سورة الحشر

The Prophet (peace be upon him and his family) — Whoever recites لَوْ أَنْزَلْنا هذَا الْقُرْآنَ... [Had We sent down this Quran...] and dies that same night has died a martyr.

Imam Askari (peace be upon him): Allah the Exalted says: "And some fall down from the fear of Allah [from the mountain top] [but your hearts neither throb from the fear of Allah, nor are they a fountain of knowledge, learning and human emotions]!" (Baqarah/74). Some of these stones fall down from the awe of Allah when they are adjured by the name of Allah and by the names of the friends of Allah — Muhammad, Ali, Fatimah, Hasan, Husayn and their pure descendants (peace be upon them) — yet no such effect exists in your hearts; "and Allah is not unaware of what you do." (Baqarah/74). Allah is fully aware of your condition; He rewards and punishes you according to your deserving. He will never do injustice to you. He takes a strict account and imposes a severe punishment. What Allah says in this verse about their hearts is similar to what He says: "Do they [the Jews] have a share in the sovereignty [that they wish to judge in such a way]? Whereas if it were so, [they would monopolise everything], and would not give people the slightest right." (Nisa/53). If power were in their hands, they would not give people even so much as an atom. And the description He gives concerning the stones is similar to the description He gives in this verse: لَوْ أَنْزَلْنا هذَا الْقُرْآنَ عَلی جَبَلٍ لَرَأَیْتَهُ خاشِعاً مُتَصَدِّعاً مِنْ خَشْیَةِ الله [Had We sent down this Quran on a mountain, you would certainly have seen it falling down, splitting asunder because of the fear of Allah]. This rebuke concerns the Jews and the Nasibis. The Jews combined both matters and committed both wrongs; for that reason it was made severe upon them, such that the Noble Prophet (peace be upon him and his family) rebuked them.

Imam Sadiq (peace be upon him): Abdullah ibn Sinan narrates from Imam Sadiq (peace be upon him) and says: I asked Imam Sadiq (peace be upon him) "about the ruqyah (incantation) for scorpion and snake, about charms and unnatural remedies, and about the ruqyah for the insane and the bewitched who is being tormented." He said: "O Ibn Sinan, there is no objection to ruqyah, ta'widh (amulet-prayers) and nushrah (undoing of spells) if they are from the Quran. And whomever the Quran does not heal, what will heal him?! And is there anything in these matters more effective than the Quran?" Does Allah the Exalted not say: "And We send down of the Quran that which is a healing and a mercy for the believers." (Isra/82). Does Allah the Exalted not say: لَوْ أَنْزَلْنا هذَا الْقُرْآنَ عَلی جَبَلٍ لَرَأَیْتَهُ خاشِعاً مُتَصَدِّعاً مِنْ خَشْیَةِ الله [Had We sent down this Quran on a mountain, you would certainly have seen it falling down, splitting asunder because of the fear of Allah]. Ask us, we will teach you, and we will make you acquainted with the qawari' (crushing verses) of the Quran for every ailment.

The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his family)- From Idris ibn Abd al-Karim al-Haddad [it is narrated] who said: I recited [the Quran] before [one of the reciters], and when I reached this verse: لَوْ أَنْزَلْنا هذَا الْقُرْآنَ عَلی جَبَلٍ [Had We sent down this Quran on a mountain], he said: "Place your hand on your head, for I recited before Sulaym, and when I reached this verse, he said: 'Place your hand on your head, for I recited before Hamza (may Allah have mercy on him), and when I reached this verse, he said: "Place your hand on your head, for I recited before Alqama and al-Aswad, and when I reached this verse, they said: 'Place your hand on your head, for we recited before Abdullah, and when we reached this verse, he said: "Place both of your hands on your heads, for I recited before the Prophet (peace be upon him and his family), and when I reached this verse, he said to me: 'Place your hand on your head, for when Jibra'il (peace be upon him) brought it down to me, he said to me: Place your hand on your head; for indeed it is a cure for every ailment except al-Sam, and al-Sam is death.'"'"'"

Imam Baqir (peace be upon him): A man complained to the Imam (peace be upon him) about loss of hearing; so he said: 'Pass your hand over it and recite over it: لَوْ أَنْزَلْنا هذَا الْقُرْآنَ عَلی جَبَلٍ لَرَأَیْتَهُ خاشِعاً مُتَصَدِّعاً مِنْ خَشْیَةِ اللهِ وَ تِلْکَ الْأَمْثالُ نَضْرِبُها لِلنَّاسِ لَعَلَّهُمْ یَتَفَکَّرُونَ [Had We sent down this Quran on a mountain, you would certainly have seen it falling down, splitting asunder because of the fear of Allah, and We set forth these parables to men that they may reflect].'

Imam Sadiq (peace be upon him): This verse is for every swelling in the body which a person fears may lead to something [serious]. When you recite it, recite it while you are pure and have performed the wudu for the obligatory prayer, and before the prayer and after it recite this verse for the healing of your swelling, and it [is this verse]: لَوْ أَنْزَلْنا هذَا الْقُرْآنَ عَلی جَبَلٍ [Had We sent down this Quran on a mountain]... When you do this according to what has been prescribed for you, the swelling will subside.

Imam Baqir (peace be upon him): Recite over every swelling the end of Surah al-Hashr: لَوْ أَنْزَلْنا هذَا الْقُرْآنَ عَلی جَبَلٍ لَرَأَیْتَهُ خاشِعاً مُتَصَدِّعاً مِنْ خَشْیَةِ اللهِ وَ تِلْکَ الْأَمْثالُ نَضْرِبُها لِلنَّاسِ لَعَلَّهُمْ یَتَفَکَّرُونَ [Had We sent down this Quran on a mountain, you would certainly have seen it falling down, splitting asunder because of the fear of Allah, and We set forth these parables to men that they may reflect].