حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو أَحْمَدَ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ عَنْ ابْنِ أَبِي لَيْلَی عَنْ أَخِيهِ عِيسَی عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَبِي لَيْلَی عَنْ أَبِي أَيُّوبَ الْأَنْصَارِيِّ أَنَّهُ کَانَتْ لَهُ سَهْوَةٌ فِيهَا تَمْرٌ فَکَانَتْ تَجِيئُ الْغُولُ فَتَأْخُذُ مِنْهُ قَالَ فَشَکَا ذَلِکَ إِلَی النَّبِيِّ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ فَاذْهَبْ فَإِذَا رَأَيْتَهَا فَقُلْ بِسْمِ اللَّهِ أَجِيبِي رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ فَأَخَذَهَا فَحَلَفَتْ أَنْ لَا تَعُودَ فَأَرْسَلَهَا فَجَائَ إِلَی رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَ مَا فَعَلَ أَسِيرُکَ قَالَ حَلَفَتْ أَنْ لَا تَعُودَ فَقَالَ کَذَبَتْ وَهِيَ مُعَاوِدَةٌ لِلْکَذِبِ قَالَ فَأَخَذَهَا مَرَّةً أُخْرَی فَحَلَفَتْ أَنْ لَا تَعُودَ فَأَرْسَلَهَا فَجَائَ إِلَی النَّبِيِّ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَ مَا فَعَلَ أَسِيرُکَ قَالَ حَلَفَتْ أَنْ لَا تَعُودَ فَقَالَ کَذَبَتْ وَهِيَ مُعَاوِدَةٌ لِلْکَذِبِ فَأَخَذَهَا فَقَالَ مَا أَنَا بِتَارِکِکِ حَتَّی أَذْهَبَ بِکِ إِلَی النَّبِيِّ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَتْ إِنِّي ذَاکِرَةٌ لَکَ شَيْئًا آيَةَ الْکُرْسِيِّ اقْرَأْهَا فِي بَيْتِکَ فَلَا يَقْرَبُکَ شَيْطَانٌ وَلَا غَيْرُهُ قَالَ فَجَائَ إِلَی النَّبِيِّ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَ مَا فَعَلَ أَسِيرُکَ قَالَ فَأَخْبَرَهُ بِمَا قَالَتْ قَالَ صَدَقَتْ وَهِيَ کَذُوبٌ قَالَ هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ غَرِيبٌ وَفِي الْبَاب عَنْ أُبَيِّ بْنِ کَعْبٍ
جامع ترمذی · Hadith 2880
Narrated 'Abdur-Rahman bin Abi Laila: that Abu Ayyub Al-Ansari had a store house in which he kept dates. A ghoul would come and take from it, so he complained about that to the Prophet (ﷺ). So he said: Go, and when you see her say: 'In the Name of Allah, answer to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ).' He said: So I caught her, and she swore that she would not return, so I released her. He went to the Prophet (ﷺ) and he said: What did your captive do? He said: She swore not to return. He said: She has lied, and she will come again to lie. He said: I caught her another time and she swore that she would not return, so I released her, and went to the Prophet (ﷺ). He said: What did your captive do? He said: She swore that she would not return. So he said: She lied and she will come again to lie. So he caught her and said: I shall not let you go until you accompany me to the Prophet (ﷺ). She said: I shall tell you something: If you recite Ayat Al-Kursi in your home, then no Shaitan, nor any other shall come near you. So he went to the Prophet (ﷺ) and he said: What did your captive do? He said: I informed him of what she said, and he said: 'She told the truth and she is a continuous liar.'
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020