بِسْمِ ٱللَّٰهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
Ayatul kursi, memorizing and reciting it on daily basis is such a good thing for a Muslim as Allah offers lot benefits to those who practices it and one of them is entry to Jannah.
وَعَنْ أَبِي أُمَامَةَ - رضى الله عنه - قَالَ : قَالَ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ - صلى الله عليه وسلم -{ مَنْ قَرَأَ آيَةَ اَلْكُرْسِيِّ دُبُرَ كُلِّ صَلَاةٍ مَكْتُوبَةٍ لَمْ يَمْنَعْهُ مِنْ دُخُولِ اَلْجَنَّةِ إِلَّا اَلْمَوْتُ } رَوَاهُ النَّسَائِيُّ , وَصَحَّحَهُ اِبْنُ حِبَّانَ
Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said: “Whoever recites ayatul kursi at the end of every obligatory prayer, nothing but death will prevent him from entering Paradise.” [An-Nasa’i reported it, and Ibn Hibban graded it Sahih (authentic).
Source: Bulugh al-Maram, The Book of Prayer Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani.
I chose the hadith above as my first entry because I find solace in it. There are many roads that leads to paradise. For me the promise of entering Jannah by reciting Ayatul Kursi after each compulsory salah is very comforting.
And the only thing that stands in between is death itself.
The grave is a very frightening place and it reminds me of the story where Uthman Ibn Affan would weep until his tears soaked his beard whenever it was mentioned.
Ayatul Kursi
ٱللَّهُ لَآ إِلَـٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ ٱلْحَىُّ ٱلْقَيُّومُ ۚ لَا تَأْخُذُهُۥ سِنَةٌۭ وَلَا نَوْمٌۭ ۚ لَّهُۥ مَا فِى ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَمَا فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ ۗ مَن ذَا ٱلَّذِى يَشْفَعُ عِندَهُۥٓ إِلَّا بِإِذْنِهِۦ ۚ يَعْلَمُ مَا بَيْنَ أَيْدِيهِمْ وَمَا خَلْفَهُمْ ۖ وَلَا يُحِيطُونَ بِشَىْءٍۢ مِّنْ عِلْمِهِۦٓ إِلَّا بِمَا شَآءَ ۚ وَسِعَ كُرْسِيُّهُ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضَ ۖ وَلَا يَـُٔودُهُۥ حِفْظُهُمَا ۚ وَهُوَ ٱلْعَلِىُّ ٱلْعَظِيمُ ٢٥٥
The Holy Quran, suratul baqarah: 255
Allah! There is no god ˹worthy of worship˺ except Him, the Ever-Living, All-Sustaining. Neither drowsiness nor sleep overtakes Him. To Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth.
Who could possibly intercede with Him without His permission? He ˹fully˺ knows what is ahead of them and what is behind them, but no one can grasp any of His knowledge—except what He wills ˹to reveal˺.
His Seat encompasses the heavens and the earth, and the preservation of both does not tire Him. For He is the Most High, the Greatest.
Conclusion of reciting Ayatul Kursi after prayer
Reciting Ayatul Kursi can be one of the keys to unlock the doors of paradise for you. Furthermore Allah promises protection to those who often recite the greatest ayah in the Quran.
As always, do share this piece of hadith out to all of your family and friends. Do remember to memorize the ayah try to practice it too. May it be one of the long lasting good deeds that rewards us well. Here and in the hereafter, InsyaAllah.
May Allah protect us from the torments of the grave. With Allah’s grace may he reward us an eternal place in Jannatul Firdaus.
