It is narrated from Sayyiduna al-Nu'man bin Bashir (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Indeed, Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, wrote a Book two thousand years before creating the heavens and the earth, and from it He revealed two verses with which He concluded Surah al-Baqarah. If they are recited in a house for three nights, the devil does not come near it." This hadith has a sahih (authentic) chain of narration, but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Indeed, Allah Almighty concluded Surah al-Baqarah with two verses which He gave me from His treasure that is beneath the Throne. So learn them yourselves and teach them to your women and children, for (their recitation) is prayer, it is Qur'an, and it is supplication." This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of Imam Bukhari, but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it, and Abdullah bin Wahb narrated it from Mu'awiyah bin Salih in mursal form.

It is narrated in mursal form from Sayyiduna Jubayr bin Nufayr (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said the same. Imam Muslim recorded a narration from Sayyiduna Hudhayfah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "I was given the closing verses of Surah al-Baqarah from a treasure beneath the Throne."