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IMPORTANCE OF RECITING THE VERSE OF THE THRONE BEFORE SLEEPING

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“The Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be upon him, appointed me (Abu Hurairah) as the custodian of the ‘Sadqa Fitr’ (charity given at the end of Ramadan before the festival of Eid).

During the night an intruder entered and tried to steal from the charity. I caught hold of him and said, ‘I will take you to the Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be upon him,‘ but he pleaded saying, ‘I am in need, I have a large family and we are in great need.’ So I let him go. The next morning the Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be upon him, asked me, ‘Abu Hurairah, what did your captive do last night?’ I answered, ‘O Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be upon him, he pleaded telling me of the great need of himself and his family, so I took pity on him and let him go.’ The Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be upon him, said, ‘He lied to you; he will return.’ Therefore I knew that he would return as the Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be upon him, had said so I kept watch for him.

The thief returned again and started to steal from the charity once more. I said to him, ‘I shall take you to the Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be upon him.’ But again he pleaded, ‘I am in need, I have a large family and we are in great need, let me go and I will not return.’ So again I took pity on him and let him go. The next morning the Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be upon him, said to me, ‘Abu Hurairah, what happened with your captive last night?’ I replied, ‘O Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be upon him, he pleaded with me and told me of the great need of himself and his family, so I took pity on him and let him go.’ The Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be upon him, said, ‘He lied to you; he will return.’ So I watched for him a third time.

Once again he returned and tried to steal from the charity. I caught him and said, ‘I shall take you to the Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be upon him, this is the third and final time. You promised you would not return yet you came back!’ He pleaded once more saying, ‘Let me go, and I will tell you some words which will be beneficial for you before Allah.’ I asked him, ‘What are they?’ He answered, ‘When you go to bed recite the verse of the Throne (Chapter 2. 255) because it will be your guardian with Allah, and satan is unable to approach you until the morning.’ So I let him go.

The next morning the Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be upon him, asked me, ‘What did you do with your captive last night?’ I answered, ‘O Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be upon him, he said he would tell me some words which would be beneficial to me before Allah, so I let him go.’ He asked, ‘What are those words?’ I answered, ‘He told me that when I go to bed, to recite the verse of the Throne from beginning to the end. He told me that this would be my guardian with Allah, and that satan would be unable to approach me until the morning.’ The Messenger of Allah said, ‘This time he told you the truth, but he is a liar. Abu Hurairah, do you know with whom you spoke during these three nights?’ I answered, ‘No.’ The Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be upon him, answered, ‘It was satan.’”

Bukhari with a chain up to Abu Hurairah who related that the Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be upon him, said this.