the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him ) then told them, "Tell him that Allah loves him".

    [ Al-Bukhari and Muslim ].

  • 33 To be with the honorable and obedient scribes ( angels )

    'Aishah ( May Allah be pleased with her ) reported:

    The Messenger of Allah ( may the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him ) said, "The one who is proficient in the recitation of the Qur'an will be with the honourable and obedient scribes ( angels ) and he who recites the Qur'an and finds it difficult to recite, doing his best to recite it in the best way possible, will have two rewards."

    [Al-Bukhari and Muslim].

  • 34 To be rewarded abundantly

    Ibn Mas'ud ( May Allah be pleased with him ) reported:

    The Messenger of Allah ( may the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him ) said, "Whoever recites a letter from the Book of Allah, he will be credited with a good deed, and a good deed gets a ten-fold reward. I do not say that Alif-Lam-Mim is one letter, but Alif is a letter, Lam is a letter and Mim is a letter."

    [ At- Tirmidhi ].

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