Question 2093: Does the recitation of Surah Al-Qadr one hundred times after the 'Asr prayer on Friday and Surah An-Nasr forty times after the 'Asr prayer on Thursday have a narrative basis (in hadith)?
Answer
✅ Answer: Pay attention to the following hadith:
1 عَنْ أَبِي اَلْحَسَنِ مُوسَى بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ (علیه السّلام)، قَالَ: إِنَّ لِلَّهِ يَوْمَ اَلْجُمُعَةِ أَلْفَ نَفْخَةٍ مِنْ رَحْمَتِهِ، يُعْطِي كُلَّ عَبْدٍ مِنْهَا مَا يَشَاءُ، فَمَنْ قَرَأَ ﴿ِنّٰا أَنْزَلْنٰاهُ فِي لَيْلَةِ اَلْقَدْرِ﴾ [القدر] بَعْدَ اَلْعَصْرِ يَوْمَ اَلْجُمُعَةِ مِائَةَ مَرَّةٍ، وَهَبَ اَللَّهُ لَهُ تِلْكَ اَلْأَلْفَ وَ مِثْلَهَا.
📚 Amāli al-Ṣadūq, p. 361.
Imam Kāẓim (peace be upon him) said: Indeed, for the Lord on Friday there are a thousand breezes of His mercy, which He bestows upon any servant He wishes. So, whoever recites Surah 'Innā Anzalnāhu fī Laylat al-Qadr' one hundred times after the 'Asr prayer on Friday, He grants him those thousand (breezes) and their like!
✅ In the above hadith, it is observed that the recitation of Surah Al-Qadr one hundred times after the 'Asr prayer on Friday has a narrative basis (in hadith) and a great reward.
✅ However, in the reliable and common Shi'a hadith sources, no hadith was found recommending the recitation of Surah An-Nasr forty times on Thursday or after the 'Asr prayer on Thursday. It is only quoted in cyberspace without mentioning a source, attributed to Imam Ṣādiq (peace be upon him). Although it might be quoted in some unreliable contemporary books, we have not found a source for it yet, and if found, it requires authentication.
✅ If anyone provides a reliable source for this hadith, it will be added in this very place. In shā’ Allāh.
اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَی مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَ عَجِّلْ لِوَلِیِّکَ الْفَرَجَ وَ الْعَافِیَةَ وَ النَّصْر