Virtue of reading Surah al Kahf on Friday

Hazrat Ibn Mardwiyah Al Daiyaa (RA) said that Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) said in a Hadith: “Shall I not inform you of a Surah which is so full of greatness it reaches between the heaven and earth and it has blessings written for it of similar proportions (from the sky to earth) whoever reads it on […]

Hazrat Ibn Mardwiyah Al Daiyaa (RA) said that Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) said in a Hadith:
“Shall I not inform you of a Surah which is so full of greatness it reaches between the heaven and earth and it has blessings written for it of similar proportions (from the sky to earth) whoever reads it on Yaumul Jummah is forgiven what occurred between that Jummah and the next, in addition to 3 days (i.e. 10 days in all) and whoever reads the last five ayat of it when he goes to sleep, Allah will send him that night what he wants. They said, Yes, O Messenger of Allah. He said: Sura Ashabul Kahf.”
On the authority of Hazrat Aisha (RA); the Prophet (PBUH) 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.”
In another Hadith narrated by Abu Saeed al-Khurdi, who said:
“Whoever reads Surah al Kahf on the night of Jummah, will have a light that will stretch between him and the Ancient House (Ka’abah).”  
Surah al Kahf is the 18th surah of the Qur’an and it tells the story of the believers in ancient time who when they heard the message of Truth they accepted it. However, they were to face retaliation from the society they lived in and hence they fled from the city and found protection in a cave where Allah Almighty gave them sleep that lasted for centuries; by then their whole city had regressed into unbelief. This Surah gives the message that those who believe in Allah and ask for protection from Him, He gives them the best protection the like of which the world has never seen.
Beside this illuminating message, Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) said: “One who memorised the first ten verses of Surah al Kahf will be secure against the Dajjal (anti-Christ).” (Muslim)
Therefore, on Friday night, a Muslim should find time to sit down and read Surah al Kahf and become one of the blessed ones.
The above Hadith gives a variety of virtues of reading and reciting Surah al Kahf on the day of Jummah. The first virtue is that the person gets forgiven from one Friday to the next including the last three days as well. Meaning that by reading Surah al Kahf on Friday one gets to be free of sin for ten days. The second virtue described in the Hadith is the granting of whatever a person wishes if he or she sleeps after reciting the last five verses of Surah al Kahf.
Therefore, by reading Surah al Kahf on Friday nights and before going to sleep every night one gets the benefits of expatiating from sins as well as granting of wishes. Therefore, every Muslim who is in need of these two virtues must make sure that he/she forms the habit of reciting Surah al Kahf every night in general and on Friday nights in particular.

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