Surah Kahf Day: Benefits of Reciting Surah Kahf

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
In the Name of Allah, Most Merciful, Most Compassionate

Assalaamu alaykum

Dear Friends

I pray that you are well.

It is recommended to recite Surat al-Kahf completely the night before Friday, and it is also recommended to do so Friday itself, before Maghrib time. Ibn Abidin said, And it is best to do so early on Friday, in order to rush to the good and to avoid forgetting.

The night of Jumu’ah starts from sunset on Thursday, and the day of Jumu’ah ends at sunset. Therefore the time for reading this surah extends from sunset on Thursday to sunset on Friday.

'Ali, may Allah be pleased with him, narrated that the Prophet, Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "One who recites Surah al-Kahf on the day of Jumu'ah will remain protected from every fitnah. And if Dajjal appears, he will stay safe against the trying challenges released by him as well."

Abu al-Darda, may Allah be pleased with him, narrated that the Prophet, Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "One who has memorized the first ten verses of Surah al-Kahf will remain protected from the ill effects of Dajjal." [Muslim, Abu Dawud, Tirmidhi, al-Nasa'i and the Musnad of Ahmad]

In another report in the same authority, the same thing has been said about having memorized the last ten verses of Surah al-Kahf.

Sahl ibn Mu'adh, may Allah be pleased with him, narrated that the Prophet, Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "One who recites the first and the last verses of Surah al-Kahf, for him there is light from his feet up to his head. And the one who were to recite the whole Surah, then, for him there is light from the earth up to the sky." [Musnad of Ahmad]

And it appears in some narratives that a person who recites Surah al-Kahf on the day of Jumu'ah will have light from his feet up to the sky. This light will serve him well on the day of Qiyamah, and every sin committed by him between the past and the present Jumu'ah will be forgiven.

May Allah grant us tawfiq. Ameen.

Please don't forget us in your night prayers. Jazakallahu khairan.

And Allah knows best.
Wassalaam