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Fatwa #62764 August 2002United States of America

Please state all Ahadith about the benefits of Ayat-ul-Kursi? What is the meaning of Ayat-ul-Kursi, and why is it called thus?

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Once Rasulullah (Sallallaahu Alayhi Wasallam) asked Ubayy in Ka'ab%0D%0A(Radhiallaahu Anhu), 'Do you know which is the greatest Aayat in the Qur'%0D%0Aaan?' He replied, 'Allah and His Rasul (Sallallaahu Alayhi Wasallam) knows%0D%0Abest.' Thereafter, Rasulullah (Sallallaahu Alayhi Wasallam) repeated the%0D%0Aquestion, so Sayyiduna Ubayy ibn Ka'ab (Radhiallaahu Anhu) replied, 'Allaahu%0D%0Alaa ilaaha illaa huwal yahhul qayyoom.' Then Rasulullah (Sallallaahu Alayhi%0D%0AWasallam) hit his chest (affectionately) and said, 'May you be congratulated%0D%0Aon your knowledge.' (Sahih Muslim)%0D%0A%0D%0ASayyiduna Abu Hurayra (Radhiallaahu Anhu) reports that Rasulullah%0D%0A(Sallallaahu Alayhi Wasallam) said, 'Everything has a peak and the peak of%0D%0Athe Qur'aan is Surah Baqarah, and in it is the verse which is the leader of%0D%0Aall the verses in the Qur'aan.' (Sunan Tirmidhi)%0D%0A%0D%0AAnd in a narration of al-Mustadrak, the following words were added, 'It is%0D%0Anot recited in any house except that the devil flees from it, it is Aayaatul%0D%0AKursi.' (Mustadrak Haakim) see al-Targheeb vol.2 pg.370%0D%0A%0D%0ASayyiduna Abu Umaamah (Radhiallaahu Anhu) reports that Rasulullah%0D%0A(Sallallaahu Alayhi Wasallam) said, 'Whoever recites Aayaatul Kursi after%0D%0Aevery Salat, the only barrier between him and paradise will be death.'%0D%0A(Sahih ibn Hibbaan)%0D%0A%0D%0Aand Allah Ta'ala Knows Best%0D%0A%0D%0AMoulana Muhammad ibn Moulana Haroon Abbassommar%0D%0AFACULTY OF SPECIALTY IN HADITH%0D%0A%0D%0ACHECKED AND APPROVED: Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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