Merits of Sūrat al-Balad

  1. It has been reported from Imam al-Ṣādiq (a): He who recites Sūrat al-Balad in his obligatory prayers will be known as a good-doer in this world, and in the hereafter he will be considered among those who have a rank with Allah, and he will be of the friends and companions of the prophets, martyrs, and the pious.’[1]
  2. Ubayy ibn Kaʿb has reported from the Prophet regarding Sūrat al-Balad: ‘Whoever recites it, Allah will give him protection from His wrath on the Day of Judgement.’[2]
[1] Thawab, p. 151, h. 1.
[2] Tabrisi, 5/490.