Is the intent behind expelling the devil from the house for three days by reciting Surat Al-Baqarah to recite it in its entirety or just a few verses from it?
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The encouragement to read Surat Al-Baqarah to keep Satan away from homes is established, based on the Prophet Muhammad's (peace be upon him) saying: "Do not turn your homes into graves. Indeed, Satan flees from the house in which Surat Al-Baqarah is recited." The intention is to read the entire due to its length and the abundance of Allah's names and rulings within it. Had the intention been to read only a part of it, that part would have been specified, just as Ayah Al-Kursī and the last two verses were specified for recitation before sleep.
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