Appu: How much of ur salary do u tak home 2 ur wife on pay day? Pappu:
None. Appu: Hows dat? Pappu: She meets outside d office n takes!!
Husband: I had a 5ne dream last night.I dreamed I was touring world in
a fine car. WIfe:Sorry,I heard Engine snorting.
X: Do you think a genius ever makes a good husband? Y: You should
better ask my wife.
Appu-Oye!wat R U doing? Pappu-Recordingbabies voice. Appu-y? Pappu-
When he grows up,I shall ask him wat hemeant by dis?
Most people have 5 senses. Some people have 6 senses. But u r blessed
with 7 senses. Anextra sense is NON SENSE.
A silent night, a star above, a blessed gift of hope and love. A
blessed Christmas to you!
8 Semesters 80 GB sylabus 80 MB v study 80 KB v remember 80 Bytes v
ans. BINARY Marks v get, known as BTech (Brain Technically Empty)
Boyfren: I like ur 'teeth' Gal: Oh really.. Why? Boyfren: bcos'yellow'
is my favorite color Moral:- 'Love Is Blind'
Doctor: Mrs. Nandini gudnews 4 u. Nandini: wat do u mean by mrs.
Nandini? I am miss Nandini. Doctor: O!! Sorry Miss Nandini,Bad News 4
u.
A woman kidnapped. The kidnapper sent a piece of her finger to her
husband and demanded money. Husband replied : I want more proof.
Appu: I would like some crocodile shoes please. Pappu: Certainly, Sir!
What size shoe does your crocodile wear?
Good resolutions are likecollege girls. Easy to make, but hard to break.
By the time a man really does understand woman, his wife wont let him
out of the house at night.
Every man should have awife - preferably his own!
Insurance policy is an old man's passport to young women.
Appu: Would you consider going out with a man like me? Pappu: Yes, so
long as he is not too much like you.
Preeto: Were you excitedthe first time you asked your husband for
money? Jeeto: Oh, I was calm and collected.
Pappu: Doctor: I am having trouble with my breathing. Doctor: I will
give you something that will soon stop that.
A sign in a cafe: All drinking water in this cafe has been passed by
the management.
Preeto: I won't marry you, and you know why?Jeetho: No, I can't think.
Preeto: That's why.
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The best generations were the best to their parents
The early generations of Islam were the forerunners of the Muslim
nation since they excelled in all aspects of the religion: in their
acts of worship as well as their etiquette and manners with the people
around them.
They were especially devoted to their parents, as Aa'ishah recalled,
"Two of the Companions of the Prophet were the most dutiful in this
nation to their mothers: 'Uthmaan ibn 'Affaan and Haarithah ibn
An-Nu'maan . 'Uthmaan ibn 'Affaan said: 'Ever since I became a Muslim,
I never dared to look my mother in the eye' and as for Haarithah Ibn
An-Nu'maan he used to feed his mother with his own hands and would
never ask her to repeat herself if he did not understand her words,
but rather, he would ask those with him in the room after sheleft."
Once Ibn 'Umar both, was travelling and he met a bedouin on the way,
so he gave him a ride on his donkey, then he gave him his turban, Ibn
Deenaar said, "Wesaid to Ibn 'Umar both,he is a bedouin, and a little
satisfies them" so hereplied, "His father was a close friend of 'Umar
ibn Al-Khattaab, and I heard the Prophet, saying: "The best
dutifulness is when the son is kind to his father's close friends."
[Muslim]."
Some other stories that have reached us of the Taabi'oon (the
generation following theCompanions) and their kindness and good
treatment of their parents are as follows:
● Al-Fadhl bin Yahya was kind to his father, who habitually made
ablution with warm water. When they were both imprisoned, the jailer
forbade Al-Fadhl to kindle fire to heat water for his father, so he
drewa brass vessel full of water near a lamp; when morning came the
water had become hot and thushis father could make ablution with it.
The jailer then forbade him to heat water by using the lamp, so he
took the vessel to his bed and attached it to his stomach; when
morning came the water had become slightly warm.
● Hafsah bint Sireen used to ask forgiveness for her son Huthayl, and
say, "Huthayl used to bring sugar cane and dry it out during the
summer so that it would give no smoke when burnt. When winter came, he
would quietly light a fire with this dried cane behind me while I was
praying during the night,just enough to warm me without me being
disturbed by its smoke. I would say to him: 'O son! Go to your family
tonight', and he would reply: 'They do not need anything'; so I would
allow him to stay and he would sometimes stay until morning."
