Mishkat al-Masabih — Hadith #49304

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, so someone came to me and began urging me to I took the food and said, “By God, I will raise you to the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace.” He said, “I am in need, and I have dependents.” He said he was in dire need, so I left him in the morning, and the Prophet, may God bless him and grant him peace, said: “O Abu Hurairah, what did your prisoner do yesterday?” He said: I said, O Messenger of God, he complained of a dire need and his family, so I had mercy on him and let him go. He said: “But he has lied to you and will return.” So I knew that He will return, as the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, said: “He will return.” So I spotted him and he came to get some food, so I took him and 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 have to.” A family I will never return to. I had mercy on him and let him go. So in the morning, the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, said to me: “O Abu Hurairah, what did your prisoner do?” I said, O Messenger of God, he complained of a dire need and his family members, so I had mercy on him and let him go. He said: “But he has lied to you and will return.” The third time I spotted him and he came looking for food, so I took him. So I said, “I will refer you to the Messenger of God, and this is the last three times that you claim that you will not come back, and then you come back.” He said, “Let me teach you words with which God will benefit you.” I said, “What is it?” He said. When you go to bed, recite Ayat Al-Kursi (Allah, there is no god but He, the Ever-Living, the Ever-Subsisting) until you conclude the verse. God will not cease to protect you, nor will Satan approach you until the morning. So I let him go, and in the morning the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, said to me: “What he did.” Your prisoner? I said: He claimed that he was teaching me words that God would benefit me with, so I let him go. The Prophet, may God bless him and grant him peace, said: “But he has told you the truth, and he You learned who you were talking to three nights ago. O Abu Hurairah, he said, “No.” He said, “That is Satan.” Narrated by Al-Bukhari