Editing Al-Ikhlas (section)

==Hadith==
According to [[hadith]]s, this surah is an especially important and honored part of the Quran:
* Narrated Abu Said Al-Khudri: A man heard another man reciting (in the prayers): 'Say (O Muhammad): "He is Allah, the One." (112.1) And he recited it repeatedly. When it was morning, he went to the Prophet and informed him about that as if he considered that the recitation of that Sura by itself was not enough. Allah's Apostle said, "By Him in Whose Hand my life is, it is equal to one-third of the Quran."<ref>Translation of Sahih Bukhari, Book 93: Oneness, Uniqueness of Allah (Tawheed) Volume 9, Number 471</ref><ref name="V112:1">{{cite web |url=http://www.islamicity.com/mosque/sunnah/bukhari/093.sbt.html |title = SAHIH BUKHARI, BOOK 93: ONENESS, UNIQUENESS OF ALLAH (TAWHEED)}}</ref>
* Narrated Yahya related to me from Malik from [[Ibn Shihab]] that Humayd ibn Abd ar-Rahman ibn Awf had told him that Surat al-Ikhlas (Surah 112) was equal to a third of the Qur'an, and that [[Al-Mulk|Surat al-Mulk]] (Surah 67) pleaded for its owner.<ref>Imam Malik's Muwatta Chapter No: 15, The Quran Hadith no: 19</ref>
* Narrated 'Aisha: The Prophet sent (an army unit) under the command of a man who used to lead his companions in the prayers and would finish his recitation with (the Sura 112): 'Say (O Muhammad): "He is Allah, the One." ' (112.1) When they returned (from the battle), they mentioned that to the Prophet. He said (to them), "Ask him why he does so." They asked him and he said, "I do so because it mentions the qualities of the Beneficent and I love to recite it (in my prayer)." The Prophet; said (to them), "Tell him that Allah loves him"<ref>Translation of Sahih Bukhari, Book 93: Oneness, Uniqueness of Allah (Tawheed) Volume 9, Number 472</ref>
* Imam [[Malik ibn Anas]] recorded from Ubayd bin Hunayn that he heard [[Abu Hurayrah]] saying, "I went out with the Prophet and he heard a man reciting `Say: He is Allah, the One.' So the Messenger of Allah said, (It is obligatory). I asked, `What is obligatory'  He replied, "[[Paradise]]."<ref name="Quran 4 U" />
* Narrated by [[Saeed bin Zaid|Abu Said]], the Prophet said to his companions, "Is it difficult for any of you to recite one third of the Qur'an in one night?" This suggestion was difficult for them so they said, "Who among us has the power to do so, O Allah's Apostle?" Allah Apostle replied: " Allah (the) One, the Self-Sufficient Master Whom all creatures need.' (Surat Al-Ikhlas 112.1 ..to the End) is equal to one third of the Qur'an."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sahih-bukhari.com/Pages/Bukhari_6_61.php |title = Sahih Bukhari : Book of "Virues of Al-Quran"}}</ref><ref>Translation of Sahih Bukhari, Book 61: Virtues of the Qur'an Book 61, Number 534</ref>
* [[Muhammad ibn Ismail al-Bukhari|Al-Bukhari]] reported from Amrah bint Abdur-Rahman, who used to stay in the apartment of [[Aisha]], the wife of the Prophet, that Aisha said, "The Prophet sent a man as the commander of a war expedition and he used to lead his companions in prayer with recitation (of the Quran). And he would complete his recitation with the recitation of `Say: He is Allah, One.' So when they returned they mentioned that to the Prophet and he said, Ask him why does he do that?  So they asked him and he said,  "Because it is the description of [[Ar-Rahman]] and I love to recite it.  So the Prophet said,  "Inform him that Allah the Most High loves him."<ref name="Quran 4 U" /> This is how [[Muhammad ibn Ismail al-Bukhari|Al-Bukhari]] recorded this [[hadith]] in his book of [[tawhid]]. Muslim and an-Nisai also recorded it.
* An authentic Hadith says 'Say [recite] Surat al-Ikhlās and al-Muawwidhatayn (Surat al-[[Al-Falaq|Falaq]] and Surat an-[[Al-Nas|Nās]]) three times in the morning and the evening; they will suffice you from everything.' [Narrated by [[At-Tirmidhi]]. And [[Muhammad Nasiruddin al-Albani]] authenticated it: 2829<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://abdurrahman.org/qurantafseer/TheVirtuesOfSomeSurahs_ShaikAlbanee.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2011-08-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111013063038/http://abdurrahman.org/qurantafseer/TheVirtuesOfSomeSurahs_ShaikAlbanee.pdf |archive-date=2011-10-13 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* Narrated Aisha: "Whenever the Prophet went to bed every night, he used to cup his hands together and blow over it after reciting Surah al-Ikhlas, Surah al-Falaq and Surah an-Nas, and then rub his hands over whatever parts of his body he was able to rub, starting with his head, face and front of his body. He used to do that three times.<ref>(Sahih al-Bukhari Vol.6 Bk.6 No.536)</ref><ref>Translation of Sahih Bukhari, Book 71: Medicine Volume 7, Number 644</ref>
* [[Ahmad ibn Hanbal|Imam Ahmad]] also recorded that Ibn 'Umar said, "I watched the Prophet twenty-four or twenty-five times reciting in the two Rak'ahs before the [[Fajr|Morning prayer]] and the two Rak'ahs after the [[Maghrib|Sunset prayer]], 'Say: "O ye infidels!"' (Surah [[Al-Kafirun]]) and "Say: "He is Allah, One."<ref name="Quran 4 U" />