It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas, may Allah be pleased with them both, he says: When Allah Almighty revealed this verse: {وَأَ نْذِرْ عَشِیْرَتَکَ الْأَقْرَبِیْنَ} … "And warn your close relatives." So the Noble Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, came to the hill of Safa and climbed upon it and called out: "Ya Sabahah!" Then people gathered around him, some came themselves and some sent their messengers. Then the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "O Banu Abdul Muttalib! O Banu Fihr! O Banu Lu'ayy! What do you think, if I were to inform you that there is an army at the foot of this mountain intending to launch a sudden attack upon you, would you believe me?" They said: "Yes." The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "Then I am a warner to you before a severe punishment." Upon hearing this, Abu Lahab said: "May you perish all day long! Did you call us together for this purpose only?" Upon this, Allah Almighty revealed this verse: {تَبَّتْ یَدَا اَبِیْ لَھَبٍ وَتَبَّ} … "Perish the hands of Abu Lahab, and perish he!"

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ubayy bin Ka'b (may Allah be pleased with him) that when the polytheists said to the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): "Describe to us the lineage of your Lord," Allah Almighty revealed this Surah: {قُلْ ھُوَ اللّٰہُ اَحَدٌ۔ اَللّٰہُ الصَّمَدُ۔ لَمْ یَلِدْ وَلمْ یُوْلَدْ۔ وَلَمْ یَکُنْ لَّہٗ کُفُوًااَحَدٌ۔} … Say: He is Allah, the One. Allah, the Self-Sufficient. He neither begets nor is born, and there is none comparable to Him.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ubayy bin Ka'b (may Allah be pleased with him) or from some Ansari companion that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) said: Whoever recites Surah {قُلْ ھُوَ اللّٰہُ اَحَدٌ }, it is as if he has recited one third of the Holy Qur'an.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Amr (may Allah be pleased with them both) that Sayyiduna Abu Ayyub (may Allah be pleased with him) was in a gathering, and he said: Is there anyone among you who is unable to stand in prayer at night with one third of the Qur’an? They said: Is it possible for anyone to have such strength? He said: Surah Al-Ikhlas is one third of the Qur’an. In the meantime, the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) arrived, and after hearing Abu Ayyub, he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Abu Ayyub has spoken the truth.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Umamah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) passed by a man who was reciting Surah Al-Ikhlas. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Paradise has become obligatory for him.

Narrated by Sayyiduna Abu Darda (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Is it not possible for any one of you to recite one third of the Holy Qur'an in a single night? The people said: We are too weak and unable to do that. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Allah Almighty has made the Qur'an into three parts, and one of those parts is Surah Al-Ikhlas.

Humaid bin Abdur Rahman bin Awf narrates from his mother that the Noble Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: Surah Al-Ikhlas is equal to one third of the Qur'an.

Narrated by Sayyiduna Abu Ayyub (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Does any one of you like that he should recite one third of the Qur'an in a single night? Whoever recited Surah Al-Ikhlas at night, he has recited one third of the Qur'an that night.

Narrated by Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik, may Allah be pleased with him, that a man came to the Noble Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, and said: I love this Surah Al-Ikhlas. The Noble Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: This love has admitted you into Paradise.

Narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) that Sayyiduna Qatadah bin Nu'man (may Allah be pleased with him) recited Surah {قُلْ ھُوَ اللّٰہُ اَحَدٌ} throughout the night. When this was mentioned to the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), he said: By Him in Whose hand is my soul! This Surah is equal to half or one third of the Holy Qur'an.