Ubayy
ibn Ka’b reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said,
“O Abu Mundhir,
do you know which verse in the Book of Allah with you is greatest?”
I
recited the Verse of the Throne, “Allah, there is no God but Him, the
Living, the Sustainer,” (2:255).
The Prophet struck me on the chest,
saying,
“By Allah, O Abu Mundhir, rejoice in this knowledge!”
(Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 810)
Abu
Huraira reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, “Everything has a
summit, and the summit of the Qur’an is Surah al-Baqarah. It contains a
verse which is the chief of the Qur’an, the verse of the Throne.”
(Sunan al-Tirmidhī 2878)
The benefits of Ayatul Kursi
There
are many narrations that indicate the virtues of Ayatul Kursi.
Besides
being called the chief of the Qur’an and the greatest verse in the
Qur’an, it is also a means of protection from harm, a daily protection
prayer, a means of ruqya (spiritual protection from jinn, evil
eye, and magic), and a means through which people enter paradise.
The
following narrations serve as evidence for these virtues.
Abu
Huraira reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ entrusted me to protect
the charity of Ramadan. Someone came to me and began taking from the
food. I took hold of him, and I said,
“I will certainly take you to the
Messenger of Allah!”
Abu Huraira told the story to the Prophet, saying,
“The man told me that when I go to bed, I should recite the Verse of the
Throne. Allah will appoint a protector over me, and no devil will come
near me until morning.”
The Prophet ﷺ said,
“He told you the truth,
although he is a liar.
That was Satan.”
(Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 5010)
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said,
“Whenever it is recited in a home, the devil flees therefrom; that verse is: Ayatul Kursi.”
(al-Targhib, vol.2, p. 370)
It is also narrated that the devils flee from homes in which Surah al-Baqarah is recited.
(Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 780)
As Ayatul Kursi is the most important verse in Surah al-Baqarah, it
suffices to chase away the devils in many cases.
This makes Surah
al-Baqarah, and specifically Ayatul Kursi, an important ruqya.
Ruqya refers
to anything that is recited to ward off devils, magic, and evil eye.
If
someone feels the presence of devils or magic in their homes, it is
advisable to recite Ayatul Kursi frequently to ward off the evil
presence.
If this does not work, then try reciting the entire Surah
al-Baqarah for a stronger ruqya.
Best times to recite Ayatul Kursi
Ayatul
Kursi should be part of our daily recitations.
There are ideally two
sets of timings daily in which we should recite Ayatul Kursi.
It should
be recited after every obligatory prayer as per the following narration.
Abu
Umamah reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said,
“Whoever recites
the ‘verse of the Throne’ after every prescribed prayer, there will be
nothing standing between him and entry into paradise but his death.”
(al-Mu’jam al-Awsaṭ lil-Ṭabarānī 8068, Grade: Sahih)
Reciting
Ayatul Kursi after every prayer is a means of entering into Paradise.
Ayatul Kursi should also be recited every morning after Fajr, and
evening after Asr or Maghrib as a means of daily protection.
This is
understood from the earlier narration by Abu Hurairah and stated in the
following narration as well.
The
Messenger of Allah ﷺ said,
“Whoever says this when he rises in the
morning will be protected from devils until he retires in the evening,
and whoever says it when retiring in the evening will be protected from
them until he rises in the morning.”
(Al-Hakim 1: 562, Grade: Sahih)
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