Hadith 2592

Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated: "The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) entrusted me with guarding the Ramadan charity. A man came and began taking handfuls of food, so I seized him and said, ‘I will take you to the Messenger of Allah!’ He said, ‘I am needy, with a family in severe hardship.’ I released him. The next morning, the Prophet (ﷺ) asked, ‘What did your prisoner do last night?’ I explained, and he said, ‘He lied to you and will return.’ Knowing he would return as the Prophet (ﷺ) predicted, I caught him again. He pleaded, ‘Release me, I will not return,’ but I seized him a third time. He said, ‘Let me teach you words that will benefit you: Recite Ayat al-Kursi before sleeping, and you will have a protector from Allah, and no Satan will come near you till morning.’ I released him. The Prophet (ﷺ) said, ‘He told you the truth though he is a liar. Do you know whom you were speaking to for three nights? That was a Satan.’"