Special Virtues of the Qur'an's Chapters and Verses 6

Abū Hurayrah reported that the Prophet (Allah bless him and grant him peace) said: ‘Whoever performs a prayer without reciting the Mother of the Qur’an in it, it is deficient’—he repeated this three times—‘and incomplete.’ Abū Hurayrah was asked, ‘We are behind the imam.’ He said, ‘Recite it to yourself, for I heard the Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him and grant him peace) say: Allah, the Most High, said, “I have divided the prayer between Me and My servant into two halves, and My servant shall have what he asks for. When the servant says, ‘Praise belongs to Allah, Lord of the worlds,’ Allah, the Most High, says, ‘My servant has praised Me.’ When he says, ‘The Most Compassionate, the Most Merciful,’ Allah, the Most High, says, ‘My servant has extolled Me.’ When he says, ‘Master of the Day of Judgment,’ He says, ‘My servant has glorified Me’—and on one occasion He said, ‘My servant has entrusted his affair to Me.’ When he says, ‘You alone we worship and You alone we ask for help,’ He says, ‘This is between Me and My servant, and My servant shall have what he asks for.’ When he says, ‘Guide us along the straight path, the path of those upon whom You have bestowed favor, not those who have incurred wrath, nor those who have gone astray,’ He says, ‘This is for My servant, and My servant shall have what he asks for.’”’