Allahulaa ilahaaillahuwal hayyul qoyyuum, laa ta khudzuhu sinatuwwalaanauum, lahu maa fissamaawaati wamaa fil ard, man dzalladzii yasy fa'u 'indahu illaa bi idznih, ya'lamumaa bayna aydiihim wamaa khulfahum, walaa yuhiithuuna bisyai immin 'ilmihi illa bimaasyaa, wa si'a kursiyyuhussamaawaati wal ard, walaa yauudhuhu hifdzhuhuma wahuwal 'aliyyul 'adzhiim
Allah - there is no deity except Him, the Ever-Living, the Sustainer of [all] existence. Neither drowsiness overtakes Him nor sleep. To Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth. Who is it that can intercede with Him except by His permission? He knows what is [presently] before them and what will be after them, and they encompass not a thing of His knowledge except for what He wills. His Kursi extends over the heavens and the earth, and their preservation tires Him not. And He is the Most High, the Most Great
Qur'an recitation — attached only where the doa is a complete ayah.
Explanation
Translated from Ustadz Firanda Andirja's Indonesian commentary (Bekal Islam). Quoted verses, hadith and duas keep their Arabic; where the commentary gave its own Indonesian rendering of them, that rendering is not translated and is marked [translation not shown].
Ayat Al-Kursi, as the Prophet said, is the greatest verse in the Qur'an (Narrated by Muslim, no. 810), because the topic of this verse is devoted to tawhid, and it covers all three kinds of tawhid: ar-Rububiyyah, al-Uluhiyyah, and al-Asmaa' wa as-Shifaat.
That is why there is much evidence encouraging us to recite Ayat Al-Kursi repeatedly: in the morning, in the evening, after the five daily prayers, and when about to sleep.
REFERENCE
Quoted as the source gives it, in Indonesian.
(23) Diriwayatkan dari dua sahabat :
1.Abu Huroiroh : HR An-Nasai di As-Sunan Al-Kubro no 7963 dan Amalul Yaum wal Lailah no 958 dan dishahihkan oleh Al-Albani dalam As-Shahihah 7/480 no 3162, tentang kisah Syaitan yang ditangkap oleh Abu Huroiroh tatkala mencuri harta sedekah. Lalu syaitan berkata kepadanya :
آيَة الْكُرْسِيّ إقرأها عِنْد كل صباح وَمَسَاء
“Ayatul Kursiy, bacalah setiap pagi dan petang”
2.Ubay bin Ka’ab : tentang kisah Jin yang mencuri kurma milik Ubay bin Ka’ab. Lalu jin tersebut ditangkap oleh beliau, dan Jin tersebut berkata tentang ayatul Kursiy :
مَنْ قَالَهَا حِينَ يُمْسِي أُجِيرَ مِنَّا حَتَّى يُصْبِحَ، وَمَنْ قَالَهَا حِينَ يُصْبِحُ أُجِيرَ مِنَّا حَتَّى يُمْسِيَ
“Barangsiapa yang membacanya tatkala petang maka ia akan dilindungi dari kami (golongan jin) hingga subuh. Dan barangsiapa yang membacanya tatkala pagi maka ia akan dilindungi dari kami hingga petang”.
Lalu Ubay bin Ka’ab bertanya kepada Nabi tentang perkataan jin tersebut, lalu Nabi berkata : صَدَقَ الْخَبِيثُ “Telah benar makhluk buruk tersebut” (lihat takhrijnya secara detail oleh Al-Albani di as-Shahihah 7/738 no 3245, dan hadits ini dishahihkan oleh Al-Albani)