Today's verse

Chapter 112

ﺳﻮﺭﺓ ﺍﻹﺧﻼﺹ Arabic

Transliteration: Suratul Al-Ikhlas

Meaning:  The Purity/ The Sincerity

Verse 1

Arabic:

ﻗُﻞْ ﻫُﻮَ ﺍﻟﻠَّﻪُ ﺃَﺣَﺪ

Transliteration:

Qul huwa Allahu ahad.

Translation:

Say, He is Allah, One
Tafsir

Imam Ibn Kathir did the tafsir of verse 1 & 2  together so we won't take verse 1 tafsir now. But we will share some of the importance of this chapter.
A Hadith on its Virtues

Al-Bukhari reported from `Amrah bint `Abdur Rahman, who
used to stay in the apartment of `A'ishah, the wife of the Prophet , that `A'ishah said, "The Prophet sent a man as the
commander of a war expedition and he used to lead his companions in prayer with recitation (of the Qur'an). And he
would complete his recitation with the recitation of `Say: He
is Allah, One.' So when they returned they mentioned that to
the Prophet and he said,
‏«ﺳَﻠُﻮﻩُ ﻟِﺄَﻱِّ ﺷَﻲْﺀٍ ﻳَﺼْﻨَﻊُ ﺫَﻟِﻚَ؟‏»
(Ask him why does he do that.) So they asked him and he said, `Because it is the description of Ar-Rahman and I love
to recite it. So the Prophet said,
‏« ﺃَﺧْﺒِﺮُﻭﻩُ ﺃَﻥَّ ﺍﻟﻠﻪَ ﺗَﻌَﺎﻟَﻰ ﻳُﺤِﺒُّﻪ‏»
(Inform him that Allah the Most High loves him.)'' This is how Al-Bukhari recorded this Hadith in his Book of Tawhid.

Muslim and An-Nasa'i also recorded it. In his Book of Salah,

Al-Bukhari recorded that Anas said, "A man from the Ansar used to lead the people in prayer in the Masjid of Quba'.
Whenever he began a Surah in the recitation of the prayer that he was leading them, he would start by reciting `Say: He
is Allah, One' until he completed the entire Surah. Then he would recite another Surah along with it (after it). And used to do this in every Rak`ah. So his companions spoke to him
about this saying; `Verily, you begin the prayer with this Surah. Then you think that it is not sufficient for you unless you recite another Surah as well. So you should either recite
it or leave it and recite another Surah instead.' The man replied, `I will not leave it off. If you want me to continue leading you (in prayer), I will do this; and if you all do not
like it, I will leave you (i.e., I will stop leading you).' They used to consider him to be of the best of them to lead them in prayer and they did not want anyone else to lead them other than him. So, when the Prophet came they informed him of this information and he said,
‏« ﻳَﺎ ﻓُﻠَﺎﻥُ، ﻣَﺎ ﻳَﻤْﻨَﻌُﻚَ ﺃَﻥْ ﺗَﻔْﻌَﻞَ ﻣَﺎ ﻳَﺄْﻣُﺮُﻙَ ﺑِﻪِ
ﺃَﺻْﺤَﺎﺑُﻚَ، ﻭَﻣَﺎ ﺣَﻤَﻠَﻚَ ﻋَﻠَﻰ ﻟُﺰُﻭﻡ ﻫَﺬِﻩِ
ﺍﻟﺴُّﻮﺭَﺓِ ﻓِﻲ ﻛُﻞِّ ﺭَﻛْﻌَﺔٍ؟‏»
(O so-and-so! What prevents you from doing what your companions are commanding you to do, and what makes you adhere to the recitation of this Surah in every Rak`ah)
The man said, `Verily, I love it.' The Prophet replied,
‏« ﺣُﺒُّﻚَ ﺇِﻳَّﺎﻫَﺎ ﺃَﺩْﺧَﻠَﻚَ ﺍﻟْﺠَﻨَّﺔ‏»
(Your love of it will cause you to enter Paradise.) This was recorded by Al-Bukhari, with a disconnected chain, but in a manner indicating his approval.
A Hadith that mentions this Surah is equivalent to a Third of the Qur'an

Al-Bukhari recorded from Abu Sa`id that a man heard another man reciting
﴿ﻗُﻞْ ﻫُﻮَ ﺍﻟﻠَّﻪُ ﺃَﺣَﺪٌ﴾
(Say: "He is Allah, One.'') and he was repeating over and over. So when morning came, the man went to the Prophet
and mentioned that to him, and it was as though he was belittling it. The Prophet said,
‏« ﻭَﺍﻟَّﺬِﻱ ﻧَﻔْﺴِﻲ ﺑِﻴَﺪِﻩِ ﺇِﻧَّﻬَﺎ ﻟَﺘَﻌْﺪِﻝُ ﺛُﻠُﺚَ
ﺍﻟْﻘُﺮْﺁﻥ‏»
(By He in Whose Hand is my soul, verily it is equivalent to a third of the Qur'an.) Abu Dawud and An-Nasa'i also
recorded it.

Another Hadith Al-Bukhari recorded from Abu Sa`id, may Allah be pleased with him, that the Messenger of Allah said to his Companions,
‏« ﺃَﻳَﻌْﺠِﺰُ ﺃَﺣَﺪُﻛُﻢْ ﺃَﻥْ ﻳَﻘْﺮَﺃَ ﺛُﻠُﺚَ ﺍﻟْﻘُﺮْﺁﻥِ ﻓِﻲ
ﻟَﻴْﻠَﺔٍ‏»
(Is one of you not able to recite a third of the Qur'an in a single night) This was something that was difficult for them
and they said, "Which of us is able to do that, O Messenger of Allah'' So he replied,
‏« ﺍﻟﻠﻪُ ﺍﻟْﻮَﺍﺣِﺪُ ﺍﻟﺼَّﻤَﺪُ ﺛُﻠُﺚُ ﺍﻟْﻘُﺮْﺁﻥ‏»
("Allah is the One, As-Samad'' is a third of the Qur'an.) Al- Bukhari was alone in recording this Hadith.