Part 27

In Saheeh AI-Bllk"ari, It IS reported, on the authority of

Safiyyah Bini Huyayy i (may All ah be pl eased with her), th at

the Messenge r of Alla h ;J:t sa id, "Veril y, Satan circulates in the

hum an mind as b lood ci rculatcs in it." (2)

Alla h, Most Hi gh, says, ( But Shai/all made him fo rgct to

mention it to his Lord (o r Satan caused [YooslIf 'M! ] to forget

the re membrance of his Lord [Allah] so as to ask for His Help,

instead of others). ) (Saara" YO OSIl! 12:42) That is, when

Yoosuf said to the w ine-poure r, ( " Mention me to your lord

(i.e. your king, so 3 S to get mc Ollt of the pri son)." ) (SoOl'a"

( I) NArrated by AhmAd in his MII.mud (No. 16983) with an Authentic chain

of narrators, on the authority of' AbdullAh Ibn ' Abbas AI-Juhani .:400, who

said that the Messenger of Allah :.Q: said to him, "0 'Abdullah Ibn 'Ab,

bAS! Shall I infonll you About the best thing with which to seek protection

with All:1h?" He said, "Ccrtuinly." The Messenger of Allah said, "Say,

' I seek refuge wi th the Lord of the daybreak' and ' I seek refuge with the

Lord of the l11:1nkind '."

(2) Narrnled by AI-Bukhari (2038).

Yoosu! 12:42) - the wi nc-poure r fo rgot to mention him 10 hi s

lord (th e king) and thi s forgetfuln ess wa s from Satan , as a result

of w hi ch Yoos uf ~' remain ed in prison for a numbe r of years

morc. Thi s is why '-Ie says aft er it, ( The n the man who was

rel eased (o ne or

the two who we re in prison), now at length

remembe red a nd sa id ... ) (Soarall Yoosu/ 12:45)

Imam Ahmad narrated, all the autho rity of Abu Hurairah ..;."

that he sai d : The Messenger of All ah ~ said : " W hen any ofyoll

is in th e mosque Satan comes 10 him and beguiles him with hi s

whi sperings as a man entices his riding beast and whcn it is

qui et, he hobb les it or bridl es it." Abu Hurairah ~ said , "A nd

you people see that: as for th e one th at is hobbl ed, YOli see him

in clinin g this way a nd that and he docs not reme mber Allah,

whil e as for th e on e who is bridled, he opens hi s mouth , but

he does not mention A ll ah, the Almi g hty, the Al l-Powerflli ." ill

Imam Ah mad a lon e narrated this.

Imam Ah mad narrated, on the autho rity of ' Abdullah Ibn

' Abba s ~, that he said : A man came to the Prophet jS and said ,

" 0 Messenger of All ah! I speak to myse lf about somethi ng

whi ch I would ra th er fa ll down from the sky than di sc uss

(wi th another)." The Proph et ~ sa id, "Alia/ill Akbar (All ah is

Greatest)! A ll praise and th anks be to A ll ah , Who has reduced

the guile of Satan to mere whi spering .. ." (2)

AI-B ukhari narrated, on the authority of Abu Hurairah ,*" that

he sa id: The Messe nge r of Alla h ~ sa id: " Satan co mes to one

of you and says, ' W ho created this?' and, ' Who created th is?'

Until he says , ' Who created yo ur Lord?' So, when he in spires

(\) This is an authentic hadeefh narrated by Imalll Ahmad (8 170) and the

men in its chain arc trustworthy.

(2) This is an authentic hadeelh narrated by imam Ahmad (2098) and Abu

130 )\fell/io/l o/flle CI"(!alio/l "trhe ./illll olld lite StOlT oj:.

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such a ques ti on, o ne should seek re fu ge w ith A ll ah a nd g ive up ~

such thoughts." ( 1) I

Allah, M ost Hi g h, says, ( Verily, those w ho arc a/-II1f1uaqool/

(pi o us, G od-fearing). when an ev il thoug ht comes to them

from ShaifOlI, Ih ey reme mber (Allah). and ( indeed) they thell

sec (aright) . ) (Saorah AI-A 'ra(7:20 I)

I-Ie, Mosl High, says, ( And say: 'My Lord! I seek re fuge

w i th You from th e w hi sper in gs (sugges ti ons) or

And I seek refuge with You, My Lord. lest they may attend (or

co me ncar) me." ) (Soorall AI-Mil 'lIIi110011 23:97,98)

A ll ah, Most Hi gh, says, ( A nd i f an ev il wh ispe r co mes to

YO ll from S/lOirml lhcn seck refuge with Alla h. Verily, He is the

A ll - Hea ring, A ll - Knowing. ) (So arah AI-A 'ra[7:200)

He, Most Hi gh , says, ( So when you want 10 rec ile the Q ur ' all .

