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your homes into graveyards (1); indeed, Satan flees (2) from a house in which Surah al-Baqarah is recited.” Narrated by Muslim.

1026 – Ubayy ibn Kaʿb (may Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ asked, “Abu al-Mundhir, do you know which verse of the Book of Allah that you possess is the greatest?” I answered, “Allah—there is no deity except Him, the Ever-Living, the Sustainer.” He thereupon struck me on the chest and said, “Rejoice in your knowledge, Abu al-Mundhir.” Narrated by Muslim.

1027 – Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ appointed me to guard the charity of Ramadan. Someone came and began scooping up handfuls of food, so I seized him and said, “I will certainly take you to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ.” He pleaded, “I am in need, I have dependents, and I am in great distress.” So I released him. In the morning the Messenger of Allah ﷺ asked, “Abu Hurayrah, what became of your captive last night?” I replied, “Messenger of Allah, he complained of need and family responsibilities; I felt pity for him and let him go.” He said, “He has lied to you, and he will return.” Realizing that he would indeed return because of the Prophet’s statement, I lay in wait for him. He came again and started scooping up food (3); I seized him and said, “I will surely take you to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ.” He pleaded, “Leave me; I am in need and have dependents. I will not come back.” I felt pity for him and let him go. In the morning the Messenger of Allah ﷺ asked, “Abu Hurayrah, what became of your captive last night?” I replied, “Messenger of Allah, he complained of need and dependents; I felt pity for him and released him.” He said, “He has lied to you, and he will return.” So I lay in wait for him a third time. He came and again started scooping up food, and I seized him, saying, “I will certainly take you to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. This is the third time—you claim you will not return, yet here you are!” He said, “Let me go, and I will teach you words by which Allah will benefit you.” I asked, “What are they?” He replied, “When you retire to your bed, recite Ayat al-Kursi (the Throne Verse); then a guardian from Allah will remain with you, and no—

(1) That is: do not turn them into graveyards where salah (ritual prayer) is not allowed; the apparent wording of the hadith entails a general prohibition of burial inside houses, as Ibn Hajar observes; see Fath al-Bari, 1/441–442. (2) That is: he turns away and deliberately shuns. (3) That is: he takes (it).

بُيُوتَكُمْ مَقَابِرَ (١) ، إِنَّ الشَّيْطَانَ يَنْفِرُ (٢) مِنَ الْبَيْتِ الَّذِي تُقْرَأُ فِيهِ سُورَةُ الْبَقَرَةِ » رواه مسلم . ١٠٢٦ - وعن أبي بن كعب رضي الله عنه قال : قال رسول الله ﷺ : « يَا أَبَا الْمُنْذِرِ أَتَدْرِي أَيُّ آيَةٍ مِنْ كِتَابِ اللَّهِ مَعَكَ أَعْظَمُ ؟ » قُلْتُ : « اللَّهُ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا هُوَ الْحَيُّ الْقَيُّومُ » ، فَضَرَبَ فِي صَدْرِي وَقَالَ : « لِيَهْنِكَ الْعِلْمُ أَبَا الْمُنْذِرِ » رواه مسلم . ١٠٢٧ - وعن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه قال : وَكَلَنِي رسول الله ﷺ ، بِحِفْظِ زَكَاةِ رَمَضَانَ ، فَأَتَانِي آتٍ فَجَعَلَ يَحْثُو مِنَ الطَّعَامِ ، فَأَخَذْتُهُ فَقُلْتُ : لَأَرْفَعَنَّكَ إِلَى رسول الله ﷺ ، قَالَ : إِنِّي مُحْتَاجٌ ، وَعَلَيَّ عِيَالٌ ، وَبِي حَاجَةٌ شَدِيدَةٌ ، فَخَلَّيْتُ عَنْهُ ، فَأَصْبَحْتُ ، فقال رسول الله ﷺ : « يَا أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ ، مَا فَعَلَ أَسِيرُكَ الْبَارِحَةَ ؟ » قُلْتُ : يا رسول الله شَكَا حَاجَةً وَعِيَالًا ، فَرَحِمْتُهُ فَخَلَّيْتُ سَبِيلَهُ . فقال : « أَمَا إِنَّهُ قَدْ كَذَبَكَ وَسَيَعُودُ » فَعَرَفْتُ أَنَّهُ سَيَعُودُ لِقَوْلِ رسول الله ﷺ فَرَصَدْتُهُ ، فَجَاءَ يَحْثُو (٣) مِنَ الطَّعَامِ ، فَقُلْتُ : لَأَرْفَعَنَّكَ إِلَى رسول الله ﷺ ، قَالَ : دَعْنِي فَإِنِّي مُحْتَاجٌ ، وَعَلَيَّ عِيَالٌ لَا أَعُودُ ، فَرَحِمْتُهُ فَخَلَّيْتُ سَبِيلَهُ ، فَأَصْبَحْتُ فقال لي رسول الله ﷺ : « يَا أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ ، مَا فَعَلَ أَسِيرُكَ الْبَارِحَةَ ؟ » قُلْتُ : يا رسول الله شَكَا حَاجَةً وَعِيَالًا فَرَحِمْتُهُ فَخَلَّيْتُ سَبِيلَهُ . قال : « إِنَّهُ قَدْ كَذَبَكَ وَسَيَعُودُ » فَرَصَدْتُهُ الثَّالِثَةَ ، فَجَاءَ يَحْثُو مِنَ الطَّعَامِ فَأَخَذْتُهُ ، فَقُلْتُ : لَأَرْفَعَنَّكَ إِلَى رسول الله ﷺ ، وَهَذَا آخِرُ ثَلَاثِ مَرَّاتٍ أَنَّكَ تَزْعُمُ أَنَّكَ لَا تَعُودُ ! فقال : دَعْنِي فَإِنِّي أُعَلِّمُكَ كَلِمَاتٍ يَنْفَعُكَ اللَّهُ بِهَا ، قُلْتُ : مَا هُنَّ ؟ قَالَ : إِذَا أَوَيْتَ إِلَى فِرَاشِكَ فَاقْرَأْ آيَةَ الْكُرْسِيِّ ، فَإِنَّهُ لَنْ يَزَالَ عَلَيْكَ مِنَ اللَّهِ حَافِظٌ ، وَلَا

(١) أي : لا تجعلوها كالمقابر التي لا تجوز الصلاة فيها ، وظاهر الحديث يقتضي النهي عن الدفن في البيوت مطلقاً ، كما قال الحافظ ، فراجع « الفتح » (١/٤٤١ - ٤٤٢) . (٢) أي : يصد ويعرض إعراضاً بالغاً . (٣) أي : يأخذ .