Messenger of Allah (Peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) appointed a man in charge of an army unit who led them in Salat (prayer); he always concluded his recitation with Surat Al-Ikhlas: "Say (O Muhammad (Peace and blessings of Allah be upon him): 'He is Allah, (the) One. Allah-us-Samad (Allah - the Self-Sufficient). He begets not, nor was He begotten. And there is none equal or comparable to Him.''' (112:1-4) Upon their return to Al-Madinah, they mentioned this to Messenger of Allah (Peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), who said, "Ask him why he does so?'' He was asked and he said, "This Surah contains the Attributes of Allah, the Gracious, and I love to recite it. Messenger of Allah (Peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) then told them, "Tell him that Allah loves him".
[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].
[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].
Commentary: We learn from the Hadith the following:
1. The Companions always rushed to the Prophet (Peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) to ask his opinion about anything they noticed strange to them.
2. The superiority of Surat Al-Ikhlas as it clarifies points of Tauhid.