Q 5: It is said that the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) used to recite every night the two Ayahs (Qur'anic verses) 189 and 200 of Surah (Qur'anic chapter) Al-`Imran.
Al-Darimy
reported on the authority of
`Uthman ibn `Affan
that he said: "Anyone who recites the end of Al-`Imran at night, it will be recorded for him as having performed Qiyam-ul-Layl (optional Prayer at night)." What is your opinion in this regard?
A:
We know of no basis affirming that the Prophet (peace be upon him) used
to recite the two Ayahs 189 and 200 of Surah Al-`Imran every night. The report on the authority of
`Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) was recorded by
Al-Darimy
in his Sunan as Mawquf (Hadith narrated from a Companion of the Prophet that are not attributed to the Prophet).
Al-Darimy said that
Is-haq ibn `Isa narrated this Hadith from
Ibn Lahi`ah from
Yazid ibn Abu Habib from
Abu Al-Khayr on the authority of
`Uthman.
Ibn Lahi`ah is not a reliable narrator. The Isnad (chain of narrators) of the Hadith is Da`if (weak).
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