Part 28

Wh en th e women w it nessed thc handsomeness of Yoosuf ~

( No m all is this ! Th is is no ne other than a nobl e ange l ) (Sooral1

AI-Bukhari narrated 0 11 the authority of Jabir Ibn ' Abdilla h

~ from the Proph ct :1% that he sa id, " Wh en night falls, then

kee p your children close to you, for the devi ls spread out th en.

An hour lat er you ca n let them free; and cl ose the gat es of

( I) This is an authentic hadcelll narrated by Imam Ahmad ( 14319).

(2) Narrated by AI-Bu khari (3273).

(3) Thi s is an authentic f/adcelll narrated by Ibn Majah (3722). without the

words, " 11 is the sin ing place of Satan." This addition is in M/isl/lid AI-

Imam Ahmad (14995). In addition. some traditions have been reported

from Ihe Sa/a/from among the Companions ~ and oth ers. See /1m Abi

1\ fell/ioll ~f Ille Crt'alim/ ojllie Jillll (/IIrllhl' ,S'lm:1' of, . I II

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your house (at ni g ht ), nnd menti o n A ll ah 's nam e thereupon.

and cove r your ut ensil s, and me nti on A llah 's nam e therc upon ,

(and if you do no t ha ve something to cove r your utcnsil s) you

may pu t somcthing ac ross it (c.g. a piece or

A I-Bukhari narrat ed o n the authori ty of 'A bdullah Ibn

'Abbas .J;e tha t he said , " If nnyone of you has when ha vin g

sex ual re lation w ith hi s wife, he should say: ' In the Name of

A llah: 0 Allah! Prot ec t us fro m Sntan and prevcnt Sa ta n from

approachi ng ou r offspring You arc go in g to g ive us,' a nd ifhc

bege ts a child (as a result o f that re lati o n) Satan wi ll no t hann

A IBukhari narra ted on the autho rit y of Ab u Hurairah 4> th at

Ihe Messenge r of Alla h :r£ said , "Sman ti es three kno ts at the

back of the head of each of you, and he breath es th e fo llowi ng

wo rds at each kno t, ' The night is, long, so kee p on sleepin g.' I I'

that perso n wakes up ,mel rec it es the pmi ses o f A llah, th en one

kno t is undo ne, nnd when he pe rfo rm s abluti o n the second knot

is undo ne, a nd w he n hc prays, a ll the kno ts a re und one, and he

gets up in th e mo rnin g livel y and gay, o th erwise he get s up dull

A I-Buk ha ri narrated on the authority o f Abu Hurairah .J;o that

he s;'lid: The Messe nge r All ah ~ said: "W hen the cn ll fo r the

praye r is pro nou nced, Sntan wkcs to hi s hee ls, pass in g wind

with noi se. W he n thc ca ll fb r praye r is fini shed, he co mcs bnck .

Wh en the iqamah is pro no unced, he again takes to hi s hee ls.

and ;'I ner its compl eti o n, he retums again to interfere between

the (pmying) pe rso n and his hea n , sayi ng 10 him. ' Remember

thi s or that thing,' ti ll the person forge ts whe thcr he has o ffered

( I) Narr.Jtcd by AI·B ukhari (3280).

(2) Narrated by Al-Buk hari (32S3).

(3) Narrated by AlBu khari (3269).

134 Melllioll of the Creatioll of the Jil1l1 (111(/ the Sto,.y of.

three or four rak 'CII: so if onc forgets wheth er he has prayed

three or four rak 'at, he shou ld pe rfo rm two prostrations of

sa/n v (i.e. forgetfuln ess)." (1)

Ahm ad narrated on th e authorit y of , Ala ' Ibn As-Sa' ib, who

reported on th e authority of Anti s "';:" that he said, "Stand close

together in thc rank s (in prayer), because Satan slands in the

AI-Bukhari narrated 0 11 the autho rity ofAbu Sa'eed AI-Khudri

~ that he said: The Messenge r of Allah 3.i said, " If somebody

intends to pass in front of you while you are prayi ng, prevent

him; should he insist, prevent him again ; if he insists aga in,

fi ght with him (i.e. preve nt him violently e.g. by pushing him

violently), because such a perso n is (like) a devil." (3)

Imam Ahmad narra ted on the au thority of Abu Sa'ecd AI-

Khudri ~ that the Messe nger of All ah ~ stood up to ofTe r the

Fa)r prayer and he (Abu S a ' ee d ~) was standing behind him.

