An Angel to Protect you all night
Sayyiduna Abu Huraira radiAllahu anhu narrates, the Noble Messenger of Allah ﷺ deputed me to keep Sadaqat (al-Fitr) of Ramadan. Someone came and started taking handfuls of the foodstuff (of the Sadaqa) (stealing). I took hold of him and said, “By Allah, I will take you to Allah’s Messenger ﷺ .”
He said, “I am needy and have many dependents, and I am in great need.” I released him, and in the morning Allah’s Messenger ﷺ asked me, “What did your prisoner do yesterday?” I said, “O Allah’s Messenger ﷺ! The person complained of being needy and of having many dependents, so, I pitied him and let him go.” Allah’s Messenger ﷺ said, “Indeed, he told you a lie and he will be coming again.” I believed that he would show up again as Allah’s Messenger ﷺ had told me that he would return.
So, I waited for him watchfully. When he (showed up and) started stealing handfuls of foodstuff, I caught hold of him again and said, “I will definitely take you to Allah’s Messenger ﷺ. 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 Allah’s Messenger ﷺ asked me, “What did your prisoner do.” I replied, “O Allah’s Messenger ﷺ! He complained of his great need and of too many dependents, so I took pity on him and set him free.” Allah’s Apostle 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 foodstuff, I caught hold of him and said, “I will surely take you to Allah’s Messenger ﷺ 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” ‘Allahu la ilaha illa huwa-l-Haiy-ul Qaiyum…..’ till you finish the whole verse. (If you do so), Allah will appoint a guard for you who will stay with you and no satan will come near you till morning. ” So, I released him.
In the morning, Allah’s Apostle ﷺ 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.” Allah’s Messenger ﷺ 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… Allahu la ilaha illa huwa-lHaiy-ul-Qaiyum…..’ He further said to me, ‘(If you do so), Allah will appoint a guard for you who will stay with you, and no satan will come near you till morning.’ (Abu Huraira or another sub-narrator) added that they (the companions) were very keen to do good deeds. The Prophet ﷺ 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 Huraira?” Sayyiduna Abu Huraira radiAllahu anhu said, “No.” He ﷺ said, “It was Satan.”
-Sahih al Bukhari
Ayat al Kursi
اللَّهُ لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ هُوَ الْحَيُّ الْقَيُّومُ لاَ تَأْخُذُهُ سِنَةٌ وَلاَ نَوْمٌ لَهُ مَا فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَمَا فِي الأَرْضِ مَنْ ذَا الَّذِي يَشْفَعُ عِنْدَهُ إِلاَّ بِإِذْنِهِ يَعْلَمُ مَا بَيْنَ أَيْدِيهِمْ وَمَا خَلْفَهُمْ وَلاَ يُحِيطُونَ بِشَيْءٍ مِنْ عِلْمِهِ إِلاَّ بِمَا شَاءَ وَسِعَ كُرْسِيُّهُ السَّمَاواتِ وَالأَرْضَ وَلاَ يَئُودُهُ حِفْظُهُمَا وَهُوَ الْعَلِيُّ الْعَظِيمُ
Allahu laaa ilaaha illaa huwal haiyul qai-yoom; laa taakhuzuhoo sinatunw wa laa nawm; lahoo maa fissamaawaati wa maa fil ard; man zallazee yashfa’u indahooo illaa be iznih; ya’lamu maa baina aideehim wa maa khalfahum; wa laa yuheetoona beshai ‘immin ‘ilmihee illa be maa shaaaa; wasi’a kursiyyuhus samaa waati wal arda wa la ya’ooduho hifzuhumaa; wa huwal aliyyul ‘azeem
Allah – there is no deity except Him, the Ever-Living, the Sustainer of [all] existence. Neither drowsiness overtakes Him nor sleep. To Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth. Who is it that can intercede with Him except by His permission? He knows what is [presently] before them and what will be after them, and they encompass not a thing of His knowledge except for what He wills. His Kursi extends over the heavens and the earth, and their preservation tires Him not. And He is the Most High, the Most Great.
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Hamza Hussain
SubhanAllah
Adham
SubhanAllah!
Zahid
SubhanAllah ❤️
Mohammed Ramzan
Ma Sha Allah. Beautiful.
Muhammad Ali
SubhanAllah absolutely beautiful and beneficial Hadith may Allah bless you abundantly for all your hard work and effort you put in JazakAllah khayr
Az
subhanAllah beautiful. jazak Allah for this beautiful reminder.