Vitues of Surah Al-Baqarah

In Musnad Ahmad, Sahih Muslim, At-Tirmidhi and An-Nasa'i, it is recorded that Abu Hurayrah said that the Prophet said,

لَا تَجْعَلُوا بُيُوتَكُمْ قُبُورًا فَإِنَّ الْبَيْتَ الَّذِي تُقْرَأُ فِيهِ سُورَةُ الْبَقَرَةِ لَا يَدْخُلُهُ الشَّيْطَان

Do not turn your houses into graves. Verily, Shaytan does not enter the house where Surah Al-Baqarah is recited.

At-Tirmidhi said, "Hasan Sahih".

Also, Abdullah bin Mas`ud said, "Shaytan flees from the house where Surah Al-Baqarah is heard.''

This Hadith was collected by An-Nasa'i in Al-Yawm wal-Laylah, and Al-Hakim recorded it in his Mustadrak, and then said that its chain of narration is authentic, although the Two Sahihs did not collect it.

In his Musnad, Ad-Darimi recorded that Ibn Mas`ud said, "Shaytan departs the house where Surah Al-Baqarah is being recited, and as he leaves, he passes gas.''

Ad-Darimi also recorded that Ash-Sha`bi said that Abdullah bin Mas`ud said, "Whoever recites ten Ayat from Surah Al-Baqarah in a night, then Shaytan will not enter his house that night. These ten Ayat are;

·    four from the beginning,

·    Ayat Al-Kursi (255),

·    the following two Ayat (256-257) and

·    the last three Ayat.''