أَخْبَرَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ يَعْقُوبَ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ الْهَيْثَمِ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنَا عَوْفٌ ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدٍ ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ، قَالَ :وَكَّلَنِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِحِفْظِ زَكَاةِ رَمَضَانَ ، فَأَتَانِي آتٍ يَحْثُو مِنَ الطَّعَامِ ، فَأَخَذْتُهُ فَقُلْتُ : لأَرْفَعَنَّكَ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، قَالَ : إِنِّي مُحْتَاجٌ وَعَلَيَّ عِيَالٌ وَبِي حَاجَةٌ شَدِيدَةٌ ، فَخَلَّيْتُ عَنْهُ ، فَلَمَّا أَصْبَحْتُ ، قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : يَا أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ ، مَا فَعَلَ أَسِيرُكَ الْبَارِحَةَ ؟ " قُلْتُ : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، شَكَى حَاجَةً شَدِيدَةً وَعِيَالا ، فَرَحِمْتُهُ فَخَلَّيْتُ سَبِيلَهُ ، فَقَالَ : " أَمَا إِنَّهُ قَدْ كَذَبَكَ ، وَسَيَعُودُ " فَعَرَفْتُ أَنَّهُ سَيَعُودُ لِقَوْلِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : إِنَّهُ سَيَعُودُ ، فَرَصَدْتُهُ فَجَاءَ يَحْثُو مِنَ الطَّعَامِ ، فَقُلْتُ : لأَرْفَعَنَّكَ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، قَالَ : دَعْنِي فَإِنِّي مُحْتَاجٌ وَعَلَيَّ عِيَالٌ وَلا أَعُودُ ، فَرَحِمْتُهُ فَخَلَّيْتُ سَبِيلَهُ ، فَأَصْبَحَتْ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " يَا أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ ، مَا فَعَلَ أَسِيرُكَ الْبَارِحَةَ ؟ " قُلْتُ : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، شَكَا حَاجَةً وَعِيَالا ، فَرَحِمْتُهُ فَخَلَّيْتُ سَبِيلَهُ ، فَقَالَ : " أَمَا إِنَّهُ كَذَبَكَ ، وَسَيَعُودُ " فَرَصَدْتُهُ الثَّالِثَةَ فَجَاءَ يَحْثُو مِنَ الطَّعَامِ فَأَخَذْتُهُ ، فَقُلْتُ : لأَرْفَعَنَّكَ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ هَذَا آخِرُ ثَلاثِ مَرَّاتٍ تَزْعُمُ أَنَّكَ لا تَعُودُ ثُمَّ تَعُودُ ، قَالَ : قَالَ : دَعْنِي أُعَلِّمْكَ كَلِمَاتٍ يَنْفَعُكَ اللَّهُ بِهَا ، قُلْتُ : مَا هِيَ ؟ قَالَ : إِذَا أَوَيْتَ إِلَى فِرَاشِكَ فَاقْرَأْ آيَةَ الْكُرْسِيِّ اللَّهُ لا إِلَهَ إِلا هُوَ الْحَيُّ الْقَيُّومُ حَتَّى تَخْتِمَ الآيَةَ ، فَإِنَّهُ لَنْ يَزَالَ عَلَيْكَ مِنَ اللَّهِ حَافِظٌ ، وَلا يَقْرَبُكَ شَيْطَانٌ حَتَّى تُصْبِحَ ، فَأَصْبَحْتُ ، فَقَالَ لِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ : " مَا فَعَلَ أَسِيرُكَ الْبَارِحَةَ ؟ " قُلْتُ : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، زَعَمَ أَنَّهُ يُعَلِّمُنِي كَلِمَاتٍ يَنْفَعُنِي اللَّهُ بِهَا فَخَلَّيْتُ سَبِيلَهُ ، قَالَ : " مَا هِيَ ؟ " قَالَ لِي : إِذَا أَوَيْتَ إِلَى فِرَاشِكَ فَاقْرَأْ آيَةَ الْكُرْسِيِّ مِنْ أَوَّلِهَا حَتَّى تَخْتِمَهَا اللَّهُ لا إِلَهَ إِلا هُوَ الْحَيُّ الْقَيُّومُ ، وَقَالَ : لَنْ يَزَالَ عَلَيْكَ مِنَ اللَّهِ حَافِظٌ وَلا يَقْرَبُكَ الشَّيْطَانُ حَتَّى تُصْبِحَ ، وَكَانُوا أَحْرَصَ شَيْءٍ عَلَى الْخَيْرِ ، فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " أَمَا إِنَّهُ كَذُوبٌ وَقَدْ صَدَقَكَ ، تَعْلَمُ مَنْ تُخَاطِبُ مُنْذُ ثَلاثٍ ، يَا أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ ؟ " فَقُلْتُ : لا ، قَالَ : " ذَلِكَ الشَّيْطَانُ """
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Ibrahim bin Yaqoub told us, he said: Othman bin Al-Haytham told us, he said: Awf told us, on the authority of Muhammad, on the authority of Abu Hurairah, he said: The Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, entrusted me with keeping the zakat of Ramadan. Then a man came to me seeking some food, so I took it and said: I will take you to The Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, said: I am in need, I have children, and I am in great need, so I left him, and when I woke up, the Prophet, may God bless him and grant him peace, said May God bless him and grant him peace: “O Abu Hurairah, what did your prisoner do yesterday?” I said: O Messenger of God, he complained of a dire need for his family, so I had mercy on him and left. On his way, he said: “But he has lied to you, and he will return.” So I knew that he would return to what the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, said: He will return. I noticed him and he came looking for 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 alone, for I am in need and have children and no children. I returned, and I had mercy on him and released him on his way. In the morning, the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, said: “O Abu Hurairah, what did your prisoner do yesterday?” ? Then he came asking for some food, so I took it and said: I will present you to the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace. This is the last three times you have claimed that you did not You come back and then come back. He said: He said: Let me teach you words with which God will benefit you. I said: What are they? He said: When you go to bed, recite the verse of the Throne, “Allah, there is no god but He, the Ever-Living, the Ever-Subsisting,” until you complete the verse, for He will not be lost to you. From God is a protector, and no devil will come near you until morning. So I did in the morning, and the Messenger of God said to me: “What did your prisoner do yesterday?” I said: O Messenger of God. God, he claimed that he was teaching me words that God would benefit me with, so I let him go. He said: “What are they?” He said to me: If you go to bed, recite a verse. The Throne from the beginning until you finish it. God, there is no god but He, the Ever-Living, the Ever-Subsisting. Satan until morning, and they were the most keen on goodness, so the Prophet, may God bless him and grant him peace, said: “But it is a lie and he has told you the truth. You know who Have you been speaking for three days, O Abu Hurairah?” I said: “No.” He said: “That Satan.” (Peace Be Upon Him)