Source: Fatawa ‘Ilmiyyah, Volume 1, Kitab al-Salah, Page 468
❖ Question:
Is the hadith that promises entry into Paradise for reciting Āyat al-Kursī after every obligatory prayer authentic?
(Asked by: A Questioner)
✿ Answer:
Al-ḥamdu lillāh, waṣ-ṣalātu was-salāmu ʿalā Rasūlillāh, ʾammā baʿd!
✦ The Virtue of Āyat al-Kursī After Salah
Narrated in the works of Imām al-Nasā’ī رحمه الله:
◈ As-Sunan al-Kubrā (Hadith 9928)
◈ ʿAmal al-Yawm wa al-Laylah (Hadith 100)
The Prophet ﷺ said:
“من قرأ آية الكرسي في دبر كل صلاة مكتوبة لم يمنعه من دخول الجنة إلا أن يموت“
“Whoever recites Āyat al-Kursī after every obligatory prayer, nothing prevents him from entering Paradise except death.”
✿ Authenticity of the Hadith
✔ The chain of narration (isnād) is ḥasan (sound).
✔ Imām Ibn Ḥibbān رحمه الله also authenticated this hadith.
📚 Reference:
- Ittiḥāf al-Maharah (Vol. 6, p. 259, Hadith No. 648)
📆 Shahādat, October 1999 Edition
✅ Conclusion:
✔ The hadith is authentic and holds a great virtue:
Whoever consistently recites Āyat al-Kursī after every fard (obligatory) prayer, Paradise awaits him, with only death standing in the way.
📌 Therefore, this Sunnah practice should be regularly observed, as it holds an immense reward and a strong promise of salvation.
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ھٰذَا مَا عِندِي وَاللّٰهُ أَعْلَمُ بِالصَّوَاب
