Is it necessary to recite Surat al-Baqarah in one day to obtain the virtue of protection from Satan and sorcery, or is it permissible to divide it over several days?
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The questioner : The third question: In the hadith, the meaning is that whoever recites Surat al-Baqarah is protected from Satan and sorcery, and Satan does not enter his house; so is it necessary to recite the entire surah in one day, or does this protection apply if one recites it over two or three days if a person is unable to finish the surah in one day? And if a tape of Surat al-Baqarah is placed, does that protection apply?
The Shaykh : It does not apply. The apparent meaning of the hadith is that one should recite it in one night, and the benefit that the Messenger (peace be upon him) linked to the recitation is the recitation of the surah in its entirety in one night, with effort from the person who is obligated. As for the recorded tape, it is a parrot that repeats what it hears. What I fear most is that people will fall into a state of ignorance so profound that they will establish mosque imams whose prayers are recorded on tapes, so that these tapes take the place of their presence! This is a matter whose signs have appeared—and I do not say its heralds—in some Arab countries that have replaced the mu'adhdhins in mosques with a recorded adhan, which they call the unified adhan. This is undoubtedly one of the most evil religious innovations that have occurred in this era.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good. I mean, "necessary" means we now understand from the hadith—our Shaykh—from the answer that one sits in one session in one day and recites it.
The Shaykh: Yes.
Another questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : One may divide it over the course of the year, or over the course of months; this is not, of course, what is intended.
Another questioner : If he cannot do it in one session?
The Shaykh : My lord, if he cannot, he is not obligated to do it. This is among the virtues of deeds. If he wants to obtain that virtue, he recites it in its entirety. If he does not want it, he does not recite Surat al-Fatihah!
The Shaykh : It does not apply. The apparent meaning of the hadith is that one should recite it in one night, and the benefit that the Messenger (peace be upon him) linked to the recitation is the recitation of the surah in its entirety in one night, with effort from the person who is obligated. As for the recorded tape, it is a parrot that repeats what it hears. What I fear most is that people will fall into a state of ignorance so profound that they will establish mosque imams whose prayers are recorded on tapes, so that these tapes take the place of their presence! This is a matter whose signs have appeared—and I do not say its heralds—in some Arab countries that have replaced the mu'adhdhins in mosques with a recorded adhan, which they call the unified adhan. This is undoubtedly one of the most evil religious innovations that have occurred in this era.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good. I mean, "necessary" means we now understand from the hadith—our Shaykh—from the answer that one sits in one session in one day and recites it.
The Shaykh: Yes.
Another questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : One may divide it over the course of the year, or over the course of months; this is not, of course, what is intended.
Another questioner : If he cannot do it in one session?
The Shaykh : My lord, if he cannot, he is not obligated to do it. This is among the virtues of deeds. If he wants to obtain that virtue, he recites it in its entirety. If he does not want it, he does not recite Surat al-Fatihah!
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