A Guardian through the Night
Ayat al-Kursi (Qur’an 2:255)
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The recitation
اللَّهُ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا هُوَ الْحَيُّ الْقَيُّومُ ۚ لَا تَأْخُذُهُ سِنَةٌ وَلَا نَوْمٌ ۚ لَهُ مَا فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَمَا فِي الْأَرْضِ ۗ مَنْ ذَا الَّذِي يَشْفَعُ عِنْدَهُ إِلَّا بِإِذْنِهِ ۚ يَعْلَمُ مَا بَيْنَ أَيْدِيهِمْ وَمَا خَلْفَهُمْ ۖ وَلَا يُحِيطُونَ بِشَيْءٍ مِنْ عِلْمِهِ إِلَّا بِمَا شَاءَ ۚ وَسِعَ كُرْسِيُّهُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ ۖ وَلَا يَئُودُهُ حِفْظُهُمَا ۚ وَهُوَ الْعَلِيُّ الْعَظِيمُ
Allahu la ilaha illa Huwal-Hayyul-Qayyum. La ta'khudhuhu sinatun wa la nawm. Lahu ma fis-samawati wa ma fil-ard. Man dhal-ladhi yashfa'u 'indahu illa bi idhnih. Ya'lamu ma bayna aydihim wa ma khalfahum. Wa la yuhituna bi shay'in min 'ilmihi illa bima sha'. Wasi'a Kursiyyuhus-samawati wal-ard. Wa la ya'uduhu hifzuhuma wa Huwal-'Aliyyul-'Azim.
Allah alone deserves worship, the Ever-Living Sustainer. Neither drowsiness nor sleep overtakes Him. Everything in the heavens and earth belongs to Him. None can intercede except with His permission. He knows what is before and behind them; they encompass only what He wills of His knowledge. His Kursi encompasses the heavens and earth, and preserving them does not tire Him. He is the Most High, Magnificent.
When and how to practice
Context: Before sleep. Source routine: Complete verse before sleep; no repeated target.
Mission target: 1 recitations.
Reported virtue and source
Guardian from Allah remains; Satan does not approach until morning.
Bukhari 2311 · Sahih (collection)
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