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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?

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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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