Riyad as-Salihin — Hadith #46191

On the authority of Abu Hurairah, may God be pleased with him, he said: The Messenger of God, may God’s prayers and peace be upon him, entrusted me with preserving the zakat of Ramadan. A man came to me and began to gather some food. I took it and said: I will take you to the Messenger of God, may God’s prayers and peace be upon him. He said: I am in need, I have children, and I am in dire need. So I left him, and in the morning the Messenger of God, may God’s prayers and peace be upon him, said: “O father.” Kitten, what did your prisoner do yesterday? “I said: O Messenger of God, he complained He was in need and dependents, so I had mercy on him, so I let him go. He said: “But he has lied to you and will return.” So I knew that he would return according to what the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, said, so I spotted him, and he came seeking food, so I said: I will take you to the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace. He said: Leave me, for I am in need, and I will not return to having dependents. So I had mercy on him and let him go, so I came in the morning and the Messenger of God said to me. May God’s prayers and peace be upon him: “O Abu Hurairah, what did your prisoner do? “Yesterday?” I said: O Messenger of God, he complained of a need and need, so I had mercy on him, so I let him go. He said: “He has lied to you and will return.” So I saw him the third time. He came seeking food, so I took it, and I said: I will take you to the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, and this is the last of the three. You claim that you will not return, then you will come back! So he said: Let me, for I will teach you words that God will benefit you. With it, I said: What are they? He said: If you go to bed, read Ayat Al-Kursi, for a guardian from God will remain over you, and no devil will approach you until the morning, so I let him go and in the morning, then the Messenger of God, may God’s prayers and peace be upon him, said to me: “What did your prisoner do yesterday?” I said: O Messenger of God, he claimed that he was teaching me words that God would benefit me with, so I let him go. He said: “What is it?” I said: He said to me: If you go to bed So read Ayat Al-Kursi from the beginning until the verse concludes: {Allah There is no god but He, the Ever-Living, the Ever-Living. He said to me: There is still a guardian over you from God, and no devil will approach you until morning. Then the Prophet, may God’s prayers and peace be upon him, said: “But he has told you the truth while he is a liar. Did you know who you were talking to three years ago, O Abu Hurairah?” I said: No. He said: “That is Satan” ((Narrated by Al-Bukhari)..