Author: Shaykh Abdur Razzaaq bin Abd Muhsin al Badr
Translator: Aboo Sulaymaan Muhammad Abdul Azim ibn Joshua Bak

Publisher: Maktabatul-Irshad

Size/Vol.: A5 (14.8x21 cm - 5.83x8.27 in)

ISBN : 9781942574026

Language : English

-Binding: Hardback

- Pages: 114

- Weight: 200g

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- Allah's Messenger (sallallahu alayhi wa ‎sallam) said, O Abul-Mundhir! Do you know which verse from the book of Allah is the greatest? Ubay bin Kab said, I replied, Allah and His Messenger know best. The Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) said, O Abul-Mundhir! Do you know which verse from the book of Allah is the greatest? Ubay bin Kab said, I said, Allah! La ilaha illa Huwa (none has the right to be worshipped but He), the Ever Living, the One Who sustains and protects all that exists. Ubay bin Kab said, He smacked my chest and said, By Allah! Congratulations, Abul-Mundhir for having knowledge.

- Meaning congratulations for this knowledge which Allah has gifted you, facilitated for you, and has blessed you with. The Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) swore by Allah exalting this status and emphasizing this ambition.

- Among Ubays excellent perception and keenness (radhiallahu anhu) is that when the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) questioned him he continued in his search for the verse which is dedicated to clarifying the greatest matter in the Quran, At-Tawheed, an acknowledgement of its confirming proofs, and a mention of Allahs greatness and perfection which He is deserving solely to be worshipped. This was from the completeness of his understanding and excellent understanding of the religion.

- He didnt cite a verse clarifying praiseworthy etiquettes, subsidiary judgments , past events, horrors of the Day of resurrection or similar to that rather, Ubay selected the verse which is dedicated to clarifying and acknowledging at-Tawheed.

- Perhaps you will grasp the full extent of his understanding in the religion; Ubay (radhiallahu-anhu) did not choose this verse out of ten, twenty,one hundred, or two hundred verses; yet he choose it out of more than six thousand verses. How not so when he (radhiallahu anhu) was

- "the leader of the reciters….he amassed the Quran during the lifetime of the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) and reviewed it with the Prophet(sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) and memorized from Him blessed knowledge and was a leader in knowledge and implementation (radhiallahu anhu).

- Among his outstanding traits (radhiallahu anhu) is what Al-Bukhari and Muslim collected on the authority of Anas bin Malik (radhiallahu anhu) that Allah’s Messenger (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) said to Ubay,

- Indeed Allah ordered me to teach you He (i.e.Ubay) said, Did Allah mention my name to you? the Prophet said, Allah mentioned your name to me Anas bin Malik said, Ubay began to weep.

- Likewise you should contemplate in order to grasp Ubay’s the full extent of understanding of the religion (radhiallahu anhu); his response to this question wasnt after long period of time like a week or a month in which he could review the verses and contemplate its meanings; rather he (radhiallahu anhu) merely responded immediately after the Messenger (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) repeated the question; so he chose this blessed verse.

- This verse contains a concise lesson, a beneficial statement, and clarification of the three categories of at-Tawheed; it amasses the statement and clarification of at-Tawheed which is not found in any single verse; rather it is found dispersed in many verses.