● Muhammad ibn 'Abdur-Rahmaan was very dutiful to his father and
whenever his father would call him, he would not answer him while
sitting down, but would jump up and rush to stand next to his head
(while he was lying down) to reply to his requests, and if he did not
understand then he would not ask him for an explanation but would ask
others with them in the room out of respect.
● Az-Zubayr ibn Hishaam was very dutiful to hisfather, and whenever he
received cold water (for drinking) in the summer, he would first taste
it, if he found it cold enough, then he would send to his father.
● 'Awn ibn 'Abdullaah was called by his mother once, and when he
answered his voice was alittle too loud, so he freed two slaves for
atonement.
● Haywah ibn Shurayh was a great Muslim scholar. Once, while he was
giving a lecture, his mother called him and said: "O Haywah! Get up
and feed the chickens" sohe left the study circle and did as she
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nation since they excelled in all aspects of the religion: in their
acts of worship as well as their etiquette and manners with the people
around them.
They were especially devoted to their parents, as Aa'ishah recalled,
"Two of the Companions of the Prophet were the most dutiful in this
nation to their mothers: 'Uthmaan ibn 'Affaan and Haarithah ibn
An-Nu'maan . 'Uthmaan ibn 'Affaan said: 'Ever since I became a Muslim,
I never dared to look my mother in the eye' and as for Haarithah Ibn
An-Nu'maan he used to feed his mother with his own hands and would
never ask her to repeat herself if he did not understand her words,
but rather, he would ask those with him in the room after sheleft."
Once Ibn 'Umar both, was travelling and he met a bedouin on the way,
so he gave him a ride on his donkey, then he gave him his turban, Ibn
Deenaar said, "Wesaid to Ibn 'Umar both,he is a bedouin, and a little
satisfies them" so hereplied, "His father was a close friend of 'Umar
ibn Al-Khattaab, and I heard the Prophet, saying: "The best
dutifulness is when the son is kind to his father's close friends."
[Muslim]."
Some other stories that have reached us of the Taabi'oon (the
generation following theCompanions) and their kindness and good
treatment of their parents are as follows:
● Al-Fadhl bin Yahya was kind to his father, who habitually made
ablution with warm water. When they were both imprisoned, the jailer
forbade Al-Fadhl to kindle fire to heat water for his father, so he
drewa brass vessel full of water near a lamp; when morning came the
water had become hot and thushis father could make ablution with it.
The jailer then forbade him to heat water by using the lamp, so he
took the vessel to his bed and attached it to his stomach; when
morning came the water had become slightly warm.
● Hafsah bint Sireen used to ask forgiveness for her son Huthayl, and
say, "Huthayl used to bring sugar cane and dry it out during the
summer so that it would give no smoke when burnt. When winter came, he
would quietly light a fire with this dried cane behind me while I was
praying during the night,just enough to warm me without me being
disturbed by its smoke. I would say to him: 'O son! Go to your family
tonight', and he would reply: 'They do not need anything'; so I would
allow him to stay and he would sometimes stay until morning."
● Muhammad ibn 'Abdur-Rahmaan was very dutiful to his father and
whenever his father would call him, he would not answer him while
sitting down, but would jump up and rush to stand next to his head
(while he was lying down) to reply to his requests, and if he did not
understand then he would not ask him for an explanation but would ask
others with them in the room out of respect.
● Az-Zubayr ibn Hishaam was very dutiful to hisfather, and whenever he
received cold water (for drinking) in the summer, he would first taste
it, if he found it cold enough, then he would send to his father.
● 'Awn ibn 'Abdullaah was called by his mother once, and when he
answered his voice was alittle too loud, so he freed two slaves for
atonement.
● Haywah ibn Shurayh was a great Muslim scholar. Once, while he was
giving a lecture, his mother called him and said: "O Haywah! Get up
and feed the chickens" sohe left the study circle and did as she
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The eternal enemy - II
Satan deceives the Muslim in several ways that he follows in order, so
that if he fails to deceive him through the first way, he moves to
thesecond, and so on. Ibn Al-Qayyim said,
Satan's evil is limited to six categories that he uses with the son of
Aadam till he traps him inone or more of them. Thefirst evil is the
evil of disbelief, polytheism, andenmity toward Allaah TheAlmighty and
His Messenger . If he succeeds in dragging man into this, his pain is
assuaged and he is spared hard work with him. This is the first aim he
wants to achieve fromthe slave until he commits a share of it.
