It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) that a drowsiness overcame the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), then he (peace and blessings be upon him) raised his head smiling. The people asked: Why are you smiling, O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)? He (peace and blessings be upon him) replied: Just now a surah has been revealed to me. Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) recited {بِسْمِ اللّٰہِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِیمِ إِنَّا أَ عْطَیْنَاکَ الْکَوْثَرَ}, until he completed the entire surah, and then said: Do you know what al-Kawthar is? The people said: Allah and His Messenger know best. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: It is a river which my Lord has granted me in Paradise, in it is much goodness. My ummah will come to me at this river on the Day of Resurrection. Its vessels will be as numerous as the stars, but some people will be prevented from reaching me. I will say: O my Lord! They are from my ummah. It will be said to me: You do not know what they innovated after you.

It is also narrated from Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik, may Allah be pleased with him, regarding the statement of Allah Almighty {إِنَّا أَ عْطَیْنَاکَ الْکَوْثَرَ}, that the Noble Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: This is a river in Paradise. He, peace and blessings be upon him, further said: I saw a river in Paradise, on its banks were tents of pearls. I asked: O Jibril! What is this? He said: This is the Kawthar which Allah Almighty has granted to you.

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-Kafiroon is one-fourth of the Holy Qur'an.

Muhajir Abu Hasan narrates from an elder who met the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), he says: I was with the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) on a journey. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) passed by a man who was reciting Surah Al-Kafirun. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: He has become free from shirk (polytheism). Another man was reciting Surah Al-Ikhlas, about whom the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Through this Surah, Paradise has become obligatory for this man.

Narrated from Sayyiduna Naufal Ashja'i (may Allah be pleased with him), he says: The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) gave me the daughter of Umm Salamah (may Allah be pleased with her) and said: You are the husband of the woman who nursed my daughter. She remained with me for as long as Allah willed, then when I came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), he asked: What happened to the girl? I said: She is with her mother. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Why have you come now? I said: Teach me what I should say when I go to sleep. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Recite Surah Al-Kafirun when you go to sleep, and when you finish it, then go to sleep. This is a declaration of disassociation and freedom from shirk (polytheism).

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that when {اِذَا جَائَ نَصْرُ اللّٰہِ وَالْفَتْحُ} was revealed, the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: In this is the news of my death; I will pass away this year.

Narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that Sayyiduna Umar bin Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) had given permission to the people of Badr to sit in his gathering, and he had also given me permission to sit with them. Some people objected and said: Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) allows this young man to sit with us, even though we have sons like him. Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Do you know who he is? One day, Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) called those people as well as me, and asked them about the interpretation of Surah An-Nasr. They said that Allah Almighty commanded His Prophet that when Makkah is conquered for you (peace and blessings be upon him), then seek repentance and forgiveness. He said to me: O Ibn Abbas! What is your opinion? I said: I do not hold such a view; the matter is that Allah Almighty, through this Surah, informed His Prophet that the time of your (peace and blessings be upon him) death has come, {إِذَا جَائَ نَصْرُ اللّٰہِ وَالْفَتْحُ} meaning the conquest of Makkah, {وَرَأَ یْتَ النَّاسَ یَدْخُلُوْنَ فِی دِینِ اللّٰہِ أَ فْوَاجًا} this is a sign of your (peace and blessings be upon him) death, {فَسَبِّحْ بِحَمْدِ رَبِّکَ وَاسْتَغْفِرْہُ إِنَّہُ کَانَ تَوَّابًا}. Then Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said to them: Yes indeed, after seeing this (the scholarly competence of Ibn Abbas, may Allah be pleased with them both), how can you blame me?

Narrated by Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: {إِذَا جَائَ نَصْرُ اللّٰہِ وَالْفَتْحُ} That is, Surah An-Nasr is a quarter of the Holy Qur'an.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) that when Surah An-Nasr was revealed to the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), it mostly happened that whenever he (peace and blessings be upon him) recited this Surah, he would recite this supplication three times in bowing (ruku’): Subhanak Allahumma Rabbana wa bihamdika Allahumma ighfir li innaka anta at-Tawwab ar-Raheem. (O Allah! You are pure, O our Lord! And with Your praise, O Allah! Forgive me, surely You are the Acceptor of repentance, the Most Merciful.)

Lady Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates: When Surah Nasr was revealed, I saw that after that, in every prayer that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) performed, he recited this remembrance: Subhanak Allahumma wa bihamdika Allahumma ighfir li. (O Allah! You are pure, and with Your praise, O Allah! Forgive me.)