Surah al-Mulk (67): The Sovereignty
Protection in the Grave
• It was narrated that ʿAbdullāh ibn Masʿūd (رضي الله عنه) said:
Whoever reads Tabāraka alladhī biyadihi al-mulk (i.e., Surah al-Mulk) every night, Allah will protect him from the punishment of the grave. At the time of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), we used to call it al-Māniʿah (the Protector).
In the Book of Allah, it is a surah which whoever recites it every night has done very well.
Source:
Narrated by al-Nasāʾī (6/179); classed as ḥasan by al-Albānī in Ṣaḥīḥ al-Targhīb wa’l-Tarhīb (1475).
• ʿAbdullāh ibn Masʿūd (رضي الله عنه) also reported that the Prophet (ﷺ) said:
“Surat Tabārak (Surah al-Mulk) prevents the punishment of the grave.”
Source:
Ṣaḥīḥ al-Jāmiʿ (no. 1140); Ibn Mardawayh.
Intercession Until Forgiveness and Entry into Paradise
• Abū Hurayrah (رضي الله عنه) reported that the Prophet (ﷺ) said:
“There is a surah in the Qur’an of thirty verses; it intercedes for a man until he is forgiven, and it is Surat Tabārak (Blessed is He in Whose Hand is the Dominion).”
Source:
Jāmiʿ at-Tirmidhī (2891).
• Anas (رضي الله عنه) reported that the Prophet (ﷺ) said:
“There is a surah in the Qur’an, not more than thirty verses; it argues on behalf of its companion until it enters him into Paradise, and it is Surah Tabārak.”
Source:
Al-Ṭabarānī in al-Ṣaghīr (1/176) and al-Awsat (1/211); Ibn Mardawayh (6/246).
Classed as ḥasan li-ghayrihi in Ṣaḥīḥ al-Jāmiʿ (no. 3644).
The Prophet (ﷺ) Would Recite It Before Sleeping
• Jābir ibn ʿAbdullāh (رضي الله عنه) reported:
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) would not sleep until he had recited Surah as-Sajdah (32) and Surah al-Mulk (67).
Source:
Jāmiʿ at-Tirmidhī (2892); Al-Adab al-Mufrad (1209); Sunan ad-Dārimī (3316).
May Allah ﷻ protect us, forgive us, have mercy on us, and make the Qur’an—especially Surah al-Mulk—a light for us in our graves and an intercessor for us on the Day of Judgment.
Aameen!
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