If Satan despairs of him in this respect and the person is destined to
be aMuslim since he was in the womb of his mother, Satan would move to
the second category of evil, i.e. religious innovation which is more
loveable tohim than immorality and sins. That is because the harm of
religious innovation affects the religion itself, and this is a
transitive harm. If Satanfails to take man to this level, he would
move to the third category of evil,i.e. major sins with their various
forms. Satan is very keen to make man fall into the major sins. If he
fails, he would move to the fourth category, i.e. minor sins which, if
accumulated, destroy those who do them, as the Prophet said: "Beware
of committing minor sins, for they accumulate till they destroy the
man. It is like a man who camped in the wilderness, and one man
brought a stick, another man brought a stick, and so on, until they
accumulated a lot, then they lit a fire and cooked their food."
[Saheeh]
If Satan fails in this level, he would move to the fifth category, he
would busy the man with lawfulthings that command no reward or
punishment. The consequence of such things lies in missing the reward
for the acts that these things distracted him from. If Satan fails in
this level and the man made good use of his time and he is aware of
the value of his breaths and their loss and the corresponding bliss
and punishment, Satan wouldmove to the sixth category, i.e. busying
the man with less virtuous acts at the expense of more virtuous ones.
By doing so, Satan takes virtue away from the man and makes him lose
the reward of highly virtuous acts by enticing and urging him to do
lessvirtuous acts and beautifying them for himshould this involve
leaving a more and higher virtuous act.
If Satan fails in the six categories and feels powerless, he lets his
assistants from humans and jinn attack the man with all sorts of harm,
accusations of disbelief, misguidance, and religious innovation and
warning people about him. Satan resorts to this method in order to
extinguish man's enthusiasm, confuse his heart, busy his thoughts, and
prevent people from benefiting from him. Therefore, Satan
uninterruptedly devotes his endeavors to instigating the falsifiers
from human and jinn devils at him.'
Mu'aath sighed and said,"What is the way out then, Shaykh Yoosuf?"
Shaykh Yoosuf replied quickly, "Scholars mentioned several
fortifications that I will tell you about briefly.
1. Seeking refuge with Allaah The Almighty from Satan. Allaah The
Almighty Says (what means): {And if there comes to you from Satan an
evil suggestion, then seek refuge in Allaah. Indeed, He is the
Hearing,the Knowing.} [Quran 41:36]
2. Reading Surahs Al-Falaq and An-Naas.
3. Reading Ayat-ul-Kursi (Verse of the Chair).
4. Reading the last verses of Surah Al-Baqarah.
5. Reading Surah Al-Baqarah.
6. Saying "La ilaaha illa Allaah, wahdahu la shareeka lah,
lahul-mulku wa lahul-hamdu, wa Huwa 'ala kulli shay'in Qadeer"(There
is no deity worthy of worship except Allaah. Heis One and He has no
partner with Him; His is the sovereignty and His isthe praise, and He
is Omnipotent)" one hundred times. It was narrated on the authorityof
Abu Hurayrah that the Prophet said:
"A Muslim who says "La ilaaha illa Allaah, wahdahu la shareeka
lah,lahul-mulku wa lahul-hamdu, wa Huwa 'ala kulli shay'in Qadeer
(There is no deity worthy of worship except Allaah. He is One and He
has no partner with Him; His is the sovereignty and His isthe praise,
and He is Omnipotent)" one hundred times a day, he will have a reward
equivalent to that for emancipating ten slaves, a hundred good deeds
will be recorded to his credit, a hundred of his sins will be erased
from his scroll, and he will be safeguarded against the Devil on that
day till the evening; and no one will exceed him in doing more
excellent good deeds except someone who has recited these words more
often than him." [Al-Bukhaari and Muslim]
7. One of the most useful fortifications from Satan is frequent
remembrance of Allaah, the Almighty.
8. Avoiding unnecessary looking, talk, food, and mixing with
people, since Satan dominates the son of Aadam and achieves his aim
from him through these four channels.
9. Ablution and prayer are among the strongest
fortifications from Satan.
10. Purification of listening or keeping one's ear away from
listening to falsehood.
