Is this Hadith authentic?
Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said:
“Shaytan does not enter the house for three days when Surah Sajdah is recited”
Answer:
This narration has been cited in Tafsir books. However, Hafiz Ibn Hajar (rahimahullah) states that he has not come across a source for this (lam ajidhu).
(Al Kafish Shaf, pg. 224, Hadith: 869)
The Hadith in question should not be quoted, until it can be sourced and verified.
However, you may recite Surah Baqarah, for Shaytan flees from a house in which Surah Baqarah is recited. See here.
And Allah Ta’ala Knows best.
Answered by: Moulana Suhail Motala
Approved by: Moulana Muhammad Abasoomar
Checked by: Moulana Haroon Abasoomar