66/10. Chapter:
Sahih Bukhari 5010 — Ayat al-Kursi Before Sleep
The superiority of Surat Al-Baqarah (No.2)
Hadith About Ayat al-Kursi Before Sleep
Sahih Bukhari : 5010
Sahih BukhariHadith Number 5010
وَقَالَ عُثْمَانُ بْنُ الْهَيْثَمِ حَدَّثَنَا عَوْفٌ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سِيرِينَ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ قَالَ وَكَّلَنِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم بِحِفْظِ زَكَاةِ رَمَضَانَ فَأَتَانِي آتٍ فَجَعَلَ يَحْثُو مِنَ الطَّعَامِ فَأَخَذْتُهُ فَقُلْتُ لأَرْفَعَنَّكَ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَصَّ الْحَدِيثَ فَقَالَ إِذَا أَوَيْتَ إِلَى فِرَاشِكَ فَاقْرَأْ آيَةَ الْكُرْسِيِّ لَنْ يَزَالَ مَعَكَ مِنَ اللَّهِ حَافِظٌ وَلاَ يَقْرَبُكَ شَيْطَانٌ حَتَّى تُصْبِحَ. وَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم " صَدَقَكَ وَهْوَ كَذُوبٌ ذَاكَ شَيْطَانٌ ".
Abu Hurairah Narrated from:
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) ordered me to guard the Zakat revenue of Ramadan. Then somebody came to me and started stealing from the foodstuff. I caught him and said, "I will take you to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)!" Then Abu Huraira described the whole narration and said: That person said (to me), "(Please don't take me to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) and I will tell you a few words by which Allah will benefit you.) When you go to your bed, recite Ayat-al-Kursi, (2.255) for then there will be a guard from Allah who will protect you all night long, and no Satan will come near you until the morning.."(When the Prophet (ﷺ) heard the story) he said (to me), "He (who came to you at night) told you the truth although he is a liar; and it was a Satan."
Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 5010In-book reference : Book 66, Hadith 32USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 6, Book 61, Hadith 530
Summary of Sahih Bukhari Hadith 5010
This Hadith is a famous hadith about Ayat al-Kursi before sleep. Abu Huraira was guarding the Zakat food of Ramadan when someone came and stole from it. After the full story, that person told him to recite Ayat al-Kursi when going to bed. The statement says there will be a guard from Allah and no Satan will come near until morning. When the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم heard the story, he said the speaker had told the truth even though he was a liar, and he identified him as Satan. The Hadith teaches that the truth of the advice was confirmed by the Prophet, not by trusting Satan. It is a direct text about bedtime Quran recitation and protection by Allah’s permission.
What we learn from this hadith
- Ayat al-Kursi is mentioned as a bedtime recitation in the narration.
- The protection described is tied to a guard from Allah until morning.
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم confirmed the truthful statement while warning that the speaker was a liar.
- A useful statement is accepted here because the Prophet confirmed it.