11. Spending in the Cause of Allaah The Almighty.
12. Following the authentic Sunnah (Prophetic tradition). Thisis
the most important cure for possessed people. Imaam Ibn Al-Qayyim
said, "Whoever wants to get rid of this scourge, should be certain
that the right course is to follow the Messenger of Allaah in words
and actions, and be determined to follow his way with no doubt that he
is following the right path. He should be certain that disobeying him
is a result of Satan's insinuation and whisperings and that Satan is
an enemy to him and does not call him to any form of goodness; rather,
he calls his party to be denizens of the Blazing Fire."
"Now, do you think that you are able to confront Satan, or that you
are not, Mu'aath?"
Mu'aath answered enthusiastically, "Of course, I will be able to
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that if he fails to deceive him through the first way, he moves to
thesecond, and so on. Ibn Al-Qayyim said,
Satan's evil is limited to six categories that he uses with the son of
Aadam till he traps him inone or more of them. Thefirst evil is the
evil of disbelief, polytheism, andenmity toward Allaah TheAlmighty and
His Messenger . If he succeeds in dragging man into this, his pain is
assuaged and he is spared hard work with him. This is the first aim he
wants to achieve fromthe slave until he commits a share of it.
If Satan despairs of him in this respect and the person is destined to
be aMuslim since he was in the womb of his mother, Satan would move to
the second category of evil, i.e. religious innovation which is more
loveable tohim than immorality and sins. That is because the harm of
religious innovation affects the religion itself, and this is a
transitive harm. If Satanfails to take man to this level, he would
move to the third category of evil,i.e. major sins with their various
forms. Satan is very keen to make man fall into the major sins. If he
fails, he would move to the fourth category, i.e. minor sins which, if
accumulated, destroy those who do them, as the Prophet said: "Beware
of committing minor sins, for they accumulate till they destroy the
man. It is like a man who camped in the wilderness, and one man
brought a stick, another man brought a stick, and so on, until they
accumulated a lot, then they lit a fire and cooked their food."
[Saheeh]
If Satan fails in this level, he would move to the fifth category, he
would busy the man with lawfulthings that command no reward or
punishment. The consequence of such things lies in missing the reward
for the acts that these things distracted him from. If Satan fails in
this level and the man made good use of his time and he is aware of
the value of his breaths and their loss and the corresponding bliss
and punishment, Satan wouldmove to the sixth category, i.e. busying
the man with less virtuous acts at the expense of more virtuous ones.
By doing so, Satan takes virtue away from the man and makes him lose
the reward of highly virtuous acts by enticing and urging him to do
lessvirtuous acts and beautifying them for himshould this involve
leaving a more and higher virtuous act.
If Satan fails in the six categories and feels powerless, he lets his
assistants from humans and jinn attack the man with all sorts of harm,
accusations of disbelief, misguidance, and religious innovation and
warning people about him. Satan resorts to this method in order to
extinguish man's enthusiasm, confuse his heart, busy his thoughts, and
prevent people from benefiting from him. Therefore, Satan
uninterruptedly devotes his endeavors to instigating the falsifiers
from human and jinn devils at him.'
Mu'aath sighed and said,"What is the way out then, Shaykh Yoosuf?"
Shaykh Yoosuf replied quickly, "Scholars mentioned several
fortifications that I will tell you about briefly.
1. Seeking refuge with Allaah The Almighty from Satan. Allaah The
Almighty Says (what means): {And if there comes to you from Satan an
evil suggestion, then seek refuge in Allaah. Indeed, He is the
Hearing,the Knowing.} [Quran 41:36]
2. Reading Surahs Al-Falaq and An-Naas.
3. Reading Ayat-ul-Kursi (Verse of the Chair).
4. Reading the last verses of Surah Al-Baqarah.
5. Reading Surah Al-Baqarah.
6. Saying "La ilaaha illa Allaah, wahdahu la shareeka lah,
lahul-mulku wa lahul-hamdu, wa Huwa 'ala kulli shay'in Qadeer"(There
is no deity worthy of worship except Allaah. Heis One and He has no
partner with Him; His is the sovereignty and His isthe praise, and He
is Omnipotent)" one hundred times. It was narrated on the authorityof
Abu Hurayrah that the Prophet said:
"A Muslim who says "La ilaaha illa Allaah, wahdahu la shareeka
lah,lahul-mulku wa lahul-hamdu, wa Huwa 'ala kulli shay'in Qadeer
(There is no deity worthy of worship except Allaah. He is One and He
has no partner with Him; His is the sovereignty and His isthe praise,
and He is Omnipotent)" one hundred times a day, he will have a reward
equivalent to that for emancipating ten slaves, a hundred good deeds
will be recorded to his credit, a hundred of his sins will be erased
from his scroll, and he will be safeguarded against the Devil on that
day till the evening; and no one will exceed him in doing more
excellent good deeds except someone who has recited these words more
often than him." [Al-Bukhaari and Muslim]
7. One of the most useful fortifications from Satan is frequent
remembrance of Allaah, the Almighty.