seck refuge w ith All nh from S/Witall, the outcas t (the at:curscd

one). Veril y, I-Ie has no power over those w ho believe rmel put

th e ir trus t o nl y in th eir Lord (A ll ah). Hi s powe r is o nl y ove r

those who o bey a nd fo ll ow hi m (Satan). and those w ho joi n

pa rtners with Hi m (A ll a h) (i.c. those who arc A1l1shrikoo..!.£: -::.

po ly th eists). ) (Soora" All-Noh! 16:98-100)

Imam Ah mad and the co mpi lers orthe SIfIUI11 narra ted on the

aut hority of Abu l-Mu lawakkil , w ho reporled o n the authority

o f Abu Sa'eed A I-Khud ri ~, that he said: T he Messenger of

A ll ah ~ used to say, " I sec k re fu ge w it h A ll ah, the A llHeari ng,

the A ll-Knowin g from the accursed Satan , from hi s urg in g,

from hi s inspiratio n and fro 111 his utt eran ces." m

( 1) Narrated by AI-Bukhari (3276) and Muslim (134).

(2) An authentic fladeet" narr..lted by Imam Ahmad (11 08 1), Abu Oawood

(775). AtTinnidhi (242) and Ad-Oarillli (1239).

1\ lellfioll oj Ille erelliioll of Ihe Jillll alllilhe Slorv uf. 131

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A I-Bukha ri narrated, on th e aut hority of ' Ad iyy Ibn Thabit

that he said: Sulaimnn Ibn Surad ..;., said: Two men were

in sultin g each other in the prese nce of the Proph et ;li and we

were sitt ing wi th th em. One of lhe two ab used hi s com pan ion

fur ious ly and hi s face became red. The Prophet 3s said , " I know

n wo rd (se ntence) the sny ing of wh ich wi ll cause him to re la x

if thi s man says it. O nl y if he sa id, ' I see k re fuge w ith Alla h

from Salan, the outcast'." So they said 10 that (furioll s) man,

" Don'l you hear what th e Prophet is saying?" He sa id , " I am

Imam Ah mad narrated, on the authority of ' Abdullah Ibn

' Umar ~. that th e Messe nger o f Allah :li said, "None of you

shou ld cat with hi s left hand nor should he drink w ith hi s le ft

hand, because Sa ta n ea ts wit h his Ic ft hand and drinks with hi s

Imam Ahmad nn rrat cd, 0 11 the authority of Abu Ziyad At-

Tahhanthat he said: I hcard Abu Hurairah ~ say (thai he heard)

fro m th e Prophet :li that he saw a man drin kin g whi! stand ing

and he sa id to him , "Vom it (it OUI)." Th e man said , " W hy?" He

said , " Woul d il please you that a cat shou ld drink wi th you?"

He sa id , "No." Th e Prop het 3i5: said , "Th en (you shou ld know

that) the on e who is more evil than that has drunk wi th you -

Ima111 Ahmad narratcd, on the authority of Ibn Az-Z ubair,

that he asked J abir ~ : Did you hear the Prophet ~ say, " When

a man cnters his hOllse and menti ons Allah when he enters and

whe n he ea ls, the devil says, 'There is no place for YO ll to sleep

(t ) NarnHcd by Al-Bukhari (6 115).

(2) This is an authentic Iwdeeth nnmlled by Imam Ahmad (5490) and by

(3) This is an authentic hadeeth narrated by Imam Ahmad (7943).

132 Mel/lirm o/rhe Cr/!alifl/l of fh e Jillll (lml IIII' S/OI:r 0(,

and 110 dinner for yOli here.' But if he en ters and he does not

mention All ah 's name as he enters, he (Sa tan) says, 'YOll have

found a place to spend the ni g ht.' And if he docs not mentio n

Allah 's name when he eat s, he (Satan ) says, ' You have found a

place to spend the ni g ht and dinller. ' He (Jabir "*") sa id, • Yes ' ," (I)

AI-Bukhari narrated on the authority of ' Abdu ll ah Ibn ' Umar

~ that he said , "When the (upper) edge o f lhe S lln a ppears (in

the morni ng), do not perform a prayer lill the sun appea rs in

full, and when the lower edge of th e sun sets, do not perform

a praye r ti ll it sets compl e tely. Vou shoul d nol seck to pray at

sunri se or sun set, for the SUIl rises between the two sides of the

head orthe devi l. " (2)

And in the SI/I/OII it was repo rted that the Messenger of Allah

~ forbade that anyon e should s it between the sun and the shade .

He sa id. " It is the sit ti ng place o f Satan ." (3 )

Thi s is why Allah , Most High , says, ( Th c shoo ts or

sta lks arc like th c heads of Slwyatill. ) (Sooral1 As-Saj/af 37:65)