…of good and an affirmation of the truth, whereas Satan’s touch is a threat of evil and a denial of the truth.

In the authentic ḥadith the Prophet—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—said: “There is none among you but that a companion has been assigned to him, one from the angels and another from the jinn.” They asked, “Even you, O Messenger of Allah?” He replied, “Yes, even me; but Allah helped me against him and he embraced Islam.” In another wording he said, “so he does not prompt me to anything but good.”

Allah the Exalted says:

“Say, ‘I seek refuge in the Lord of mankind, the Sovereign of mankind, the God of mankind, from the evil of the whisperer who withdraws, who whispers in the breasts of mankind, from among jinn and men.’” (Q 114:1–6)

The sound view held by most of the early generations is that the expression “from among jinn and men” means “from the devils of both humankind and jinn.”

He also says:

“And thus We have appointed for every prophet enemies—devils from among humankind and jinn—who inspire one another with gilded speech in deception.” (Q 6:112)

The Prophet—peace and blessings be upon him—said to Abū Dharr: “O Abū Dharr, seek refuge in Allah from the devils of humankind and jinn.” He asked, “O Messenger of Allah, are there devils among humankind?” He replied, “Yes—and they are worse than the devils of the jinn.”

Allah Most High says:

“When they meet those who believe they say, ‘We believe,’ but when they withdraw to their devils they say, ‘We are with you; we were only mocking.’” (Q 2:14)

Those “devils” of theirs are humans, as the majority of the early generations have stated and as the verse itself indicates…