Is it necessary to recite the entirety of Surat Al-Baqarah at once after Maghrib to expel devils, or can its recitation be divided into different times throughout the day?
Reciting Surat Al-Baqarah in the home expels Satan, and it is best to recite it day and night with consistency. It was narrated in a hadith from Sahl ibn Sa’d (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace be upon him) said: "Indeed, for everything there is a hump (or peak), and the hump of the Qur’an is Surat Al-Baqarah. Whoever recites it in his home at night, Satan will not enter his home for three nights. And whoever recites it during the day, Satan will not enter his home for three days." (Narrated by Ibn Hibban). If one is unable to recite it in its entirety, they may limit themselves to Ayat Al-Kursy and the last two verses from it.
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