—peace and blessings be upon him:

“Whoever recites Āyat al-Kursī (the Verse of the Throne) after every obligatory prayer, nothing will prevent him from entering Paradise except that he has yet to die.”

Muhammad ibn Himyar alone transmitted this hadith from Muhammad ibn Ziyād al-Alhānī, from Abū Umāmah. Al-Nasā’ī related it from al-Husayn ibn Bishr, from Muhammad ibn Himyar. Some consider this hadith authentic (1), saying: Al-Nasā’ī said of al-Husayn ibn Bishr (2), “There is nothing wrong with him,” and elsewhere declared him trustworthy (3). As for the two Muhammads, al-Bukhārī relied on both as authorities in his Sahīh. Thus, they say, the hadith conforms to his standards.

Others say: On the contrary (4), it is fabricated. Abū al-Faraj ibn al-Jawzī included it in his book al-Mawdū‘āt (Fabricated Hadiths) (5), resting his case on Muhammad ibn Himyar and citing Abū Hātim al-Rāzī’s statement, “He cannot be relied upon as an authority,” and Ya‘qūb ibn Sufyān’s statement, “He is not strong.” This was disputed