Woe to he who recites it but does not contemplate its (meaning).

In a hadith that Ibn Marduwyah recorded, Ataa said, I, Ibn Umar and Ubayd bin Umayr went to Aishah and entered her room, and there was a screen between us and her. he said, !" Ubayd# What pre$ents you %rom $isiting us &e said, 'What the poet said, '(isit e$ery once in a while, and you will be lo$ed more. Ibn Umar said, ')ell us about the most unusual thing you witnessed %rom the Messenger o% Allah. he cried and said, 'All his matters were ama*ing. "ne night, he came close to me until his s+in touched my s+in and said, ',et me worship my ,ord. I said, '-y Allah I lo$e your being close to me. I also lo$e that you worship your ,ord. &e used the water and per%ormed ablution, but did not use too much water. &e then stood up in prayer and cried until his beard became wet. &e prostrated and cried until he made the ground wet. &e then laid down on his side and cried. When -ilal came to alert the .rophet %or the /awn prayer, he said, '" Messenger o% Allah# What ma+es you cry, while Allah has %orgi$en you your pre$ious and latter sins. &e (s.a.w.s) said,

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(" -ilal# What pre$ents me %rom crying, when this night, this Ayah was re$ealed to me,)

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(erily# In the creation o% the hea$ens and the earth, and in the alternation o% night and day, there are indeed signs %or men o% understanding.4 ( urah Aal5 e5Imran6372)

&e then said6

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Woe to he who recites it but does not contemplate its (meaning).4

About the term Uli Al5baab4 (men o% understanding) in the $erse, it re%ers to the intelligent and sound minds that contemplate about the true reality o% things, unli+e the dea% and mute who do not ha$e sound comprehension. Allah said about the latter type in the 8uran,

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And how many a sign in the hea$ens and the earth they pass by, while they are a$erse there %rom.4 urah :ousu% (32;).

Allah then describes those who ha$e good minds in the $erse that %ollows in urah Aal5e5Imran6

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)hose who remember Allah standing, sitting, and lying down on their sides, and thin+ deeply about the creation o% the hea$ens and the earth, (saying)6 "ur ,ord# :ou ha$e not created this without purpose, glory to :ou# =i$e us sal$ation %rom the torment o% the >ire.4

In a related authentic report that was narrated by al5-u+hari and Muslim %rom Ibn !Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him), that the prophet (s.a.w.s.) stayed one night with Maymoonah, the Mother o% the -elie$ers, who was his maternal aunt. &e said6 )he Messenger o% Allah (blessings and peace o% Allah be upon him) slept until hal%way through the night, or ?ust be%ore or a%ter that. )he Messenger o% Allah (blessings and peace o% Allah be upon him) then wo+e up and started wiping the sleep %rom his %ace with his hand. )hen he recited the last ten $erses o% urah Aal Imran, then he got up and went to a

water s+in that was hanging there, and did wudu (ablution) %rom it and did it well, then he stood and prayed.

Al5@awawi (may Allah ha$e mercy on him) said6 )his indicates that it is mustahabb (desirable) to recite these (ten) $erses when getting up %rom sleep.4

ummary Al5@awawis interpretation on the hadith mentioned abo$e was that it is mustahabb (desirable) to recite the last (ten) $erses o% urah Aal5e5Imran when getting up %rom sleep. )here is no saheeh hadeeth (authentic report) %rom the .rophet (blessings and peace o% Allah be upon him) which would indicate that the one who recites the last ten $erses o% urah Al !Imran will ha$e recorded %or him the reward o% spending the night in worship (as is mista+enly thought by some.) (islamAa.in%o) When $erse number 372 o% the urah was re$ealed on the prophet (s.a.w.s), it had a considerable e%%ect on him and we should stri$e to ponder on that $erse and on the rest o% the 8uran $erses as well. Be%erences6 )a%sir Ibn Cathir D islamAa.in%o D @oble 8uran

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