Surat Ash-Shams (Arabic: الشمس, "The Sun") is the 91st sura of the Qur'an with 15 ayat. This surah is positioned in Para 30 which is also known as Juz Amma (Juz' 30). It opens with a series of solemn oaths sworn on various astronomical phenomena, the first of which, "by the sun", gives the sura its name, then on the human soul itself. It then describes the fate of Thamud, a formerly prosperous extinct Arab tribe. The prophet Saleh urged them to worship God alone, and commanded them in God's name to preserve a certain she-camel; they disobeyed and continued to reject his message, and God destroyed them all except those who had followed Salih.
Ahadith (hadees) about Surah ash-Shams:
Narrated Jabir ibn Abd-Allah: Muadh ibn Jabal used to pray with the Prophet and then go to lead his people in prayer. Once he led the people in prayer and recited Al-Baqara. A man left (the row of the praying people) and offered (light) prayer (separately) and went away. When Mu'adh came to know about it, he said. "He (that man) is a hypocrite." Later that man heard what Mu'adh said about him, so he came to the Prophet and said, "O Allah's Apostle! We are people who work with our own hands and irrigate (our farms) with our camels. Last night Mu'adh led us in the (night) prayer and he recited Sura-al-Baqara, so I offered my prayer separately, and because of that, he accused me of being a hypocrite." The Prophet called Mu'adh and said thrice, "O Mu'adh! You are putting the people to trials? Recite 'Wash-shamsi wad-uhaha' or'Sabbih isma Rabbi ka-l-A'la' or the like."
Narrated Jabir ibn Abd-Allah: Once a man was driving two Nadihas (camels used for agricultural purposes) and night had fallen. He found Mu'adh praying so he made his camel kneel and joined Mu'adh in the prayer. the latter recited Surat 'Al-Baqara" or Surat "An-Nisa", (so) the man left the prayer and went away. When he came to know that Mu'adh had criticized him, he went to the Prophet, and complained against Mu'adh. the Prophet said thrice, "O Mu'adh ! Are you putting the people to trial?" It would have been better if you had recited "Sabbih Isma Rabbika-l-a-la", Wash-Shamsi wadu-haha", or "Wal-laili Idha yaghsha", for the old, the weak and the needy pray behind you." Jabir said that Mu'adh recited Sura Al-Baqarah in the 'Isha' prayer (salah).
Muhammad is reported to have said that the reward of reciting this surah is compared to the things upon which the sun and the moon shine. The Shi'i Imam Ja'far al-Sadiq said that the person who recites the suwar ash-Shams, al-Lail, adh-Dhuha and al-Inshirah will, on the Day of Judgement, find all creatures of the earth testifying on his behalf and Allah will accept their testimony and give him a place in Jannah (Paradise).
"He who recites it (Surah Shams) is like he who has given charity (in the way of Allah) to all things that the sun and the moon shine upon.”
And certainly, this great excellence belongs to the one who keeps the sublime content of this short Surah alive in his spirit and knows that the 'purification of the carnal soul' is his constant duty.
Surat asy syams yang mempunyai arti “Matahari”, urutan surat 91 dalam Al-Quran terdiri dari 15 ayat. Kandungan surat asy syams diturunkan adalah anjuran untuk melakukan aneka kebajikan dan menghindari keburukan-keburukan.
Bacaan sholat dhuha salah satunya menggunakan Surat Asy Syams. Surat ini cukup mudah untuk menghafalnya karena suratnya yang pendek dan bacaan arabnya yang hampir mirip memudahkan anda untuk menghafal, ditambah lagi jika anda download surat Asy Syams ini di smartphone, anda bisa belajar tajwid, membunyikan dengan murottal indah karena tersedia dalam bentuk mp3. Makanya buruan download surat Asy Syams sekarang juga agar lebih banyak lagi hafalan surat pendeknya dan insyaAllah lama kelamaan akan selesai hafalan juz amma nya dan lanjut hafal 30 juz. InsyaAllah
