عن أبي مسعود البدري رضي الله عنه عن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم قال: «مَنْ قَرَأَ بِالآيَتَيْنِ مِنْ آخر سُورَةِ البَقَرَةِ في لَيْلَةٍ كَفَتَاه».
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Abu Mas‘ūd al-Badri (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: "If one recites the last two verses of Sūrat al-Baqarah at night, it will suffice for him."
Sahih/Authentic. - [Al-Bukhari and Muslim]

Explanation

The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said that if one recites the last two verses of Sūrat al-Baqarah at night before sleeping, Allah will suffice him against evil and disliked matters. Another interpretation suggests that reciting them would be sufficient in place of performing voluntary night prayer or any other Wird (daily portion of Qur’an recitation or worship). A third opinion assumes that it means that those two verses are the least sufficient for night prayer. The statement was interpreted in some other ways as well. In fact, all the previously mentioned meanings are valid, as they are included in the wording of the Hadīth.

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Benefits from the Hadith

  1. The Hadīth points out the merit of the last verses of Surat al-Baqarah.
  2. The last verses of Surat al-Baqarah ward off both evil and devil if recited during the night.