tempt you.” (1).
Muslim also narrated from Amir ibn Abdah, who said: Abdullah said (2): “Satan may assume the guise of a man, approach a group of people, and relate a fabricated report to them. They then disperse, and one of them says, ‘I heard a man whose face I recognize, though I do not know his name, relate it.’” (3).
Abdullah ibn Amr ibn al-As (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: “There are devils imprisoned in the sea whom Solomon bound fast. They are on the verge of emerging and reciting a ‘Quran’ to the people.” (4).
Al-Nawawī said: “This means that they will recite something that is not Quran and claim that it is Quran, in order to deceive the common people. Let them therefore not be taken in.” (5).
How numerous are the unfamiliar reports in this age! Some people now have no qualms about telling lie after lie and transmitting statements without first verifying their authenticity. Such conduct misleads people and exposes them to temptation. For this reason, the Prophet (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) warned against believing them. [They] have also made