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Abu Hurayrah (RA) narrated: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ put me in charge of guarding the zakat of Ramadan (that is, the sadaqat al-fitr). Then a comer came to me and began scooping up handfuls from the store of food, so I seized him and said, "I will surely take you to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ." He said, "I am needy and have a family; I am in dire need," so I let him go. In the morning the Messenger of Allah ﷺ asked me, "O Abu Hurayrah, what did your captive do last night?" I said, "O Messenger of Allah, he complained of his dire need and his family, so I had mercy on him and let him go." He said, "He lied to you, and he will come again." So, because of the Messenger of Allah's ﷺ words, I was certain he would return, and I lay in wait for him. He came and began scooping up from the food, so I seized him and said, "I will take you to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ." He said, "Let me go; I am needy and have a family, I will not come again," so I had mercy on him and let him go. In the morning the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "O Abu Hurayrah, what did your captive do last night?" I said, "O Messenger of Allah, he complained of his dire need and his family, so I had mercy on him and let him go." He said, "He lied to you, and he will come again." So I lay in wait for him a third time. He came and began scooping up from the food, so I seized him and said, "I will take you to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. This is the third time; you keep saying you will not come, and then you come." He said, "Let me go, and I will teach you some words through which Allah will benefit you." I said, "What are those words?" He said, "When you go to your bed, recite Ayat al-Kursi; then a guardian from Allah will remain over you until morning, and Satan will not come near you." So I let him go. In the morning the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "What did your captive do last night?" I said, "O Messenger of Allah, he told me he would teach me some words through which Allah would benefit me, so I let him go." He asked, "What are those words?" I said, "He told me: when you go to your bed, recite Ayat al-Kursi from its beginning to its end, and he also said a guardian from Allah will remain over you and Satan will not come near you until morning." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Beware! He told you the truth, though he is a great liar. O Abu Hurayrah, do you know whom you have been speaking with these three nights?" I said, "No." He said, "That was Satan." (Bukhari)

Ayat al-Kursi is the 255th verse of Surah al-Baqarah, and among the verses of the Qur'an it is the most magnificent, because it contains the mention of Tawhid, the majesty of Allah, His beautiful names, and the attributes of the Most High — lofty and sublime themes. Reciting it gives protection from Satan throughout the night, and there is great merit in reciting it after every obligatory prayer.

This blessed hadith too shows the greatness and merit of Ayat al-Kursi — in it Satan himself disclosed its truth, and the tongue of Prophethood confirmed it. May Allah grant us all a sound understanding, and grant us a true realisation of the merit and greatness of this magnificent verse after every obligatory prayer and before sleeping at night. Ameen!