

In the name of God, the Lord of Mercy, the Giver of Mercy In response to their proposal, Allah revealed Surah Al-Kafirun, sending a strong and clear message: They proposed that everyone would be Muslims for one year, and then for one year everyone would worship their idols. When the Meccan leaders realized that the Prophet (PBUH) would not give up his mission to call people to the one true God, they offered a proposal. This Surah was revealed after a decade of Dawah/calling the Meccans to Islam. Reasons for Revelation of Surah Al-Kafirun

You may also like: 6 Tips For Renewing Your Faith Daily (Source: Mu’jam Al-Kabeer 13319, Grade: Hasan (fair) according to Al-Mundhiri) Say: O unbelievers (109:1) is equal to one fourth of the Quran.” In one Hasan (fair) hadith, the Prophet (PBUH) said that Surah Al-Kafirun is equal to one fourth of the Quran:Ībdullah ibn Umar reported: The Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said, “Say: He is Allah the One (112:1) is equal to one third of the Quran. Ubayy ibn Ka’b said: The Messenger of Allah (PBUH) used to recite in Witr, Sabbih isma rabbika al-‘a’la” (“Glorify the name of your Lord, the Most High” – Surat al-A’la 87), Qul yaa ayyuha’l-kaafiroon (“Say: O disbeliever…” – Surat Al-Kafirun 109) and Qul Huwa Allahu ahad (“Say: He is Allah, the One” – Surat Al-Ikhlas 112). This is reported in a long hadith found in Muslim (The Book of Pilgrimage). The Prophet (PBUH) recited Surah Al Kafirun and Surah Ikhlas in the two rakahs after tawaf. The two Rakahs after the Tawaf of the Kabah.Ibn Umar said, “I watched the Prophet (PBUH) twenty-four to twenty-five times reciting in the two rakahs before the morning prayer and the two rakahs after the sunset prayer on approximately ten or twenty different occasions “Say Al Kafirun” and “He is Allah one.” (Recorded in Ahmad) Both the Fajr and Maghrib Aunnah prayers.Ību Huraira reported that the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) recited in the two (Sunnah) rak’ahs of the dawn (prayer): “Say: O unbelievers,” (Quran, 109.) and “Say: Allah is One” (Quran 112).Click here to learn more The Prophet (PBUH) would regularly recite Surah Al-Kafirun in multiple prayers: > Understand the Quran in as little as 10 minutes/day. “Recite Surah Al Kafirun and then go to sleep after coming to its end, for it is a clearance from shirk.” In one Hadith, the Prophet (PBUH) teaches us to recite this Surah before going to sleep because it purifies us of shirk (associating others with Allah): I learned that Surah Al-Kafirun is mentioned in many Hadiths. Since I was taught to recite Surah Al-Kafirun in the Sunnah prayers of both Fajr and Maghrib, I began to wonder why this Surah is emphasized in our prayers more than other Surahs.
