Surah Ya-sin?

Question

I've heard that reading Surah ya-sin to the deceased or illed is beneficial.....but in what ways......what good will reading it do to the illed person?

Answer 1

There are a lot of benefits for reading Surat Yasin, like those posted above. However, I think you just want to know what benefits it has for an ill person. A common misconception among people is that this Surah will benefit the deceased. I know that reading Surah Al-Fatiha (seven times) is beneficial for someone who is ill. Surat Yasin, though, is not intended for helping the deceased. The Surah is read to a person who is coming close to death and it is supposed to ease the pain when the soul is taken out by Malek Almout (The Angel of death), and not after death. The Surah is to be recited while the person is alive and at his/her last moments before death. "The Prophet, peace be upon him, said: 'If any person is on his deathbed and Ya Sin is recited to him, Allah makes his suffering easier''. Many people claim that the recitation of Surat Yasin makes them feel better when they are sick, the entire Quran is supposed to make you feel better when you read/recite/listen to it.

Hope this helps! Let me know if you have other questions =]

Answer 2

Yasin is the heart of the Quran

Answer 3

The Benefits of Yasin (36)

1. The Prophet (SalAllahu alayhi wasalam) said, ‘Surely everything has a heart, and the heart of the Qur’an is Yasin. I would love that it be in the heart of every person of my people’[Bazzar]. (S.Muhammad Ali Sabuni, Tafsir-al-SabuniVol.2)

2. The Prophet (SalAllahu alayhi wasalam) said, ‘Whoever recites Yasin once Allah will record the reward of reciting the Qur’an ten times.’[Maqal, Tirmidhi 2812/A & Dhahabi]

3. It has been reported by Aisha (radiAllahu anha)that the Prophet (SalAllahu alayhi wasalam) said that there is a surah in the Qur’an that intercedes for itsreciter and forgive its listener. Know! It is Surah Yasin. It is called ‘Mu’amma’ in the Torah. It was enquired, what is Mu’amma? The Prophet (SalAllahu alayhi wasalam) said, ‘it embraces the person with the goodness of this world and removes the dismay of the Hereafter’[Hashiya of Tafsir Jalalalayn , pg 368].

4. The Prophet said, ‘Whoever recited Surah Yasin in the night seeking Allah’s pleasure, Allah would forgive him’[Ibn Hibban, Darimi 3283/A, Abu Yala, Tabarani, Baihaqi & Ibn Mardawaih]

5. Ma`qil ibn Yasar (Allah be pleased with him) relates that the Messenger of Allah (Allah’s blessings and peace be upon him, his family, companions, andfollowers) said,”Ya Sin is the heart of the Qur’an. No one reads it intending thereby Allah and the Next Abode except that Allah forgives them. Recite it for your deceasedones.” [Related by Ahmad, Abu Dawud, Nasa'i (this wording is his), and Hakim, who deemed it rigorously authenticated (sahih)]

6. Imam Ghazali explained that this is because soundness of faith rests on acknowledging Resurrection and Judgment, and Surat Ya Sin details this in the most emphatic of ways. Imam Fakhr al-Din al-Razi concurred.

7. Imam Tibi explained in his commentary on Mishkat al-Masabih that Surat Ya Sin was called ‘the Heart of the Qur ‘an ‘ because of what it contains of overwhelming proofs, decisive signs, subtle spiritual meanings, eloquent admonition, and stern warnings.

Answer 4

I don't know, but few months ago when i was really ill in hospital ( i could barely talk ) , my dad read some surah's over me and i instantly felt more at ease in my heart and mind, the feelings were very strange.