Surah Yaseen (The Heart of Quran)

“Surely, everything has a heart, and the heart of Quran is Yaseen. I would like that it be be in the heart of every believer of my ummah.” –Tafsir -al- Sabuni, volume:2
Everything has a heart, and the heart of Quran is Surah Yasin. It shows the importance of this Surah as a single word of Holy Quran carries ten rewards then surely the heart of this Holy Book would bring greater reward than that. Another thing clear from this saying is that Prophet Muhammad PBUH confirmed His likeness for the remembrance and memorization of this Surah by His followers.

Absolution from Sins
On forgiveness benefits of Surah Yasin our dearest Prophet Muhammad PBUH said:
“Whoever recited Surah Yaseen at the night seeking Allah’s approval, Allah would forgive him.” Ibn Hibban, Darimi 3283/A, Abu Yala, Tabarani, Baihaqi & Mardawaih.
If a person recites Surah Yasin with pure and true intentions of gratifying Allah SWT during the night, then he will wake up free of sin following morning. Subsequently, if a believer makes sure to recite Surah Yasin before going to sleep only to gain the pleasure of Allah Almighty, then he must be confident that his sins are forgiven while he is asleep.

Magnificent Reward
Our Prophet Muhammad PBUH states another incredible advantage of reciting Surah Yasin:
Whoever reads Surah Yaseen, Allah rewards him that is equal to that of reading the whole Quran.” –Tirmidhi 2812/A
This Hadith do not require any clarification as it is explicitly declared that reciting Surah Yasin once is equivalent to reciting Holy Quran ten times. This gives all the more reasons for a believer to memorize Surah Yasin so it can be perused many times in a day to obtain grand rewards, the value of which is beyond human comprehension.

Eases the Death
Eases the Death, Our dear Prophet Muhammad PBUH said:
“Recite Yaseen on those who are dying.” –Sanan Abi Dawud
It is evident from this Hadith that Surah Yasin is recommended to be recited close to the dying person. A man who is leaving this world needs spiritual help and solace to pass on to succeeding world with ease so around this time if the Heart of Quran is recited, it helps the diminishing soul and brings peace and comfort to the excruciating process.

Helps in Life issues
Reciting The Yaseen everyday helps you solve the problems of this worldly life and eases the tests of life or life partner. The recitation invokes the blessing of Allah SWT on the reciter. This surah is also known for abolishing multiple fears from the heart.

Fulfills the Needs
Reported by Ata bin Abi Riibaah, that the Prophet Muhammad PBUH stated;
“Whoever reads Surah Yaseen at the beginning of the day, all his needs for that day would be fulfilled.”
If you need complete support from Allah, try making a habit of reciting Surah Yaseen at Fajr. You will find how easily you had gone through from all the hurdles and problems came into your way that day. Plus, Allah SWT will suffice you and fulfill all your needs.
Reciting Quran itself has been a reward in itself. We are luckiest to have Allah’s message in the form of Quran and so blessed to have the opportunity to read and understand this miraculous Divine Book. May Allah SWT give all the believers the understanding of Quran and its beautiful Surahs. Ameen.

Firstly:
Surah Yaseen is one of the Makkan soorahs of the Qur’aan, containing eighty-three verses, with frequent pauses and short phrases which has a strong effect on the believing soul. Its main subject matter is the same as other Makkan soorahs; it speaks of Tawheed al-uloohiyyah and Tawheed al-ruboobiyyah (the Oneness of Allaah and of His Lordship) and the punishment for those who disbelieve in that. The issue that is focused on in this soorah is the issue of the Resurrection.

Secondly:
There are a number of ahaadeeth which speak of the virtues of this soorah, most of which are, however, false and fabricated, and some of which are slightly weak (da’eef). We have not found any saheeh hadeeth which speaks specifically of the virtues of Soorat Ya-Seen.
Among the reports which have been narrated concerning its virtues but classed as da’eef by the scholars of hadeeth include the following, which we are only quoting here to warn about them:
“Everything has a heart, and the heart of the Qur’aan is Ya-Seen; whoever reads it, it is as if he has read the Qur’aan ten times.”
“Whoever reads Soorat Ya-Seen in one night will be forgiven in the morning.”
“Whoever continues to read it every night then dies, will die as a shaheed (martyr).”
“Whoever enters the graveyard and reads Soorat Ya-Seen, their (punishment) will be reduced that day, and he will have hasanaat (reward) equal to the number of people in the graveyard.”
See: al-Mawdoo’aat by Ibn al-Jawzi (2/313); al-Fawaa’id al-Majmoo’ah by al-Shawkaani (979, 942). See also the essay Hadeeth Qalb al-Qur’aan Ya-Seen fi’l-Mizaan wa Jumlat mimma ruwiya fi Fadaa’iliha by Shaykh Muhammad ‘Amr ‘Abd al-Lateef, may Allaah preserve him.

