And if an evil whisper from Shaytan tries to turn you away (O Muhammad ) (from doing good), then seek refuge in Allah. Paradise and of a high moral character) in this world. But none is granted it except those who are patient ـ and none is granted it except the owner of the great portion (of happiness in the Hereafter, i.e. (Repel (an evil) with one which is better, then verily he with whom there was enmity between you, (will become) as though he was a close friend. And I seek refuge with You, My Lord! lest they should come near me.”) (23:96-98) and, And say: “My Lord! I seek refuge with You from the whisperings (suggestions) of the Shayatin (devils). We are Best-Acquainted with things they utter. And if an evil whisper comes to you from Shaytan (Satan), then seek refuge with Allah. (Show forgiveness, enjoin what is good, and stay away from the foolish (i.e. The Tafsir of Isti`adhah (seeking Refuge) Verily, He is the Hearing, the Knowing) (41:34-36). And if an evil whisper from Shaytan tries to turn you away (from doing good), then seek refuge in Allah. But none is granted it (the above quality) except those who are patient ـ and none is granted it except the owner of the great portion (of happiness in the Hereafter, i.e. Repel (the evil) with one which is better, then verily he, between whom and you there was enmity, (will become) as though he was a close friend. (The good deed and the evil deed cannot be equal. And I seek refuge with You, My Lord! lest they should come near me.” (23:96-98).) We are Best-Acquainted with the things they utter. Verily, He is Hearing, Knowing (7: 200).) (And if an evil whisper comes to you from Shaytan, then seek refuge with Allah. (Show forgiveness, enjoin what is good, and turn away from the foolish (i.e. This meaning is reiterated in only three Ayat in the Qur’an. Thus, only He Who created Satan is able to stop his evil. However, Allah required us to seek refuge with Him from the evil of Satan, because he neither accepts bribes nor does kindness affect him, for he is pure evil. This is why Allah allowed us to be lenient and kind with the human devil, so that his soft nature might cause him to refrain from the evil he is indulging in. Isti`adhah means, “I seek refuge with Allah from the cursed Satan so that he is prevented from affecting my religious or worldly affairs, or hindering me from adhering to what I was commanded, or luring me into what I was prohibited from.” Indeed, only Allah is able to prevent the evil of Satan from touching the son of Adam. I did not come down from it until after I had felt something strange in my heart.” This Hadith has an authentic chain of narrators. `Umar dismounted the animal and said, “By Allah! You have carried me on a Shaytan. `Umar kept striking the animal, but the animal kept walking in an arrogant manner. a barrier).) Abu Dharr said, “I said, `What is the difference between the black dog and the red or yellow dog’ He said,Īlso, Ibn Jarir At-Tabari recorded that `Umar bin Al-Khattab once rode a Berthawn (huge camel) which started to proceed arrogantly. (The woman, the donkey and the black dog interrupt the prayer (if they pass in front of those who do not pray behind a Sutrah, i.e. (O Abu Dharr! Seek refuge with Allah from the devils of mankind and the Jinns.) Abu Dharr said, “I asked him, `Are there human devils’ He said, (Yes.)” Furthermore, it is recorded in Sahih Muslim that Abu Dharr said that the Messenger of Allah said, In addition, the Musnad by Imam Ahmad records that Abu Dharr said that the Messenger of Allah said, (And so We have appointed for every Prophet enemies ـ Shayatin (devils) among mankind and Jinn, inspiring one another with adorned speech as a delusion (or by way of deception)) (6:112). This is why they call those who are rebellious (or mischievous) from among the Jinns and mankind a `Shaytan’. If Shaytan was derived from Shata, they would have said, Tashayyata (rather than Tashaytan).” Hence, Shaytan is derived from the word that means, far away. Further, Siybawayh (the renowned Arab linguistic) said, “The Arabs say, `So-and-so has Tashaytan,’ when he commits the act of the devils. Some scholars said that both meanings are correct, although they state that the first meaning is more plausible. It was also said that Shaytan is derived from Shata, (literally `burned’), because it was created from fire. Hence, the Shaytan has a different nature than mankind, and his sinful ways are far away from every type of righteousness. In the Arabic language, Shaytan is derived from Shatana, which means the far thing.
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