Riyad as-Salihin: Book 8, Hadith 20

Abu Sa’id Al-Khudri (May Allah be pleased with him) reported about Surat Al-Ikhlas (Chapter 112): The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, “By Him in Whose Hand my soul is, it is equivalent to one-third of the Qur’an.”According to another version, he (ﷺ) said to his Companions, “Is anyone of you incapable of reciting one-third of the Qur’an in one night?” They considered it burdensome and said: “O Messenger of Allah, which of us can afford to do that?” He (ﷺ) said, “Surat Al-Ikhlas .

وعن أبي سعيد الخدري رضي الله عنه أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قال في‏:‏‏{‏ قل هو الله أحد‏}‏‏:‏‏”‏ والذي نفسي بيده، إنها لتعدل ثلث القرآن‏”‏‏.‏
وفي رواية‏:‏ أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قال لأصحابه‏:‏‏”‏ أيعجز أحدكم أن يقرأ بثلث القرآن في ليلة‏”‏ فشق ذلك عليهم، وقالوا‏:‏ أينا يطيق ذلك يارسول الله‏:‏ فقال ‏:‏‏”‏ ‏{‏قل هو الله أحد‏}‏ ثلث القرآن‏.‏‏”‏‏.‏ ‏(‏‏(‏ رواه البخاري‏)‏‏)‏‏.‏

The above hadith is from the Riyad as-Salihin collection of hadiths. Imam al-Nawawi’s Riyad as-Salihin is a classic hadith anthology organized into 20 books. Its creation was a profound scholarly effort spanning 44 years, culminating in a curated selection of about 1,900 narrations. The title, meaning “The Gardens of the Righteous,” reflects its spiritual and ethical content.

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