`Aishah (May Allah be pleased with her) reported: Messenger of Allah, (PBUH) 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 (PBUH)): 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 Messenger of Allah (PBUH), 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 (PBUH) then told them, "Tell him that Allah loves him".[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].
Commentary:
We learn from the Hadith the following: 1. The Companions always rushed to the Prophet (PBUH) to ask his opinion about anything they noticed strange to them. 2. The superiority of Surat Al-Ikhlas as it clarifies points of Tauhid. 3. The permissibility to recite two Surah during Salat, apart from Surat Al-Fatihah, in one single Rak`ah. 4. The permissibility of reciting the same Surah over and over again, as this Sahabi (Companion) who led the Salat used to recite Surat Al-Ikhlas after each recitation.
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