Riyad as-Salihin: Book 8, Hadith 19
Abu Sa’id Ar-Rafi’ bin Al-Mu’alla (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, “Shall I teach you the greatest Surah in the Qur’an before you leave the mosque?” Then he (ﷺ), took me by the hand, and when we were about to step out, I reminded him of his promise to teach me the greatest Surah in the Qur’an. He (ﷺ) said, “It is ‘Alhamdu lillahi Rabbil ‘Alamin (i.e., Surat Al-Fatihah) which is As-Sab’ Al-Mathani (i.e., the seven oft- repeated Ayat) and the Great Qur’an which is given to me.”.
عن أبي سعيد رافع بن المعلى رضي الله عنه قال : قال لي رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم :”ألا أعلمك أعظم سورة في القرآن قبل أن تخرج من المسجد؟ فأخذ بيدي ، فلما أردنا أن نخرج قلت : يا رسول الله إنك قلت لأعلمنك أعظم سورة في القرآن ؟ قال: ”الحمد لله رب العالمين هي السبع المثاني، والقرآن العظيم الذي أوتيته ”. ((رواه البخاري)).
Riyad as-Salihin: Book 8, Hadith 19
The above hadith is from the Riyad as-Salihin collection of hadiths. The hadith collection known as Riyad as-Salihin was meticulously assembled over more than four decades by Imam al-Nawawi. This 12th-century work, whose title translates to The Gardens of the Righteous, categorizes its roughly 1,900 hadiths across 20 different thematic sections for the purpose of moral and spiritual guidance.
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For more Hadith in Book 8: The Book of Virtues