Hadith on Quran: Al-Baqarah is peak of the Book of Allah

Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Everything has a summit, and the summit of the Quran is Surat al-Baqarah. It contains a verse which is the chief of the Quran, the verse of the Throne.

Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhī 2878

Grade: Hasan li ghayrihi (fair due to external evidence) according to Al-Albani

عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لِكُلِّ شَيْءٍ سَنَامٌ وَإِنَّ سَنَامَ القُرْآنِ سُورَةُ البَقَرَةِ وَفِيهَا آيَةٌ هِيَ سَيِّدَةُ آيِ القُرْآنِ هِيَ آيَةُ الكُرْسِيِّ

2878 سنن الترمذي أبواب فضائل القرآن باب ما جاء في فضل سورة البقرة وآية الكرسي

1461 المحدث الألباني خلاصة حكم المحدث حسن لغيره في صحيح الترغيب

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Abu Amina Elias
Abu Amina Elias (Justin Parrott) is an academic librarian, researcher, and translator specializing in the Quran, Hadith, and their commentaries. He is a former instructor of Islamic Creed for Mishkah University.
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