Ayat-ul-Kursi —The verse of the Throne

When I was a child my mother told me to recite Ayatul Kursi before going to bed every night. She said if I do so then Allah will send an angel to protect me from any harm. From then onwards when I recite Ayatul Kursi I feel protected as if Allah is looking over me. Even now when I travel alone or when I drop my kids to school or when I put them to sleep I recite this part of “The Glorious Quran” (Surah-albaqarah- verse no 255) and it seems as if all my fears and concerns are taken care of.

Ayat ul Kursi
Imam Abu Dawud writes that Wathala (Allah be well pleased with him) reported that one day a man came to the Prophet  (Allah bless him and give him peace) and asked, “What is the most excellent verse of the Quran?” The Prophet  (Allah bless him and give him peace) replied, “Ayat al-Kursi.”

Abu Umaamah said: “The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said:  “Whoever recites Aayat al-Kursiy immediately after each prescribed prayer, there will be nothing standing between him and his entering Paradise except death.”

When you lie down in your bed, recite ayat al-Kursi, 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… [al-Baraqah 2:255] until the end of the ayah, then you will have a protector from Allah and no shaytan (devil) will come near you until morning comes
[Sahih al-Bukhari]
Abu Hurairah (radiAllahu anhu) narrated; In Surah al-Baqaraah there is an ayah which is the best of all the ayahs of the Qur’an. It is never recited in a house but the Shaytan leaves: Ayat al-Kursi.

Everything has its pinnacle and the pinnacle of the Qur’an is Surah al-Baqarah. In it there is an ayah which is the greatest in the Qur’an: Ayat al-Kursi
[at-Tirmidhi]

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