8. Avoiding unnecessary looking, talk, food, and mixing with
people, since Satan dominates the son of Aadam and achieves his aim
from him through these four channels.
9. Ablution and prayer are among the strongest
fortifications from Satan.
10. Purification of listening or keeping one's ear away from
listening to falsehood.
11. Spending in the Cause of Allaah The Almighty.
12. Following the authentic Sunnah (Prophetic tradition). Thisis
the most important cure for possessed people. Imaam Ibn Al-Qayyim
said, "Whoever wants to get rid of this scourge, should be certain
that the right course is to follow the Messenger of Allaah in words
and actions, and be determined to follow his way with no doubt that he
is following the right path. He should be certain that disobeying him
is a result of Satan's insinuation and whisperings and that Satan is
an enemy to him and does not call him to any form of goodness; rather,
he calls his party to be denizens of the Blazing Fire."
"Now, do you think that you are able to confront Satan, or that you
are not, Mu'aath?"
Mu'aath answered enthusiastically, "Of course, I will be able to
confront him and defeat him as well — Allaah willing." - - ▓███▓
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The eternal enemy - I
Mu'aath came on time to meet Shaykh Yoosuf as usual to learn something
new about adherence to Islam. Shaykh Yoosuf met him with much
affection and cheerfulness and they sat together. ShaykhYoosuf began
to speak, saying, "How are you, Mu'aath?"
Mu'aath replied with a smile, "Very well, Shaykh Yoosuf. And you?"
Shaykh Yoosuf replied, "Praise be to Allaah! I am in the best of
conditions. We will go directly to ourtopic today because it is
serious and extremely important."
Mu'aath straightened up and said expectantly, "Shaykh Yoosuf, what is
this topic?"
Shaykh Yoosuf replied in a grave voice, "It is the barriers or
obstacles of adherence to Islam that the practising Muslim faces on
his way to AllaahThe Almighty. The first of these obstacles is the
devil. Listen, Mu'aath! It isan eternal enmity and everlasting hatred
and incessant temptation until the coming of the Hour. These words
brieflyexpress the feelings that the devil harbors for us since his
expulsion from Paradise. He was expelledfrom it, and rather expelled
from the Mercy of Allaah The Almighty when he refused to prostrate
himself to our ancestor Aadam (Adam) and behaved arrogantly. Ever
since that moment, Satan harbors enmity toward the children of Aadam
and tries his best to bar them from the path of their Lord and
overturn them in Hell, as will be done to him on the Day of
Resurrection – Allaah willing.
The devil has no direct authority over man, but he takes advantage of
man's ignorance and the ardent desire of his soul to gratify its
needs. So, the devil beautifies the ideas and actions that agree with
its inclination,persistently whispers andtempts it, which in turn
exerts pressure on the heart till it submits to it and takes the
decision that complies with its whim.
Therefore, Allaah The Almighty warned us against following the devil
and informed us that he beautifies the action for the soul gradually
so as not to confront stiff resistance. Allaah The Almighty says (what
means): } O you who have believed, do not follow the footsteps of
Satan. And whoever follows the footsteps of Satan - indeed, he enjoins
immorality and wrongdoing. { [Quran 24:21] Allaah The Almighty reminds
us of the role of the devil, saying (what means):
} And Satan had made pleasing to them their deeds and averted them
from the path. { [Quran 29:38]
} Satan promises them and arouses desire in them. But Satan does not
promise them except delusion. { [Quran 4:120]
} But Satan whispered to them to make apparent to them that which was
concealed from them of their private parts .} [Quran 7:20]
The Quran alerts us that the devil, in crucial moments and after
beautifying evil deeds forman until he commits them, deserts him.
