Ibn Mas’ud (radiyallāhu’anhu) said that the Messenger of Allāh (Sallallāhu `alayhi wasallam) said, “Whoever recites the last two ayat in Surat Al-Baqarah at night, they will suffice for him.”
[Narrated by al-Bukhāri]
Abd al-Rahman b. Yazid said: I asked Abu Mas’ud while he was making circumambulation of the Ka’bah (about the recitation of some verses from the Qur’an). He said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: If anyone recited two verses from the last of Surah al-Baqarah at night, they will be sufficient for him.
[From Sunan Abi Dawud hadith 1397 graded as Sahih by Al-Albani.]
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ءَامَنَ ٱلرَّسُولُ بِمَآ أُنزِلَ إِلَيْهِ مِن رَّبِّهِۦ وَٱلْمُؤْمِنُونَ ۚ كُلٌّ ءَامَنَ بِٱللَّهِ وَمَلَـٰٓئِكَتِهِۦ وَكُتُبِهِۦ وَرُسُلِهِۦ لَا نُفَرِّقُ بَيْنَ أَحَدٍۢ مِّن رُّسُلِهِۦ ۚ وَقَالُوا۟ سَمِعْنَا وَأَطَعْنَا ۖ غُفْرَانَكَ رَبَّنَا وَإِلَيْكَ ٱلْمَصِيرُ ٢٨٥
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aamanar-rosoolu bimaaa unzila ilaihi mir-rabbihee walmu`minoon, kullun aamana billaahi wa malaaa`ikathihee wa kutubhihee wa rusulihee, laa nufarriqu baina ahadim-mir-rusulih, wa qaaloo sami'naa wa ata'naa ghufraanaka rabbanaa wa ilaikal-maseer.
The messenger believes in what has been sent down to him from His Lord, and (so do) the believers. Each one believes in Allah, His Angels, His Books, and His Messengers. (They say,) “We make no distinction between one another of his messengers” and they say, “We hear and we obey. (We seek) Your forgiveness, Our Lord, and to You is the return (of all)”.
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لَا يُكَلِّفُ ٱللَّهُ نَفْسًا إِلَّا وُسْعَهَا ۚ لَهَا مَا كَسَبَتْ وَعَلَيْهَا مَا ٱكْتَسَبَتْ ۗ رَبَّنَا لَا تُؤَاخِذْنَآ إِن نَّسِينَآ أَوْ أَخْطَأْنَا ۚ رَبَّنَا وَلَا تَحْمِلْ عَلَيْنَآ إِصْرًۭا كَمَا حَمَلْتَهُۥ عَلَى ٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِنَا ۚ رَبَّنَا وَلَا تُحَمِّلْنَا مَا لَا طَاقَةَ لَنَا بِهِۦ ۖ وَٱعْفُ عَنَّا وَٱغْفِرْ لَنَا وَٱرْحَمْنَآ ۚ أَنتَ مَوْلَىٰنَا فَٱنصُرْنَا عَلَى ٱلْقَوْمِ ٱلْكَـٰفِرِينَ ٢٨٦
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laa yukalliful-laahu nafsan illaa wus'ahaa, lahaa maa kasabat wa 'alaihaa maktasabat, rabbanaa laa tu`aakhiznaaa in naseenaaa aw akhthaanaa, rabbanaa wa laa tahmil-'alainaaa ishran kamaa hamaltahoo 'alal-lazeena min qablinaa, rabbanaa wa laa tuhammilnaa maa laa taaqata lanaa bih, wa'fu 'annaa waghfir lanaa war-hamnaa, anta mawlaanaa fansurnaa 'alal qawmil kaafireen
Allah burdens not a person beyond his scope. He gets reward for that (good) which he has earned, and he is punished for that (evil) which he has earned. Our Lord! Punish us not if we forget or fall into error. Our Lord! Lay not on us a burden like that which You did lay on those before us. Our Lord! Put not on us a burden greater than we have strength to bear. Pardon us and grant us forgiveness. Have mercy on us. You are our mawla (patron, supporter, and protector) and give us victory over the disbelieving people.
