Chapter 103 (al-’Asr) The Messenger of Allah (pbuh) is...

Chapter 103 (al-’Asr) The Messenger of Allah (pbuh) is quoted saying that whoever recites this Chapter will have his deeds sealed with patience and will be on the Day of Judgement on the right track. Imam Ja’fer al-Sadiq (as) has said that whoever recites this Sura in his optional prayers will be resurrected with a smiling face, his eyes being cooled, till he enters paradise. This tradition is quoted by al-Kaf’ami and al-Majlisi, and it is recorded on p. 386, Vol.

6, of Al-Dawral-Manthur Chapter 104 (al-Humaza) The Messenger of Allah (pbuh) is quoted saying that one who recites this Chapter will be granted ten good deeds for each and everyone who ridiculed the Prophet (pbuh) and his companions.

Imam al-Sadiq (as) has said about this Chapter, "Whoever reads it in his optional prayers, it will ward off poverty from him, bringing him sustenance and protecting him against a tragic death." Chapter 105 (al-Feel) The Messenger of Allah (pbuh) is quoted saying that Allah will protect whoever recites this Sura against calumny and metamorphosis.

Imam al-Sadiq (as) said that one who recites it in his obligatory prayers will receive good testimony on his behalf from every plain and n]ountain and earth loam that he used to uphold the prayers, and he will enter Paradise without reckoning. AI-Kaf’ami comments by saving that such extra-ordinary rewards will not be granted to just zinybody bit are due to the sincere pious ones, those who are endowed with knowledge and with acting upon such knowledge.

This view is shared by [bn Tawoos in his book Al-k bat. To all these three great men, and to all those who agree with them, we would like to humbly say: "How do you know that? Has the Prophet (pbuh) or any member of his AhI al-Bayt (as) said so? If what you claim is true, then only very few will receive these mighty rewards, and they will probably be the least among all humans to need them, especially since Allah will have already been pleased with them due to their piety and knowledge.

Who will, then, come to the aid of sinners like ourselves? Who will wipe out our sins, faults, and shortcomings, if reciting these chapters do not do us any good? We think the Almighty is much greater than that and much more Clement. We think He is more ready to forgive sinning Muslims (like ourselves) who repent and regret than to punish them..." The great mentor of the nation al-Saduq, may Allah have mercy on his soul, is quoted by al-Majlisi on p. 337, Vol.