Is Reciting Surat Al-Qadr after Wudu Legislated?

Question: 154028

I just got told by a friend that by reciting Surah Al-Qadr the sins of 40 years will be forgiven? Also it should be read after the completion of Wudu (ablution)? I am aware that we should recite bismillah before starting Wudu and after finishing it we should recite the Kalimah Shahadat (testimony of faith).

Please clear away this doubt for me since I am not sure if any of this is backed by authentic hadith or not.

Summary of answer

There is no Shar`i basis for reciting Surat Al-Qadr after Wudu and there is nothing in the Sunnah of the Prophet to suggest this.

Answer

Praise be to Allah, and peace and blessings be upon the Messenger of Allah and his family.

There is no Shar`i (religious) basis for reciting Surat Al-Qadr after Wudu, and there is nothing in the Sunnah (teachings) of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) to suggest this.

As-Sakhkhawi (may Allah have mercy on him) said: Reciting the Surah “Inna anzalnahu” [i.e., Surat Al-Qadr] after finishing Wudu is something for which there is no basis and this is not the Sunnah. End quote.

Al-`Amiri Al-Ghazzi (may Allah have mercy on him) said: Reciting Surat Al-Qadr after finishing Wudu is something for which there is no basis. (Al-Jadd Al-Hathith fi Bayan ma laysa bi Hadith, p.234)

Al-Albani (may Allah have mercy on him) mentioned in As-Silsilah Ad-Da`ifah (1449) a Hadith (narration) about this and he said concerning it: It is fabricated.

There are proven Du`as and Adhkar (words of remembrance) in the Prophet’s (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) Sunnah which may be recited straight after doing Wudu . The Muslim should be keen to recite them and not add anything to them.

For more details, please see the following answers: 1180 , 11497 , 20850 , 21241 .

And Allah knows best.

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