The Name of Surah al-Ikhlaas
بـسـم الله والحـمـد لله والـصلاة والـسـلام عــلى رسـول الله، وبـعـد
[Sharh Riyaadh al-Saaliheen (5/544) of Shaikh al-`Uthaymeen رحمه الله]
Shaikh al-`Uthaymeen رحمه الله said:
It has been so
named as Surah al-Ikhlaas (Purity) because Allaah تعالى reserved this Surah purely
for Himself. He تعالى did
not mention in it except that which concerned Him جل وعلا (regarding His Names
and Attributes). There is no mention in it in regards to the rulings on Tahaarah
or Salaah or (buying and) selling or other than that, but rather all of it is
set-aside for Allaah عز وجل. Moreover, the one who recites it will have a
complete sincerity towards Allaah تعالى. This Surah is Pure and
it purifies – purifying its reciter from Shirk.
And in (4/673)
the Shaikh رحمه الله said:
It is said* that the Mushriks asked the Prophet صلى الله
عليه وسلم saying: ‘Show us the lineage of your Lord”, meaning, what is His
genealogy; as if they were saying, ‘who is His son’ and Allaah’s refuge is
sought from this. (And in another narration it is, ‘describe to us your Lord’)
as if they are asking: ‘From what thing is He made of; is He made of Gold or
Silver or something similar to it.’ So Allaah تعالى revealed this Surah.
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* The Shaikh رحمه الله had doubts over the
authenticity of this report. And this was reported by al-Tirmidhee (3364, 3365),
al-Haakim (3987), but all from Abu Ja`far al-Raazee whom some of the scholars
declared ‘weak’; Shaikh al-Albaanee رحمه الله said that it has other chains which strengthens (each other), see al-Dha`eefah (11/350).
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