How can Sheikh Ibn Baz's fatwa that Satan may return after the recitation of Surat Al-Baqarah is completed be reconciled with the Prophetic hadith which states that Satan does not enter the house for three nights or days after its recitation?
The hadith that links the flight of Satan to three days or nights upon reciting Surat al-Baqarah is weak, and therefore, it is not permissible to use it as evidence.
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