The benefit of reciting this ayah is that it acts as a protection from Shaitan.

The benefit of reciting this ayah is that it acts as a protection from Shaitan. It is said that the one who recites this ayah is protected against the plots of Shaitan even if he is alone in the desert. Other recitations are also recommended, for example, it is said in a narration that whoever recites Surah at-Tawhid after prayers will wed a Hur-ul-Ein in Jannah.

It is recommended that Surah at-Tawhid be recited ten times after every prayer and this leads to being forgiven by Allah and being blessed with the good of this world and the hereafter. For the sake of brevity, here is a list of verses and Surahs that are also recommended to be recited after prayers: a) Surah al-Ahzaab: 56 b) Surah al-Baqarah: 285-286 c) Surah al-Kahf: 109-110 d) Surah as-Saffaat: 1-10 and then the last three verses.

e) Surah ar-Rahman: 33-36 f) Surah al-Hashr: 21-24 g) Surah al-An’aam: 1-3 h) Surah al-Falaq, an-Naas, ar-Rahman al-Qadr, al-Fatehah, Ya Sin, al-Waaqiyah, al-Mulk, ad-Dahar and an-Naba are all recommended. Verses to be recited before sleeping It is narrated that whoever recites [Surah al-Fatir: 41] before going to sleep is kept safe from the collapse of his home on top of him.

Imam Ali (a.s.) has said that if a person recites [Surah al-A’araaf: 196] and [Surah az-Zumar: 67] before going to sleep, he will be safe from drowning (if he is sleeping on a ship) or burning (in his home). Recitation of [Surah al-Kahf: 110] is good for making a person wake up at a particular time. All that has to be done is to make an intention of the exact time you wish to wake up and then recite this ayah before sleeping.

Surah at-Takathur is also recommended and the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a) said that whoever recites it before sleeping will be saved from the horrors of the grave. Recitations specifically for Thursday nights and Fridays It is recorded that if a person recites Surah Bani-Isra’il on Thursday night, he will meet the 12th Imam (a.t.f.) and will be among his companions. The one who recites Surah al-Kahf will die a martyr and will be raised with the martyrs on the Day of Judgement.

Whoever recites Surah Saad on Thursday night will be blessed with good in this world and good in the hereafter to such an extent that nobody except the prophets and those who are very close to Allah will get a similar reward. If Surah ad-Dukhan is recited on this night, all his sins will be forgiven.