مَنْ قَرَأَ آيَةَ الْكُرْسِيِّ حِينَ يَأْوِي إِلَى فِرَاشِهِ لَمْ يَزَلْ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ اللَّهِ حَافِظٌ وَلَا يَقْرَبُهُ شَيْطَانٌ حَتَّى يُصْبِحَ
Man qara'a Ayatal-Kursi hina ya'wi ila firashihi lam yazal 'alayhi min Allahi hafidhun wa la yaqrabuhu shaytanun hatta yusbih
Whoever recites Ayatul-Kursi when going to bed, Allah appoints a guardian for him, and no devil will come near him until morning.
Abu Hurayrah (RA) narrated that a man was assigned to guard charity dates, and a creature kept stealing from the store. The creature taught Abu Hurayrah to recite Ayatul Kursi before sleeping, saying no devil would come near him. The Prophet ﷺ confirmed this, saying: "He told you the truth, even though he is a liar — that was a Shaytan."
Related Du'as
لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ لَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ وَلَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَاللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ وَلَا حَوْلَ وَلَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِاللَّهِ
There is no deity except Allah, alone without partner. His is the dominion and His is the praise, and He is over all things capable. Glory be to Allah, praise be to Allah, there is no deity except Allah, Allah is the Greatest, and there is no power or strength except with Allah.
Sahihتَبَارَكَ الَّذِي بِيَدِهِ الْمُلْكُ وَهُوَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ
Blessed is He in whose hand is dominion, and He is over all things competent. (Opening of Surah Al-Mulk — recite the full surah before sleep.)
Hasanسُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ (٣٣) وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ (٣٣) وَاللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ (٣٤)
Glory be to Allah (33 times), Praise be to Allah (33 times), Allah is the Greatest (34 times).
Sahihآمَنَ الرَّسُولُ بِمَا أُنزِلَ إِلَيْهِ مِن رَّبِّهِ وَالْمُؤْمِنُونَ ۚ كُلٌّ آمَنَ بِاللَّهِ وَمَلَائِكَتِهِ وَكُتُبِهِ وَرُسُلِهِ لَا نُفَرِّقُ بَيْنَ أَحَدٍ مِّن رُّسُلِهِ ۚ وَقَالُوا سَمِعْنَا وَأَطَعْنَا ۖ غُفْرَانَكَ رَبَّنَا وَإِلَيْكَ الْمَصِيرُ ۞ لَا يُكَلِّفُ اللَّهُ نَفْسًا إِلَّا وُسْعَهَا ۚ لَهَا مَا كَسَبَتْ وَعَلَيْهَا مَا اكْتَسَبَتْ ۗ رَبَّنَا لَا تُؤَاخِذْنَا إِن نَّسِينَا أَوْ أَخْطَأْنَا ۚ رَبَّنَا وَلَا تَحْمِلْ عَلَيْنَا إِصْرًا كَمَا حَمَلْتَهُ عَلَى الَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِنَا ۚ رَبَّنَا وَلَا تُحَمِّلْنَا مَا لَا طَاقَةَ لَنَا بِهِ ۖ وَاعْفُ عَنَّا وَاغْفِرْ لَنَا وَارْحَمْنَا ۚ أَنتَ مَوْلَانَا فَانصُرْنَا عَلَى الْقَوْمِ الْكَافِرِينَ
The Messenger has believed in what was revealed to him from his Lord, and so have the believers. All of them have believed in Allah and His angels and His books and His messengers, saying: 'We make no distinction between any of His messengers.' And they say: 'We hear and we obey. Grant us Your forgiveness, our Lord, and to You is the final destination. Allah does not burden a soul beyond its capacity. It will have what it has earned, and it will bear what it has earned. Our Lord, do not take us to account if we forget or make a mistake. Our Lord, do not lay upon us a burden like that which You laid upon those before us. Our Lord, do not burden us with that which we have no ability to bear. Pardon us, forgive us, and have mercy upon us. You are our protector, so give us victory over the disbelieving people.'
Sahih