English translation
3275. Narrated Muḥammad bin Sīrīn: Abū Hurairah رضي الله عنه said, “Allāh’s Messenger ﷺ put me in charge of the Zakāt of Ramaḍān (i.e., Zakāt-ul-Fitr). Someone came to me and started scooping some of the foodstuff of (Zakāt) with both hands. I caught him and told him that I would take him to Allāh’s Messenger ﷺ.” Then Abū Hurairah told the whole narration and added “He (i.e., the thief) said, ‘Whenever you go to your bed, recite (the Verse) Āyat Al-Kursī, (V.2:255) for then a guardian from Allāh will be guarding you, and Satan will not approach you till dawn.’” On that the Prophet ﷺ said, “He told you the truth, though he is a liar, and he (the thief) himself was the Satan.”