Allaah The Almighty says (what means):
} And [remember] when Satan made their deeds pleasing to them and
said, "No one can overcome you today from among the people, and
indeed, I am your protector." But when the two armies sighted each
other, he turned on his heels and said, "Indeed, I am disassociated
from you. Indeed, I see what you do not see; indeed I fear Allaah. And
Allaah is severe in penalty." { [Quran 8:48]
} [The hypocrites are] likethe example of Satan when he says to
man,"Disbelieve." But when he disbelieves, he says,"Indeed, I am
disassociated from you. Indeed, I fear Allaah, Lordof the Worlds." {
[Quran 59:16]
On the Day of Judgment, the devil will remind his followers that he
had no authority over them, but he just invited their souls to evil
and they answered him. Allaah TheAlmighty says (what means): } And
Satan will say when the matter has been concluded, "Indeed,Allaah had
promised you the promise of truth. And I promised you, but I betrayed
you. But I had no authority over you except that I invited you, and
you responded to me. So do not blame me; but blame yourselves. I
cannot be called to your aid, nor can you be calledto my aid. Indeed,
I deny your association of me [with Allaah] before. Indeed, for the
wrongdoers is a painful punishment." { [Quran 14:22]
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new about adherence to Islam. Shaykh Yoosuf met him with much
affection and cheerfulness and they sat together. ShaykhYoosuf began
to speak, saying, "How are you, Mu'aath?"
Mu'aath replied with a smile, "Very well, Shaykh Yoosuf. And you?"
Shaykh Yoosuf replied, "Praise be to Allaah! I am in the best of
conditions. We will go directly to ourtopic today because it is
serious and extremely important."
Mu'aath straightened up and said expectantly, "Shaykh Yoosuf, what is
this topic?"
Shaykh Yoosuf replied in a grave voice, "It is the barriers or
obstacles of adherence to Islam that the practising Muslim faces on
his way to AllaahThe Almighty. The first of these obstacles is the
devil. Listen, Mu'aath! It isan eternal enmity and everlasting hatred
and incessant temptation until the coming of the Hour. These words
brieflyexpress the feelings that the devil harbors for us since his
expulsion from Paradise. He was expelledfrom it, and rather expelled
from the Mercy of Allaah The Almighty when he refused to prostrate
himself to our ancestor Aadam (Adam) and behaved arrogantly. Ever
since that moment, Satan harbors enmity toward the children of Aadam
and tries his best to bar them from the path of their Lord and
overturn them in Hell, as will be done to him on the Day of
Resurrection – Allaah willing.
The devil has no direct authority over man, but he takes advantage of
man's ignorance and the ardent desire of his soul to gratify its
needs. So, the devil beautifies the ideas and actions that agree with
its inclination,persistently whispers andtempts it, which in turn
exerts pressure on the heart till it submits to it and takes the
decision that complies with its whim.
Therefore, Allaah The Almighty warned us against following the devil
and informed us that he beautifies the action for the soul gradually
so as not to confront stiff resistance. Allaah The Almighty says (what
means): } O you who have believed, do not follow the footsteps of
Satan. And whoever follows the footsteps of Satan - indeed, he enjoins
immorality and wrongdoing. { [Quran 24:21] Allaah The Almighty reminds
us of the role of the devil, saying (what means):
} And Satan had made pleasing to them their deeds and averted them
from the path. { [Quran 29:38]
} Satan promises them and arouses desire in them. But Satan does not
promise them except delusion. { [Quran 4:120]
} But Satan whispered to them to make apparent to them that which was
concealed from them of their private parts .} [Quran 7:20]
The Quran alerts us that the devil, in crucial moments and after
beautifying evil deeds forman until he commits them, deserts him.
Allaah The Almighty says (what means):
} And [remember] when Satan made their deeds pleasing to them and
said, "No one can overcome you today from among the people, and
indeed, I am your protector." But when the two armies sighted each
other, he turned on his heels and said, "Indeed, I am disassociated
from you. Indeed, I see what you do not see; indeed I fear Allaah. And
Allaah is severe in penalty." { [Quran 8:48]
} [The hypocrites are] likethe example of Satan when he says to
man,"Disbelieve." But when he disbelieves, he says,"Indeed, I am
disassociated from you. Indeed, I fear Allaah, Lordof the Worlds." {
[Quran 59:16]
On the Day of Judgment, the devil will remind his followers that he
had no authority over them, but he just invited their souls to evil
and they answered him. Allaah TheAlmighty says (what means): } And
Satan will say when the matter has been concluded, "Indeed,Allaah had
promised you the promise of truth. And I promised you, but I betrayed
you. But I had no authority over you except that I invited you, and
you responded to me. So do not blame me; but blame yourselves. I
cannot be called to your aid, nor can you be calledto my aid. Indeed,
I deny your association of me [with Allaah] before. Indeed, for the
wrongdoers is a painful punishment." { [Quran 14:22]
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