Thirdly:
Some people narrate a hadeeth which says “Ya-Seen is for that for which it is read,” meaning that reading Soorat Ya-Seen may cause needs to be met and may make things easier, according to the intention of the reader when he reads it.

We must note that it is incorrect to attribute these words to the Sunnah of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) or to any of the scholars among the Sahaabah, Taabi’een or imams. No such words have been narrated from any of them, rather they pointed out that this is false.
Al-Sakhaawi (may Allaah have mercy on him) said of this hadeeth:
There is no basis for this version. End quote. Al-Maqaasid al-Hasanah (741). Al-Qadi Zakariya said in Haashiyat al-Baydaawi: it is mawdoo’ (fabricated), as it says in Kashf al-Khafa’ (2/2215).
Something similar appears in al-Shadharah fi’l-Ahaadeeth al-Mushtaharah by Ibn Tuloon al-Saalihi (2/1158) and in al-Asraar al-Marfoo’ah by al-Qaari (619), and elsewhere. See the essay by Shaykh Muhammad ‘Amr referred to above, Hadeeth Qalb al-Qur’aan Ya-Seen …, p. 80.
It is not permissible for anyone to attribute this hadeeth to the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) or to speak of it in people’s gatherings. Whoever claims that experience shows this hadeeth to be true should be told: Experience also shows that for many of those who read Ya-Seen to have their needs met, Allaah did not meet their needs, so why should we accept your experience and not the experience of others?
What Imam Ibn Katheer quoted in Tafseer al-Qur’aan il-‘Azeem (3/742) from some of the scholars, that one of the qualities of this soorah is that “it is never recited in the event of some difficult matter but Allaah makes it easy” is ijtihaad on their part, for which there is no evidence from the Qur’aan or Sunnah, or from the words of the Sahaabah or Taabi’een. Such ijtihaad cannot be attributed to Allaah or His Messenger, rather it can only be attributed to the one who said it, who may be right or wrong. It is not permissible to attribute to the Book of Allaah or the Sunnah of His Messenger anything but that which we are certain is part of it. Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):
We should point out here that many of those whose needs are met when they call upon Allaah (du’aa’) or recite such verses, have their needs met because of the humility and need for Allaah that they feel in their hearts, and their sincere turning to Him, not because of the du’aa’ that they recited or the du’aa’ that they offered beside a grave, and so on.
Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyah (may Allaah have mercy on him) said:
The reason why the needs of some of those who offered haraam du’aa’s are met is that one of them may be in desperate need, such that even if a mushrik were in that state, praying beside an idol, he would receive a response, because of his sincere turning to Allaah, even though saying du’aa’ beside the idol is shirk, even if his need is met by means of the one that he is taking as a mediator with Allaah, whether it is the occupant of the grave or someone else, still he will be punished for that and will be thrown into Hell, if Allaah does not forgive him.
Then he said: Hence many people get it wrong, because they hear about some prominent righteous people did an act of worship or recited a certain du’aa’ and they found that that act or worship or du’aa’ had an effect, so they took that as evidence that this act of worship or du’aa’ is something good to do, and they regard that action as a Sunnah, as if a Prophet had done it. This is a mistake for the reasons we have mentioned above, especially since the effects of that action only came as the result of sincerity in the person’s heart when he did it, then his followers do it without sincerity, so they are harmed by it, because this action is not prescribed, so they do not attain the reward for following, and they do not have the same sincerity as the first one did, who may be forgiven because of his sincerity and sound intention.
Among the reports which have been narrated concerning its virtues but classed as da’eef by the scholars of hadeeth include the following, which I am only quoting here to warn about them:
“Everything has a heart, and the heart of the Qur’aan is Ya-Seen; whoever reads it, it is as if he has read the Qur’aan ten times.”
“Whoever reads Surah Yaseen in one night will be forgiven in the morning.”
“Whoever continues to read it every night then dies, will die as a shaheed (martyr).”
“Whoever enters the graveyard and reads Soorat Ya-Seen, their (punishment) will be reduced that day, and he will have hasanaat (reward) equal to the number of people in the graveyard.”

See: al-Mawdoo’aat by Ibn al-Jawzi (2/313); al-Fawaa’id al-Majmoo’ah by al-Shawkaani (979, 942). See also the essay Hadeeth Qalb al-Qur’aan Ya-Seen fi’l-Mizaan wa Jumlat mimma ruwiya fi Fadaa’iliha by Shaykh Muhammad ‘Amr ‘Abd al-Lateef, may Allaah preserve him.