[3] و من (خواص القرآن)...

[3] و من (خواص القرآن): روي عن النبي (صلى الله عليه و آله)، أنه قال: «من قرأ هذه السورة لم يحاسبه الله بالنعم التي أنعم الله بها عليه في الدنيا، And from Khawas Al Quran, It has been reported from the Prophet -saww having said: ‘One who recites this Chapter: The augmentation diverts you [102:1] , Allah -azwj would not Call him to account for the Favour which Allah -azwj had Favoured him with in the world.

و من قرأها عند نزول المطر غفر الله ذنوبه وقت فراغه And one who recites it (Surah Al-Takaasur) during the fall of rain, Allah -azwj would Forgive his sins (committed) during his free time’. [4] و قال الصادق (عليه السلام): «من قرأها وقت نزول المطر، غفر الله له And Al-Sadiq -asws said: ‘One who recites it during the time of rainfall, Allah -azwj would Forgive (his sins) for him.

و من قرأها وقت صلاة العصر كان في أمان الله إلى غروب الشمس من اليوم الثاني بإذن الله تعالى And one who recites it at the time of the Al-Asr Salat, would be in the Protection of Allah -azwj until the setting of the sun of the second day (over 24 hours), by the Permission of Allah ‑azwj ’.

[5] (بستان الواعظين): عن زينب بنت جحش، عن النبي (صلى الله عليه و آله)، أنه قال: «إذا قرأ القارئ أَلْهاكُمُ التَّكاثُرُ يدعى في ملكوت السماوات: مؤدي الشكر لله Bustaan Al Waizeen – From Zaynab Bint Jahash, (It has been narrated) from the Prophet -saww having said: ‘When the reciter recites: The augmentation diverts you [102:1] , he is known in the Kingdom of the Skies (in Heavens) as ‘a thankful to Allah -azwj ’.

[6] VERSES 1 & 2 أَلْهَاكُمُ التَّكَاثُرُ {1} The augmentation diverts you (from Allah) [102:1] In a lengthy Hadeeth, Rasool Allah -saww said: يَا ابْنَ مَسْعُودٍ قَصِّرْ أَمَلَكَ فَإِذَا أَصْبَحْتَ فَقُلْ إِنِّي لَا أُمْسِي وَ إِذَا أَمْسَيْتَ فَقُلْ إِنِّي لَا أُصْبِحُ وَ اعْزِمْ عَلَى مُفَارَقَةِ الدُّنْيَا وَ أَحِبَّ لِقَاءَ اللَّهِ وَ لَا تَكْرَهْ لِقَاءَهُ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ‏ يُحِبُّ لِقَاءَ مَنْ أَحَبَّ لِقَاءَهُ وَ يَكْرَهُ لِقَاءَ مَنْ يَكْرَهُ لِقَاءَهُ O Ibn Masoud! Shorten your hopes.

When you come to a morning, then say, ‘I will not get to the evening’, and when you come to an evening, then say, ‘I will not get to the morning’, and be determined upon separating from the world and love to meet Allah -azwj , and do not dislike meeting Him -azwj , for Allah -azwj Loves to meet the one who loves to meet Him -azwj , and He -azwj Dislikes meeting the one who dislikes to meet him.

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