It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hubah Badri, may Allah be pleased with him, he says: When Surah Bayyinah was revealed, Jibreel (peace be upon him) said: O Muhammad! Your Lord has commanded you to recite this Surah to Sayyiduna Ubayy bin Ka'b, may Allah be pleased with him. So you (peace and blessings be upon him) said: O Ubayy! My Lord has commanded me to teach you such-and-such Surah. Upon this, Sayyiduna Ubayy began to weep and said: Was my mention made there? You (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Yes.

Narrated by Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Surah Al-Kafirun is a quarter of the Holy Qur'an, Surah Az-Zalzalah is also a quarter of the Holy Qur'an, and Surah An-Nasr is also equal to a quarter of the Qur'an.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Amr (may Allah be pleased with them both) that a man came to the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: O Messenger of Allah! Teach me the Holy Qur’an. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Recite three surahs from the surahs beginning with Alif Lam Ra. The man said: I am old, my heart has become hard, my tongue is thick (so make it less in quantity). The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Then recite the surahs beginning with Ha Meem. But he gave the same answer as before. Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Recite the Musabbihat surahs. He said: O Messenger of Allah! Teach me any one comprehensive surah. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) recited the surah with {إِذَا زُلْزِلَتِ الْأَ رْضُ} until he finished it. This time the man said: By Him Who has sent you with the truth, I will not add anything to this. Then the man turned away and left. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: This man has succeeded, this man has succeeded. Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Bring him to me. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: I have been commanded regarding the Day of Sacrifice (Yawm al-Adha), Allah Almighty has made this day an Eid for this Ummah. The man said: What do you think if I have only one goat belonging to my son, should I sacrifice it? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: No, rather (on the day of sacrifice) cut your hair, trim your nails, cut your moustache, and shave the hair below the navel. This act will be a complete sacrifice for you in the sight of Allah Almighty.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah, may Allah be pleased with him, that the Noble Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, recited this verse: {یَوْمَئِذٍ تُحَدِّثُ أَ خْبَارَہَا} … On that Day, the earth will declare its news. Then he, peace and blessings be upon him, said: Do you know what its news are? The people said: Allah and His Messenger know best. He, peace and blessings be upon him, said: Its news are that every man and woman, whatever deed they did upon it, the earth will speak and bear witness to it, and will say: On such and such a day, you did such and such a deed upon my back. These are its news.

Narrated from Sayyiduna Sa’sa’ah bin Mu’awiyah (may Allah be pleased with him), who was the uncle of the poet Farazdaq, that he came to the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) recited to him: {فَمَنْ یَعْمَلْ مِثْقَالَ ذَرَّۃٍ خَیْرًایَرَہُ وَمَنْ یَعْمَلْ مِثْقَالَ ذَرَّۃٍ شَرًّا یَرَہُ} … Whoever does an atom’s weight of good will see it, and whoever does an atom’s weight of evil will see it. I said: This verse is sufficient for me; I do not care to hear anything else besides it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Mahmood bin Labeed (may Allah be pleased with him) that when these verses were revealed: {أَ لْہَاکُمُ التَّکَاثُرُ … … لَتُسْأَ لُنَّ یَوْمَئِذٍ عَنِ النَّعِیمِ} the people said: O Messenger of Allah! About which blessings will we be questioned? Only water and dates, these two things are our food, and our swords are hanging on our necks, and we are constantly facing the enemy, so about which blessing will we be questioned? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Soon these blessings will come.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Zubair bin Al-Awwam, may Allah be pleased with him, that when this verse was revealed: { ثُمَّ لَتُسْأَ لُنَّ یَوْمَئِذٍ عَنِ النَّعِیمِ} … Then, on that Day, you will surely be questioned about the blessings. Sayyiduna Zubair said: O Messenger of Allah! Which blessings will we be questioned about? Now we have only these two black blessings—water and dates. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Beware! Soon there will be (many) blessings.

Sayyida Asma bint Yazid (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) recited these verses: {لِاِیْلَافِ قُرَیْشٍ۔ اِیْلَافِہِمْ رِحْلَۃَ الشِّتَاءِ وَالصَّیْفِ} … For the familiarity of the Quraysh, that is, for making them familiar with the journeys of winter and summer. Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: O Quraysh! Woe to you, worship the Lord of this House, Who fed you against hunger and granted you security from fear.

‘Ata bin Sa’ib says: Muharib bin Dithar said to me: Have you heard anything from Sa‘id bin Jubayr about al-Kawthar from Sayyiduna Ibn ‘Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both)? He said: Yes, he has said that al-Kawthar means abundant good. Muharib said: Subhan Allah, the statement of Ibn ‘Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) is indeed reliable. I heard Sayyiduna Ibn ‘Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) saying: When {إِنَّا أَ عْطَیْنَاکَ الْکَوْثَرَ} was revealed, the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: This is a river in Paradise, its banks are of gold, it flows in channels of pearls and rubies, its water is sweeter than honey, whiter than milk, colder than ice, and more fragrant than musk. Sayyiduna Ibn ‘Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) spoke the absolute truth. By Allah! This is indeed abundant good and blessing.

Abu Ubaidah bin Abdullah narrates, he says: I asked Sayyida Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her): What is Kawthar? She said: It is a river, which is located in the middle part of Paradise, it has been given to you (peace and blessings be upon him), and on its banks are hollow pearls.