As Salaam o Alaykum wa Rahmatullahi Wa Barkatuh!
A`uzu billahis Samee`il`Aleem,
minash shaytanir rajeem!
Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem!
Wa Salaatu wa Salaam
`alaa Rasulullah-
Salallahu `Alayhi wa Sallam
Shaytaan commands mankind to argue and make statements about Allah without
Knowledge
Argumentation and making statements about Allah without knowledge is the
primary reason behind the degradation and misery of Shaytan himself. He argued
and dissented Allah's Absolute Wisdom saying, 'I am better than him [Adam],
You created me from fire, and him You created from clay.' [Soorah al-A'raf
(7): 12]
Imam Ibn Katheer writes, 'and this excuse (of Shaytan for disobeying Allah) is
worse than the crime itself! Shaytan said that he did not obey Allah because
he, who is better cannot prostrate to the one, who is less. Shaytan, may Allah
curse him, meant that he is better than Adam, 'So how can You order me to
prostrate before him' Shaytan said that he is better than Adam because he was
created from fire while, 'You created him from clay, and fire is better.' The
cursed one looked at the origin of creation not at the honor bestowed, i.e.,
Allah's creating Adam with His Hands and blowing life into him. Shaytan made a
false comparison when confronted by Allah's command
He, thus, became 'Ablasa' from the mercy, meaning, lost hope in acquiring
Allah's mercy. He committed this error due to his false comparison. His claim
that fire is more honored than mud was also false, because mud has the
qualities of wisdom, forbearance, patience and assurance, mud is where plants
grow, flourish, increase and provide food. To the contrary, fire has the
qualities of burning, recklessness and hastiness. Therefore, the origin of
creation directed Shaytan to failure, while the origin of Adam led him to
return to Allah with repentance, humbleness, obedience and submission to His
command, admitting his error and seeking Allah's forgiveness and pardon for
it.' [end quote from Tafseer Ibn Katheer for the verse, (7): 12]
Thus, just as he argued and made statements about Allah without knowledge, 'He
(Shaytan) commands you only what is evil and Fahsha (sinful), and that you
should say against Allah what you know not.' [Soorah al-Baqarah (2): 169]
'And among mankind is he who disputes concerning Allah, without knowledge, and
follows every rebellious (disobedient to Allah) Shaytan. For him (Shaytan) it
is decreed that whosoever follows him, he will mislead him, and will drive him
to the torment of the Fire.' [Soorah al-Hajj (22): 3-4]
Shaytan argued and opposed Allah's Wisdom out of pride. Allah says, 'He was
proud and he was of the disbelievers.' [Soorah Saad (38): 74] ~and Allah says
in Soorah Ghafir, 'Verily, those who dispute about the Ayat (proofs,
evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) of Allah, without any
authority having come to them,' meaning they try to refute the truth with
falsehood, and to refute sound evidence with dubious arguments, having no
proof or evidence from Allah. 'there is nothing else in their breasts except
pride
So seek refuge in Allah.' from being like these people.' [See Tafseer
Ibn Katheer (40): 56] because Allah's Messenger (sallallahu alaihi wa-sallam)
said, 'He will not enter Paradise who has even a speck of pride in his heart.'
[Saheeh Muslim]
Shaytan makes believers afraid of his allies so that they do not
strive against them or enjoin what is good or forbid what is evil. So, how
does he do that?
If a person wants to change an evil, he frightens him saying, this might
bring you harm. If one wants to strive in the way of Allah, Shaytan
magnifies and terrifies him with the huge number of the disbelievers and
whispers to him that he might loose his life during the course. So, every
time a person approaches any good, he makes him nervous that it would
inflict some kind of harm either to his wealth, health, job, family or
himself or other worldly matters. Whereas Allah says in the Qur'aan, 'It is
only Shaytan that suggests to you the fear of his Awliya [supporters and
friends (polytheists, disbelievers)], so fear them not, but fear Me, if you
are (true) believers.' [Soorah aal-Imran (3): 175] The stronger a person's
faith grows, the more the fear of the Shaytan allies is removed from his
heart, and the weaker a persons faith is, the more he becomes afraid of
them.
Taken from As-Sunnah Newsletter - http://www.qsep.com
As-Sunnah Vol. 2 Issue No. 11
Quranic Dua
English Transliteration
"Rabbi a'uzubika min hamazatish Shaytaane
Wa a'uzubika Rabbi anyehzuroon"
(Quran surah 23:Ayah 97-98)
English Translation
And pray: 'My Lord! I seek your refuge from the suggestions of the evil
ones; I even seek Your refuge, my Lord, lest they should approach me.'
(23:97-98)
(Aameen)
Wassalamu Alaykum Wr Wb,
Your sister and well wisher in Islam,
Umme Safoora
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