سورة غافر

Imam Sadiq (peace be upon him): The surahs that begin with "Ha Mim" are the fragrant flower of the Quran; so praise Allah for memorising and reciting them, and give Him abundant thanks; for when a servant stands and recites these surahs, a scent rises from his mouth more fragrant than pure musk and ambergris, and Allah sends His mercy upon the one who recites and reads them, and He bestows mercy upon his neighbours, friends, acquaintances, and everyone who is close or intimate with him, and on the Day of Resurrection the Throne, the Kursi and the angels close to Allah seek forgiveness for him.

Imam Baqir (peace be upon him): Whoever recites Surah al-Mu'min every night, Allah will forgive his past and future sins, will make him hold fast to the word of taqwa (piety), and will make the Hereafter better for him than this world.

The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his family): Whoever recites Surah "Ha Mim al-Mu'min" (Surah Ghafir), no soul of any prophet, siddiq (truthful one) or believer remains but that it sends blessings upon him and seeks forgiveness for him.

Imam Sadiq (peace be upon him): Concerning the Hawamim (the surahs that begin with Ha Mim), he mentioned much virtue, the explanation and description of which would be lengthy.

The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his family): Whoever recites this surah, Allah will not cut off his hope on the Day of Judgement, and he will be given what is given to those who feared Allah the Blessed and Exalted in the world and were pious. Whoever writes it and hangs it on the wall of a garden, that garden will become green and grow; and if it is written and placed in houses and shops, goodness, blessing, and buying and selling in them will become abundant.

The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his family): Whoever loves to stroll and take delight in the gardens of Paradise, let him recite the surahs that begin with "حم" [Ha Mim] in the night prayer.

Imam Sadiq (peace be upon him): Mansur ibn Hazim said: Imam Sadiq (peace be upon him) said: Whoever recites the surahs that begin with "حم" [Ha Mim] in a night before he sleeps, will be in the rank of Muhammad and the family of Muhammad (peace be upon them), Ibrahim and the family of Ibrahim (peace be upon them), and every close relative of Ibrahim (peace be upon him) or every follower of his path, and at their station. Then Abu Abdillah Imam Sadiq (peace be upon him) said: "The surahs that begin with "حم" [Ha Mim] will come on the Day of Judgement while they are better than the most beautiful and purest of people. With them are a thousand thousand angels, and with every angel are a thousand thousand angels. [These surahs will come] until they stand before Allah the Mighty and Majestic. Then the Lord will say to them: 'Who is the one who used to recite you and complete your recitation?' Then a group of people will rise whom none can count but Allah. He will say to them: 'By My life, you recited well the surahs that begin with "حم" [Ha Mim] and you died with them in the life of the world. By My might and My majesty, today you will not ask Me for anything, whatever it may be, except that I will grant it to you, even if you were to ask Me for all of My paradises or all that I have granted to My righteous servants and prepared for them.' Then they will ask Him for all that they want and wish. Then it will be commanded that they be taken to their dwellings in Paradise, and He has prepared for them therein things that have not occurred to anyone's mind, of things which no eye has seen and no ear has heard."

Imam Sadiq (peace be upon him): Whoever writes it at night and hangs it on a wall or in a garden, its blessing will increase and that garden will become verdant, its trees will blossom, and [its state] at that time will become very fine. If it is hung on the wall of a shop, buying and selling in it will become plentiful. If it is written for a person afflicted with udrah — swelling of the testicle (hernia) — his illness will be removed and he will be cured. It is said that the illness of udrah arises from black bile, and Allah knows best. If it is written for someone whose body has erupted with pox and boils, his illness will heal, and it is beneficial for a terrified person and causes his fear and terror to disappear. Likewise, it should be recited over water, and with that water flour should be kneaded and left to dry. Then it should be pounded fine and poured into a small vessel with a lid. If someone who suffers from stomach pain, or has fallen unconscious, or has fainted, or feels pain in his liver or spleen, consumes some of this powder, he will be cured by the permission of Allah.

The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his family): The surahs that begin with "Ha Mim" are the crown of the Quran.

The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his family): The surahs that begin with "Ha Mim" are the adornment of the Quran.

Ibn Abbas (may Allah have mercy on him): For everything there is a core, and the core of the Quran is the Hawamim.

The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his family): It is narrated that when Allah revealed the surah "حم تَنْزِیلُ الْکِتابِ [Ha Mim, the revelation of the Book]" upon His Prophet, he rose and came to the Masjid al-Haram, and Walid ibn al-Mughira was near him and could hear his recitation. When the Prophet (peace be upon him and his family) noticed Walid listening to his recitation, he repeated the recitation of the verses. So Walid set off until he reached the gathering of his kinsmen, Banu Makhzum, and said: "By Allah! A little while ago I heard from Muhammad a speech that is neither the speech of humans nor the speech of jinn, and it has a special sweetness and delight, and there is pleasure in it, and its upper part is fruitful and its lower part is delicious, and it prevails and nothing is higher or above it." Then he went to his own home.