Virtues of Ayat Al Kursi

Assalamualaykum wahrahmatullahi wabarakahtu!

Bismillahirrahmannirahim.

In the Name of Allah; the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful

Ayat Al Kursi is the 255th verse of Surah Al-Baqarah (The Cow); which is the second chapter of the Noble Quran.

Ayat Al Kursi is the most excellent verse out of all the Quranic verses and more reward is obtained by reading this verse as compared to any other verses. But that does NOT mean you can stop reading Al-Quran altogether. 

Ayat Kursi (Transliteration) :

Allahu la ilaha illa huwa Al -Haiyul-Qaiyum

La ta'khudhuhu sinatun wa la nawm

lahu ma fi as-samawati wa ma fil-'ard

Man dhal-ladhi yashfa'u 'indahu illa bi-idhnihi

Ya'lamu ma bayna aydihim wa ma khalfahum

wa la yuhituna bi shai'in min 'ilmihi illa bima sha'a

Wasi'a kursiyuhus-samawati wal ard

wa la ya'uduhu hifdhuhuma

wa Hu wal 'Aliyul-Adheem

(Translation) :

Allah! There is no god but He - the Living, The Self-subsisting, Eternal. No slumber can seize Him Nor Sleep. His are all things In the heavens and on earth. Who is there can intercede In His presence except As he permitteth? He knoweth what (appeareth to His creatures As) Before or After or Behind them. Nor shall they compass Aught of his knowledge Except as He willeth. His throne doth extend Over the heavens And on earth, and He feeleth No fatigue in guarding And preserving them, For He is the Most High. The Supreme (in glory).

(Al-Baqarah 2: 255)

Virtues of Ayat Kursi:

1. Asma' bint Yazid (may Allah be pleased with her) reported, ' I heard the Messenger of 

Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say about these two following Ayahs, i.e, 

verses: "Allah! There is no god but He - the Living, The Self-subsisting, Eternal. [2:255], 

And, Alif Lam Mim, Allah! There is no god but He - the Living, The Self-subsisting, 

Eternal [3:1-2], That they contain Allah's Greatest Name." 

[Imam Ahmad bin Hanbal in his Musnad] 

2. It was narrated that Abu Umamah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: The 

Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever recites Ayat Al- 

Kursi immediately after each prescribed Prayer, there will be nothing standing between 

him and his entering Paradise except death." 

[an-Nasa'i and Ibn Hibban] 

3. It was narrated from Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the 

Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "In Surat Al-Baqarah there 

is a verse which is the best of all the verses of the Qur'an. It is never recited in a house 

but Shaitan leaves: Ayat Al-Kursi." 

4. Abu Umamah Al-Bahili (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Prophet (peace