The merit of Surah Al-Zalzalah

Q 17: 1. It was related on the authority of Abu Hurayrah that the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: Anyone who recites it (i.e. Surah Al-Zalzalah) in a night it is as if they have recited half of the Qur'an. 2. It was related on the authority of Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: Anyone who recites "When the earth is shaken" (Surah Al-Zalzalah) it is as if they have recited half of the Qur'an."

A: 1. The first Hadith was related by Ibn Al-Sunny on the authority of `Ubays ibn Maymun who said: "Yahya ibn Abu Kathir narrated from Abu Salamah ibn `Abdul-Rahman from Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) who said that the Prophet (peace be upon him) said: Anyone who recites at a night: When the earth is shaken it is as if they have recited half of the Qur'an. Anyone who recites: Say: (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم to these Mushrikûn and Kâfirûn): "O Al-Kafirûn (disbelievers in Allâh, in His Oneness, in His Angels, in His Books, in His Messengers, in the Day of Resurrection, and in Al-Qadar)! It is as if they have recited a quarter of the Qur'an. Anyone who recites: Say (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم): "He is Allâh, (the) One. It is as if they have recited one-third of the Qur'an. `Ubays ibn Maymun is a Da`if (weak) narrator, but there are other corroborating reports which give the Hadith more reliability.2. The second Hadith was related by Al-Tirmidhy in his book "Al-Jami`". He said: "Muhammad ibn Musa Al-Harshy Al-Basry narrated from Al-Hassan ibn Salam ibn (Part No. 3; Page No. 145) Salih Al-`Ijly from Thabit Al-Bunany from Anas ibn Malik who said that the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) stated a Hadith similar to the previous Hadith narrated on the authority of Abu Hurayrah, but without the phrase "at a night." Actually, this Sanad (chain of narrators) includes Al-Hasan ibn Salam who is an unknown narrator. However, there are corroborating reports for this Hadith that support it.