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Allah! La ilaha illa Huwa (none has the right to be worshipped but He), the Ever Living, the One Who sustains and protects all that exists. Neither slumber, nor sleep overtake Him. To Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on earth. Who is he that can intercede with Him except with His Permission? He knows what happens to them (His creatures) in this world, and what will happen to them in the Hereafter . And they will never compass anything of His Knowledge except that which He wills. His Kursee extends over the heavens and the earth, and He feels no fatigue in guarding and preserving them. And He is the Most High, the Most Great. (This Verse 2:255 is called Ayat-ul-Kursee.)
Imam Bukhari writes that Abu Hurayrah (Allah be well pleased with him) said:
The Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him and give him peace) deputised me to keep Sadaqah of Ramadan. Someone came and started taking handfuls of the Sadaqah, quickly.
I took hold of him and said, “By Allah, I will take you to the Messenger of Allah.”
He said, “I am needy and have many dependents.”
I released him, and in the morning the Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him and give him peace) asked me, “What did your prisoner do yesterday?”
I said, “O Messenger of Allah! The person complained of being needy and of having many dependents, so, I pitied him and let him go.”
The Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him and give him peace) said, “Indeed, he told you a lie and he will return.”
I believed that he would return again as the Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him and give him peace) had told me that he would return. So, I waited for him watchfully.
When he returned and started stealing handfuls of foodstuff, I caught hold of him again and said, “I will definitely take you to the Messenger of Allah .
He said, “Leave me, for I am very needy and have many dependents. I promise I will not come back again.” I pitied him and let him go.
In the morning the Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him and give him peace) asked me, “What did your prisoner do?”
I replied, “O Messenger of Allah! He complained of his great need and of too many dependents, so I took pity on him and set him free.”
The Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him and give him peace) said, “Verily, he told you a lie and he will return.”
I waited for him attentively for the third time, and when he came and started stealing handfuls of the Sadaqah, I caught hold of him and said, “I will surely take you to the Messenger of Allah as it is the third time you promise not to return, yet you break your promise and come.”
He said, “Forgive me and I will teach you some words with which Allah will benefit you.”
I asked, “What are they?” He replied, “Whenever you go to bed, recite Ayat al-Kursi: ‘Allah – There is no God but He, the Living, the Everlasting,’ till you finish the whole verse.
If you do so, Allah will appoint a guard for you who will stay with you and no devil will come near you till morning.”
So, I released him. In the morning, the Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him and give him peace) asked, “What did your prisoner do yesterday?”
I replied, “He claimed that he would teach me some words by which Allah will benefit me, so I let him go.”
The Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him and give him peace) asked, “What are they?”
I replied, “He said to me, ‘Whenever you go to bed, recite Ayat al-Kursi from the beginning to the end: ‘Allah – There is no God but He, the Living, the Everlasting.’
He further said to me, ‘If you do so, Allah will appoint a guard for you, who will stay with you, and no devil will come near you till morning.’ (Abu Hurayrah or another sub-narrator) added that they (the companions) were very keen to do good deeds.
The Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace) said, “He really spoke the truth, although he is an absolute liar.
Do you know whom you were talking to, these three nights, O Abu Hurayra?”
Abu Hurayra said, “No.”
He said, “It was the Devil.”
[Sahih al-Bukhari: Book of Wakalah. Imam al-Bukhari]
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