It is narrated from Hazrat Abdur Rahman bin Abi Laila (may Allah be pleased with him) on the authority of Ubayy bin Ka'b (may Allah be pleased with him) regarding this verse "And We will surely let them taste the nearer punishment..." that the punishment of calamities and smoke, these two punishments have already passed, and also the punishment of Batsha and Lizam.

It is narrated from Hazrat Abdur Rahman bin Abi Laila (may Allah be pleased with him) on the authority of Ubayy bin Ka'b (may Allah be pleased with him) that once I was present in the service of the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) when a Bedouin came and said, "O Messenger of Allah! My brother is suffering from distress." The Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked, "What is his distress?" He replied, "He is afflicted with madness and insanity (lunacy)." The Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Bring him to me." The Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) called him and seated him in front of himself, and recited over him Surah Al-Fatiha, the first four verses of Surah Al-Baqarah, "Wa ilahukum ilahun wahid...", Ayat al-Kursi, the last three verses of Surah Al-Baqarah, one verse from Surah Aal-e-Imran "Shahidallahu annahu la ilaha illa Huwa...", one verse from Surah Al-A'raf "Inna rabbakumullahu allathee khalaqa as-samawati wal-ard...", the last verses of Surah Al-Mu’minun "Fata'ala Allahu al-Malikul Haqq...", the verse from Surah Al-Jinn "Wa annahu ta'ala jaddu rabbina...", the first ten verses of Surah As-Saffat..., the last three verses of Surah Al-Hashr..., Surah Al-Ikhlas and Al-Mu'awwidhatayn, and blew over him. That man stood up as if he had never been ill.

It is narrated from Hazrat Abdur Rahman bin Abi Laila (may Allah be pleased with him) on the authority of Ubayy bin Ka'b (may Allah be pleased with him) that once Hazrat Jibreel (peace be upon him) appeared in the presence of the Messenger of Allah while the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was near the well of Banu Idhah, and said, "O Muhammad! Allah Almighty commands you to recite the Holy Qur'an on one mode (harf)," and then gradually increased it until it reached the number seven.

It is narrated from Hazrat Abdur Rahman bin Abi Laila (may Allah be pleased with him) on the authority of Ubayy bin Ka'b (may Allah be pleased with him) that once Hazrat Jibreel (peace be upon him) appeared in the presence of the Messenger of Allah while the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was near the well of Banu Idhah, and said: O Muhammad! Allah Almighty commands you to recite the Holy Qur'an on seven letters; whichever letter you recite with, you will have recited correctly.

It is narrated from Hazrat Abdur Rahman bin Abi Laila (may Allah be pleased with him) on the authority of Ubayy bin Ka'b (may Allah be pleased with him) that once Hazrat Jibreel (peace be upon him) appeared in the presence of the Messenger of Allah while the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) was near the well of Banu Idhah, and said, "O Muhammad! Allah commands you to recite the Holy Qur'an on one mode (harf)..." Then the narrator mentioned the entire hadith, and gradually, step by step, the number increased until it reached seven.

It is narrated from Hazrat Abdur Rahman bin Abi Laila (may Allah be pleased with him) on the authority of Ubayy bin Ka'b (may Allah be pleased with him) that during the blessed era of the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), two men stated their lineage. One of them said to the other, "I am so-and-so, son of so-and-so, so who are you? May your mother not remain!" Upon hearing this, the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said that during the time of Hazrat Musa (peace be upon him), two men stated their lineage. One of them said to the other, "I am so-and-so, son of so-and-so," and he counted nine ancestors from among his forefathers and said, "So who are you? May your mother not remain!" The other replied, "I am so-and-so, son of so-and-so, son of Islam." Allah Almighty sent revelation to Hazrat Musa (peace be upon him) regarding both of them: "O you who ascribe yourself to nine men! All of them are in Hell, and you, the tenth, will be with them in Hell. And O you who ascribe your lineage to two men of Paradise! You will be the third with them in Paradise."

It is narrated from Hazrat Abdur Rahman bin Abi Laila (may Allah be pleased with him) on the authority of Ubayy bin Ka'b (may Allah be pleased with him) that once I was in the mosque when a man came and started reciting the Qur'an in a way that I did not know. Then another man came and he also recited it in a different manner. We all gathered and went to the service of the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and I said, "O Messenger of Allah! This man came to the mosque and recited the Qur'an in a way that amazed me, then this other one came and he also recited it differently." The Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked both of them to recite, so both of them recited and the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) approved of their recitation. On that day, the doubts that came into my mind regarding Islam had never come before. The Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), seeing this, struck his hand on my chest, which removed all those doubts, and I was overwhelmed and felt as if I was seeing Allah Almighty before me. Then the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Jibreel and Mika'il (peace be upon them) came to me. Hazrat Jibreel (peace be upon him) said, 'Recite the Holy Qur'an on one letter.' I sent a message to my Lord to make it easy for my Ummah. In this way, it continued until it reached seven letters, and Allah sent me a message to recite it on seven letters, and for each time, you may ask Me for one request, I will grant it." So I asked twice for the forgiveness of my Ummah, and I kept the third thing for that day when all creation, even Hazrat Ibrahim (peace be upon him), will come to me.

It is narrated from Hazrat Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that once I was sitting with Hazrat Ubayy bin Ka'b (may Allah be pleased with him) and Hazrat Abu Talha (may Allah be pleased with him). We ate bread and meat, then I called for water to perform ablution. Both of them said, "Why are you performing ablution?" I said, "Because of the food we have just eaten." They said, "Will you perform ablution because of lawful things? That person who was better than you did not perform ablution because of this."

Zirr says that I asked Hazrat Ubayy (may Allah be pleased with him) that Hazrat Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) says regarding the Mu'awwidhatayn (that these are not part of the Qur'an, and that is why he does not write them in his copy?). Hazrat Ubayy bin Ka'b (may Allah be pleased with him) replied that we asked the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) about these surahs, so the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "It has been commanded to me to say." ("Qul" — say), therefore I say it. Thus, whatever the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, I also say.

Zirr says that I asked Hazrat Ubayy (may Allah be pleased with him) about the Mu'awwidhatayn. Hazrat Ubayy bin Ka'b (may Allah be pleased with him) replied that we asked the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) about these surahs, so the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "It has been commanded to me to say." ("Qul" — say), therefore I say it. Thus, whatever the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, we also say.

Zirr says that I asked Hazrat Ubayy (may Allah be pleased with him) about the Mu'awwidhatayn. Hazrat Ubayy bin Ka'b (may Allah be pleased with him) replied that we asked the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) about these surahs, so the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "It has been commanded to me to say." ("Qul" — say), therefore I say it. Thus, whatever the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, we also say.

The previous hadith is also narrated through this second chain.

Zirr says that I asked Hazrat Ubayy (may Allah be pleased with him) about the Mu'awwidhatayn. Hazrat Ubayy bin Ka'b (may Allah be pleased with him) replied that we asked the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) about these surahs, so the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "It has been commanded to me to say." ("Qul" — say), therefore I say it. Thus, whatever the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, we also say.

Zirr says that I asked Hazrat Ubayy (may Allah be pleased with him) that Hazrat Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) says regarding the Mu'awwidhatayn (that these are not part of the Qur'an, and that is why he does not write them in his copy?). Hazrat Ubayy bin Ka'b (may Allah be pleased with him) replied that we asked the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) about these surahs, so the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "It has been commanded to me to say." ( «قل» — say), therefore I say it. Thus, whatever the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, we also say.

The previous hadith is also narrated through this second chain of transmission.