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Is it sufficient to recite Surat Al-Baqarah silently rather than audibly, without prayer?

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It appears the question is about the ruling on reciting Surat Al-Baqarah privately and not during prayer to expel the devil from the home. It is mentioned in the Hadith: "Do not turn your homes into graves, for indeed Satan flees from the house in which Surat Al-Baqarah is recited" (narrated by Muslim). What is required in the Hadith is the recitation of Surat Al-Baqarah, and it is not stipulated that this must be during prayer. Rather, merely reciting it expels devils, even if not during prayer. Nor is it stipulated that the recitation be audible; what is required is the act of recitation itself, meaning moving the tongue and articulating the letters from their proper points of articulation. So, whoever recites it privately or audibly will receive the promised reward, because the reward is linked to the recitation of Surat Al-Baqarah without any other condition.

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