Surah Hud

Reward of reciting Surah Hud

This Surah was revealed in Makkah and has a total of 123 ayaat (verses). Imam Muhammad Baqir (a.s.) has said that whoever recites this Surah every Friday, his accounts will on the Day of Judgement, be taken together with that of the Prophets and all his sins will be forgiven.

It is narrated from the Holy Prophet (S.) that the person who recites Surah Hud will get a reward equal to the number of people who were there at the time of the Holy Prophet (S) and his rank will be like of the martyrs. The accounting for his deeds will also be made easy for him.

Imam Ja’far as-Sadiq (a.s.) has said that writing this Surah on a sheepskin and keeping it in one’s possession at all times makes one so courageous and bold that nobody can defeat him in combat. Whoever sees him will be filled with fear.

Reward of reciting Surah Hud

1. One who recites this Surah will be given as recompense the reward according to the number of people who testified for Hud and prophets (a.s.) and those who denied them; and on the Day of Judgment they would be in the class of the martyrs and they will be accounted with an easy accounting.

2. Imam al-Baqir (a.s.) said: One who recites Surah Hud every Friday would be raised by Allah on the Day of Judgment in the group of prophets and would be accounted with an easy accounting, and none of his sins would be made apparent on the Day of Judgment.

One should engrave the following words of the Almighty on a tablet of teak wood and nail it at the front portion of his boat for safety in the sea:

This surah was revealed in Makkah and has a total of 123 ayaat (verses). Imam Muhammad Baqir (a.s.) has said that whoever recites this surah every Friday, his accounts will on the Day of Judgement, be taken together with that of the Prophets and all his sins will be forgiven.

It is narrated from the Holy Prophet (s.a.w) that the person who recites surah Hud will get a reward equal to the number of people who were there at the time of the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.) and his rank will be like of the martyrs. The accounting for his deeds will also be made easy for him.

Imam Ja'far as-Sadiq (a.s.) has said that writing this surah on a sheepskin and keeping it in one's possession at all times makes one so courageous and bold that nobody can defeat him in combat. Whoever sees him will be filled with fear.