Sūrat Al-An’ām

Ibn ‘Abbās said, “The entirety of Sūrah al-An’ām was revealed in Makkah at night, accompanied by seventy thousand angels, raising their voices around it in glorification of Allah.” Reference:

At-Tabarani 12/215. <i>There are many other variations of this hadith from different companions, including Abdullah b. Masʿūd, Abdullah b. Umar, Asmā’, Ali, Ubayy, but most of their chains contain weaknesses.</i>

عنِ ابنِ عبَّاسٍ ، قالَ : نزلتْ سورَةُ الأنعامِ بمَكَّةَ ليلًا جملةً ، حولَها سبعونَ ألفَ ملَكٍ يجأرونَ حولَها بالتَّسبيحِ.

Jābir reported that the Prophet (ﷺ) ﷺ glorified Allah when Sūrat al-An’ām was revealed, and said, ‘So many Angels accompanied its revelation that the horizon was covered with them.’” Reference:

<i>Although it is reported by al-Hākim 2/314 and Bayhaqī 1/365, the report is classified by some scholars as weak. Shaykh Muhammad b. Rizq b. Tarhooni analyzes the arguments against the authenticity of the hadith and asserts that in fact it is ḥasan (sound). See: Muhammad Rizq Tarhooni, mawsū’at fadhā’il suwar wa āyāt al-Qur’an, vol. 1, p. 255.</i>

لَمَّا نزلَتْ سورةُ الأنعامِ سبَّحَ رسولُ اللَّهِ صلَّى اللَّهُ عليهِ وسلَّمَ وقالَ : لقَد شيَّعَ هذِه السُّورةَ منَ الملائِكةِ ما سدَّ الأُفُقَ.