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TRANSLITERATION : 2:257 Allaahu waliyyul lazeena aa’manoo yukh’rijuhum minaz-zulumaati ilan noor; Wal’lazee na-kafaroo awliyaa uo’humut taa’ghootu yukh’rijoo-nahum minan noori ilazzulumaat; Ulaa’ika as’haabun naari hum fee’haa khaa’lidoon.

TRANSLATION : 2:257 Allah is the ally of those who believe. He brings them out from darknesses into the light. And those who disbelieve – their allies are Taghut. They take them out of the light into darknesses. Those are the companions of the Fire; they will abide eternally therein.

BENEFIT AND VIRTUE :

Ash-Sha`bi r.a said that Abdullah Ibn Mas`ud r.a said: “Whoever recites the 10 verses from Surat Al-Baqarah in a night, and then Shaytan will not enter his house that night”.

another narration Ibn Mas`ud r.a said: “The Shaytan will not come near him or to his family, nor will he be touched by anything that he dislikes. Also, if these verses were to be recited over a senile person, they would wake him up”.

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