He recited and beca me confused in his recitation. When the

prayer was over, he said, " I f onl y you could have seen me and

Iblees 1 grabbed him and kept 0 11 trying to stran gle him until I

fe lt the coldness of his saliva 011 th ese two fingers, the thu mb

and the one next to it. Were it not for the prayer of my brother

Sulai man (Solomon), he would ha ve been tied to one of the

pillars of the mosque this morning, and the ch ildren of AI-

Madina h wou ld have played with him. Whoever among you

ca n prevent anyone from co min g between him and the qib/ah,

let him do so." (~)

( I) Narrated by Al-Bukhari (3285).

(3) NarrJtcd by AI-Bukh<lri (3274).

(4) N<lrmtcd by Imam Ahmad ( t I37 1).

,\Iel/fio" of Ihe CrewiUII oj IIII! .Iblll {llItllhe S/m:1' of. 135

Mus lim narrated on th e autho rity of Abu Ad-Darda ' _~ that he

sa id : Th e Mcsse ngcr of All ah ;t$ stood pray ing and we hea rd him

say. " I seck re fu ge with A ll ah from you. " T he n he repeal ed three

times, " I curse yOli with th e curse of A llah," The n he stretched

ou t hi s hand as tho ugh he was laki ng hold ofsoJl1c thin g. When

he fin ished the prayer, we said , '0, Messenger of All ah! We

heard YOLI say somet hing during the prayer wh ich we ha ve not

hea rd yo u say before, and we saw you stretch out your hand.'

'-Ie replied, 'A llah's enemy Iblces came with fire to put it in

my face, so J said three ti mes, ' I seek refuge in Allah from

you.' Then I said three times, ' I curse you with the full curse

of A ll ah .' But he d id no t re trea t. Th en I intended to se ize him .

I swecu by A ll a h that had it not been for th e suppli cati on of my

brothe r S ulaiman $&'I, he woul d ha ve been bound , and made an

o bj ec t o f spo rt for the children o f th e peop le of A I-Mad ina h'." (I)

All ah, Most High, says, ( Le i no tlh en thi s (world ly) present

life decc ive you, nor let the chi ef dece iver (Sata n) deceive you

abolll A llah. ) (Sooral1 Luqll1(111 3 1:33)

He, Most Hi gh, says , ( Sure ly, 5110;/(111 is a n ene my to you,

so wke (treat ) him as an ene my. He o nly invit es hi s hi:::.b

(fo ll owers) that they may become the d we ll ers of the blazing

Fire. ) (SoOl"all Falir 35:6) So Sala n spa res no effo rt to hinder

and con fu se a person in a ll of hi s affairs, a ll of hi s acti viti es and

a ll of his in ac ti ve momcnts, as A I-Hafiz Ab u Bakr Ibn Abi Ad-

DUllya wrote in his book enti tled: Masa 'id Ash-5haitan (The

A ffli c ti ons of Satan) ; and in it are num erous be ne fit s.

In th e S /I1I(II/ o f A bu Dawood, it is reporl ed th <l ll11 e Messenger

of A ll ah ~ used to say in his supplication , " I seck re fu ge w ith

You {'r om Satan's attcmpt s to struggle with me, pla y w ith me

( I) Narrated by Muslim (542).

and co rruplmy rel igion and my mind at the time of de<LIh." ( I)

At-Tirmidhi, An-Nasa ' i, Ibn Hi bban (in hi s Soheeh) and

Ibn Ab i Ha tim (in his To/seer) narrated on the au th ority of

'Abdu llah Ibn Mas'ood ~ that he sa id: Th e MessengerofAllah

~ said, "Ve ril y, Satan ha s an effect on the son o f Adam, and th e

angel a lso has an effect. As for the effec t of Satan, it is by his

threate ning him w ith ev il repe rcuss ions and rejecti ng th e truth .

As for th e effect of th e ange l, it is by hi s promise of a good

end and believing in th e truth. Whoever find s th e latter, let hi m

know that it comes from Allah and let him thank A lla h for it.

Whoever find s th e fonner, let him sec k refuge (wi th A Ilah) from

Satan." Then he rec it ed, ( Satan threatens you with pove rty

and orders you to cO lllmit j(1"s!Ja ' (sins. imlllora lity, lewdness

etc.); wherea s Allah pro mises you forgiveness from Ilim self

and bounty. and All ah is AIl -SufTicient for Hi s creati on s' need.

All-Knowc r. ) (Soomh AI-Baqarah 2:268) (2)

A I-Bukh ari narrated on the authority of Abu Hurairah ~

that the Messenger of All ah ~ sa id, " Whoever says, La ilaha

iIIal/alm wahdallll 10 slwreeka lahli, 1011111-11111/1..:11 wo 1011111-

home/Ii \Va "" lVa 'ala kulli shay 'ill qadeer (None has the right

to be worshipped except A ll ah, Alon e, w ithout partners, to 1-1 im