Sunan At-Tirmidhi

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