The reciter: Al-Hasan ibn 'Ali al-Halwani narrated to us, saying: Abu Tubah, who is al-Rabi' ibn Nafi', narrated to us, saying: Mu'awiyah, meaning ibn Salam, narrated to us from Zayd that he heard Abu Salam say: Abu Umamah al-Bahili narrated to me, saying: I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say:
Recite the Qur'an, for on the Day of Resurrection it will come as an intercessor for those who recite It. Recite the two bright ones, al-Baqara and Surah Al 'Imran, for on the Day of Resurrection they will come as two clouds or two shades, or two flocks of birds in ranks, pleading for those who recite them. Recite Surah al-Baqara, for to take recourse to it is a blessing and to give it up is a cause of grief, and the magicians cannot confront it.
اقرأوا القرآن فإنه يأتي يوم القيامة شفيعا لأصحابه، اقرأوا الزهراوين البقرة وسورة آل عمران فإنهما تأتيان يوم القيامة كأنهما غمامتان أو كأنهما غيايتان أو كأنهما فرقان من طير صواف تحاجان عن أصحابهما، اقرأوا سورة البقرة فإن أخذها بركة وتركها حسرة ولا يستطيعها البطلة Mu'awiyah said: It was reported to me that the sorcerers are the magicians.
