4a] Beware of the evil plans of Satan

4a]
All these devilish tricks of Satan that Allah informed us about are
but weak tricks that get weakened and eliminated by Eemaanand seeking
the protectionof Allah. He says,
"Ever feeble indeed is the plan of Satan." (An-Nisaa 4:76)
Allah also says of him,
"Verily! He has no power over those who believe and put their trust in
their Lord (Allah). His power is only over those who obey and follow
him (Satan) andthose who join partner with Him (Allah)"(An-Nahl
16:99-100)
He, indeed has no power over the believers who puttheir trust in Allah.
This enemy, whom we believe in his existence, whose impacts we feel
and the result of whose evil deeds we know has laid in wait for men in
ways that lead to good deeds in order to prevent them from doing it.
Allah says,
"(Satan) said: Because youhave sent me astray, surely. I will sit in
wait against them (human beings) on Your Straight Path. Then I will
come to them from their front and rear, their right and left, and You
will not find mostof them as thankful ones."(Al-A'raaf 7:16-17)
Brothers in faith! We can not prevent the evils of Satan, or render
his plans ineffective or escape from his traps except by
seekingAllah's protection. Allah says,
"And whoever holds firm to Allah (i.e. follows Allah's religion and
obeys all that Allah has ordered practically), then He is indeed
guided to the right path."(Aal-'Imraan 3:101)
Brothers in Islam! Allah has explained to us that this avowed enemy
leads man to sin and destructiveacts and then abandon him. He has made
shirk (associating partners to Allah in acts of worship) fair seeming
to the peoples of Noah, 'Aad, Thamood; made sodomy fair seeming to the
people of Prophet Loot and made different kinds of sins fair-seeming
to many others, but when the repercussions of their evil deeds came
upon them, hedisowned and abandoned them. Allah says,
"(Their allies deceived them) like Satan, when he says to man:
'Disbelieve in Allah!' But when (man) disbelieves in Allah, Satan
says: 'I am free of you, I fear Allah, the Lord of all the worlds'. So
the end of both will be that, they will be in the Fire abiding
therein. Such is the recompense of the wrong-doers"(Al-Hashr 59:16-17)
As for the Day of the Resurrection, Satan will stand on a mountain of
fire and deliver a speech tohis followers as Allah informs:
"Verily, Allah promised you a truth. And I promised you, but I
betrayed you. I had no authority over you except that I called you and
you responded to me. So blame me not but blame yourselves. I can not
help you nor can you help me. Ideny your former act in associating me
as a partner with Allah( by obeying me in the life of the world).'
Verily, there is a painful torment to the wrong-doers."(Ibraheem
14:22)
After this speech, nothing more will be heard except sighing in a high
and low tone, regret, crying and wailing. Then Allah will say:
"Remain you in it with ignominy! And speak you not to Me."(Al-Mu'minoon 23:108)
Dear brothers! Evil of Satancan also be averted by seeking refuge with
Allah from him. Allah says,
"And if an evil whisper from Satan tries to turn you away (from doing
good), then seek refuge in Allah. Verily, He is the All-Hearer, the
All-Knower."(Fussilat 41:36)
In the hadeeth, it is reported that two men abused each other in the
presence of the Messenger of Allah and the face of one of them turned
red (out of severe rage). The Messenger of Allah said:
'I know a word that if thisman says it, his anger will go away. It is,
'A'oodhu billaahi minash-shaytaanir-rajeem." (I seekrefuge with Allah
from Satan, the accursed".
One can also prevent the evil plan of Satan by observing the prayers
in congregation. Allah says,
"Verily, As-Salaah (prayer) prevents from Al-Fahsha (i.e. great sins
and every kind, unlawful sexual intercourse) and Al-Munkar(i.e.
disbelief, polytheism and every kind of evil wicked deed)".
(Al-Ankaboot 29:45).
The Prophet also said:
"whoever observes fajr prayer in congregation shall remain under
Allah's protection until evening, so, do not let Allah found you
wanting in fulfilling His rights upon you".
Evils of Satan can also be prevented by reading Aayatul-Kursiy (Qur'an
2:255), Sooratul-Ikhlaas (Chapter 112) Al-Mu'awwidhatayn (Chapters 113
and 114) and Sooratul-Ghaafir (Chapter 40) at the end of each prayer.
One should also be reciting the Qur'aan frequently, for, themore he
recites, the more he protects himself from Satan.
Likewise is paying Zakaat, making voluntary charity and spending in
the good cause. The Prophet saws said:
"Charity erases sins as water blows out fire." When a Muslim is
cleansedof all his sins, he is then saves from a great evil.:->