What are the benefits of reciting Surah al Kahf on Friday?

We hear a lot about the many benefits of reciting Surah al Kahf on Friday, but why is it so important? Let’s find out.

The English name of Surah al-Kahf is “the cave”, it is the surah number 18 with only 110 verses that carries many stories and lessons for us.

From this Surah, we learned that we must say inshaAllah before doing anything, the story of the man who had two beautiful gardens, the people of the cave who had faith in Allah and asked for his protection, and the story of Dhul-Qarnayn. And here are hadiths about reciting Surah al-Kahf every Friday.

Abu Saeed al-Khurdi narrated:

“Whoever reads Surah al Kahf on the night of Jummah (Friday), will have a light that will stretch between him and the Ancient House (Kabah).”

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

Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessing be upon him) said: “One who memorized the first ten verses of Surah al Kahf will be secure against the Dajjal. Toto asks Allah for his protection from the Dajjal who will come in the end and bring destruction and chaos, you should then read and memorize the first ten verses of surah al Kahf. All the disbelievers and people with weak faith will believe him and follow him, and as believers, we should ask Allah for his protection and help.

Ibn Mardwiyah Al Daiyaa narrated that the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessing be upon him) said:

“Whoever reads Surah al Kahf on yaumul Jummah, he is immune for 8 days from all fitnah that will happen. When the Dajjal comes out, he will be immune to him.”

What are the benefits of reciting Surah al Kahf on Friday?

What is the significance of Surah Kahf?

Here are some of the many benefits and rewards of reciting Surah Kahf:

1- a light will appear between the reciter of surah al-Kahf and the holy place of Makkah. Additionally, it will light his life and keep him/her safe from one Friday to the next one.

Abu Sa’eed al-Khudri said: “Whoever reads Soorat al-Kahf on the night of Jumu’ah, will have a light that will stretch between him and the Ancient House (the Kaaba).”

Al-Hakim narrated: “Whoever reads the letters of Al-Kahf on Friday, it will be emitted light for him between two Jum’at.”

2- Allah will forgive the sins of the person who recites surah al-Kahf until the next Friday.

It was narrated that Ibn ‘Umar said: “The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: ‘Whoever reads Soorat al-Kahf on the day of Jumu’ah, a light will shine for him from beneath his feet to the clouds of the sky, which will shine for him on the Day of Resurrection, and he will be forgiven (his sins) between the two Fridays.’”

3- a famous reason for reciting surah al Kahf is to be protected from the Dajjal fitna when the day comes.  

Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessing be upon him) said: “One who memorized the first ten verses of Surah al Kahf will be secure against the Dajjal.”

Those were just a few of the many benefits of reciting Surah Kahf. If you are wondering about when is the best time to read the surah on Friday, it is said that we can read it anytime between the Sunset of Thursday to the Sunset of Friday.

 

What was the reason for revealing Surah al Kahf?

So, what is the cause of revealing Surah al Kahf?

It is said that the reason for revealing Surah Kahf is that the people of Makkah wanted to make fun of the prophet (peace and blessing be upon him) and asked him about the story of the people of the cave, Story of Khidr, and Dualqurnain, as all those stories were mentioned in the books of Israelites and the Quran, didn’t say anything about them. Therefore, Allah revealed surah Kahf to show them the true stories and warn the disbelievers.  

Why read the First 10 verses of surah kahf on Friday?

There are many reasons why we should do so and here are why it is important to read them:

our beloved prophet instructed us to recite and memorize the first ten verses of surah al-Kahf to be protected from the Dajjal.

“If anyone learns by heart the first ten verses of the Surah al-Kahf, he will be protected from the Dajjal.” [Muslim]

Here are the first ten verses of Surah Al-Kahf:

ٱلْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ ٱلَّذِىٓ أَنزَلَ عَلَىٰ عَبْدِهِ ٱلْكِتَـٰبَ وَلَمْ يَجْعَل لَّهُۥ عِوَجَاۜ ١

All praise is for Allah Who has revealed the Book to His servant, allowing no crookedness in it,

قَيِّمًۭا لِّيُنذِرَ بَأْسًۭا شَدِيدًۭا مِّن لَّدُنْهُ وَيُبَشِّرَ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ ٱلَّذِينَ يَعْمَلُونَ ٱلصَّـٰلِحَـٰتِ أَنَّ لَهُمْ أَجْرًا حَسَنًۭا ٢

˹making it˺ perfectly upright, to warn ˹the disbelievers˺ of a severe torment from Him; to give good news to the believers—who do good—that they will have a fine reward,

مَّـٰكِثِينَ فِيهِ أَبَدًۭا ٣

in which they will remain forever;

وَيُنذِرَ ٱلَّذِينَ قَالُوا۟ ٱتَّخَذَ ٱللَّهُ وَلَدًۭا ٤

and to warn those who claim, “Allah has offspring.”

مَّا لَهُم بِهِۦ مِنْ عِلْمٍۢ وَلَا لِـَٔابَآئِهِمْ ۚ كَبُرَتْ كَلِمَةًۭ تَخْرُجُ مِنْ أَفْوَٰهِهِمْ ۚ إِن يَقُولُونَ إِلَّا كَذِبًۭا ٥

They have no knowledge of this, nor did their forefathers. What a terrible claim that comes out of their mouths! They say nothing but lies.

فَلَعَلَّكَ بَـٰخِعٌۭ نَّفْسَكَ عَلَىٰٓ ءَاثَـٰرِهِمْ إِن لَّمْ يُؤْمِنُوا۟ بِهَـٰذَا ٱلْحَدِيثِ أَسَفًا ٦

Now, perhaps you ˹O Prophet˺ will grieve yourself to death over their denial if they ˹continue to˺ disbelieve in this message.

إِنَّا جَعَلْنَا مَا عَلَى ٱلْأَرْضِ زِينَةًۭ لَّهَا لِنَبْلُوَهُمْ أَيُّهُمْ أَحْسَنُ عَمَلًۭا ٧

We have indeed made whatever is on earth as an adornment for it, in order to test which of them is best in deeds.

وَإِنَّا لَجَـٰعِلُونَ مَا عَلَيْهَا صَعِيدًۭا جُرُزًا ٨

And We will certainly reduce whatever is on it to barren ground.

أَمْ حَسِبْتَ أَنَّ أَصْحَـٰبَ ٱلْكَهْفِ وَٱلرَّقِيمِ كَانُوا۟ مِنْ ءَايَـٰتِنَا عَجَبًا ٩

Have you ˹O Prophet˺ thought that the people of the cave and the plaque were ˹the only˺ wonders of Our signs?

إِذْ أَوَى ٱلْفِتْيَةُ إِلَى ٱلْكَهْفِ فَقَالُوا۟ رَبَّنَآ ءَاتِنَا مِن لَّدُنكَ رَحْمَةًۭ وَهَيِّئْ لَنَا مِنْ أَمْرِنَا رَشَدًۭا ١٠

˹Remember˺ when those youths took refuge in the cave, and said, “Our Lord! Grant us mercy from Yourself and guide us rightly through our ordeal.”

When did Surah Kahf reveal?

Surah Al-Kahf was revealed five years before the prophet’s migration to Madina.

Where did Surah al Kahf reveal?

Surah al Kahf was revealed in Mecca, five years before the migration to Madina.

What is the main theme of Surah al Kahf?

Surah al kahf shares many stories including the people of the cave who believed in Allah in a time were the disbelievers killed and punished all the believers. But yet they didn’t care and chose Allah and asked for his protection. They ran away and hide in a cave where Allah made them sleep for centuries to keep them protected and when they woke up, they found that their entire city had converted to Islam.

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