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and grant him peace—that he said:

“There is not one of you who has not been assigned a companion from among the jinn.” They asked, “Even you, O Messenger of Allah?” He replied, “Even me, but my Lord helped me against him (1), so he submitted and commands me only to do good.” (2)

In the Sahīh, ‘Ā’ishah said: “O Messenger of Allah, is there a devil with me (3)?” He replied, “Yes.” She asked, “And with every human being?” He replied, “Yes.” She asked, “And with you, O Messenger of Allah?” He replied, “Yes, but my Lord helped me against him until he submitted.” (4)

According to the sounder of the two views, the intended meaning is: “He surrendered and yielded to me.” Whoever interprets it as “until I myself am safe” has distorted its meaning. Whoever says, “The devil became a believer (5),” has distorted its wording.

When Moses killed the Copt, he said:

“This is Satan’s doing. He is indeed a manifest enemy who leads astray.” [Surah al-Qasas: 15]

Moses’ young companion said:

“It was only Satan who made me forget to mention it.” [Surah al-Kahf: 63]

Allah also mentions in the account of Adam and Eve:

“Then Satan caused them to slip from it and brought them out of the state they had been in.” [Surah al-Baqarah: 36],

and His words:

(1) M: “Except that Allah, mighty and majestic, helped me against him.” (2) This hadith has already been cited earlier. (3) M: wa-ma‘ī (and with me). (4) This is part of a hadith narrated from ‘Ā’isha—may Allah be pleased with her—in Muslim, 4/2168 (Book of the Characteristics of the Hypocrites, chapter: “Satan’s incitement …”). Its wording is: The Messenger of Allah—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—left her one night. She said: “I felt jealous over him. He returned and saw what I was doing, so he said, ‘What is the matter, ‘Ā’isha? Are you jealous?’ I replied, ‘Why should someone like me not be jealous over someone like you?’ The Messenger of Allah—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—said, ‘Has your devil come to you?’” She said: “O Messenger of Allah, is there a devil with me?” … (the rest of the hadith). It is also found in al-Musnad (al-Halabī edition), 6/115. (5) S, B: ma’mūnan (trustworthy).

وَسَلَّمَ - أَنَّهُ قَالَ: " «مَا مِنْكُمْ مِنْ أَحَدٍ إِلَّا وُكِّلَ بِهِ قَرِينُهُ مِنَ الْجِنِّ " . قَالُوا: وَإِيَّاكَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ؟ قَالَ: " وَإِيَّايَ، وَلَكِنَّ رَبِّي أَعَانَنِي عَلَيْهِ (١) فَأَسْلَمَ، فَلَا يَأْمُرُنِي إِلَّا بِخَيْرٍ» " (٢) . وَفِي الصَّحِيحِ «عَنْ عَائِشَةَ قَالَتْ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَوَمَعِي (٣) شَيْطَانٌ؟ قَالَ: " نَعَمْ " . قَالَتْ: وَمَعَ كُلِّ إِنْسَانٍ؟ قَالَ: " نَعَمْ " قَالَتْ: " وَمَعَكَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ؟ قَالَ: " نَعَمْ، وَلَكِنَّ رَبِّي أَعَانَنِي عَلَيْهِ حَتَّى أَسْلَمَ» (٤) . وَالْمُرَادُ فِي أَصَحِّ الْقَوْلَيْنِ: اسْتَسْلَمَ وَانْقَادَ لِي. وَمَنْ قَالَ: حَتَّى أَسْلَمَ أَنَا، فَقَدْ حَرَّفَ مَعْنَاهُ. وَمَنْ قَالَ: الشَّيْطَانُ صَارَ مُؤْمِنًا (٥) ، فَقَدْ حَرَّفَ لَفْظَهُ. وَقَدْ قَالَ مُوسَى لَمَّا قَتَلَ الْقِبْطِيَّ: {هَذَا مِنْ عَمَلِ الشَّيْطَانِ إِنَّهُ عَدُوٌّ مُضِلٌّ مُبِينٌ} [سُورَةُ الْقَصَصِ: ١٥] ، وَقَالَ فَتَى مُوسَى: {وَمَا أَنْسَانِيهُ إِلَّا الشَّيْطَانُ أَنْ أَذْكُرَهُ} [سُورَةُ الْكَهْفِ: ٦٣] . وَذَكَرَ اللَّهُ فِي قِصَّةِ آدَمَ وَحَوَّاءَ {فَأَزَلَّهُمَا الشَّيْطَانُ عَنْهَا فَأَخْرَجَهُمَا مِمَّا كَانَا فِيهِ} [سُورَةُ الْبَقَرَةِ: ٣٦] ، وَقَوْلُهُ:

(١) م: إِلَّا أَنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ أَعَانَنِي عَلَيْهِ. (٢) سَبَقَ هَذَا الْحَدِيثُ فِيمَا مَضَى. (٣) م: وَمَعِي. . (٤) هَذَا جُزْءٌ مِنْ حَدِيثٍ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ - رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهَا - فِي: مُسْلِمٍ ٤/٢١٦٨ (كِتَابُ صِفَاتِ الْمُنَافِقِينَ، بَابُ تَحْرِيشِ الشَّيْطَانِ. . .) وَنَصُّهُ. . أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - خَرَجَ مِنْ عِنْدِهَا لَيْلًا. قَالَتْ: فَغِرْتُ عَلَيْهِ، فَجَاءَ فَرَأَى مَا أَصْنَعُ فَقَالَ: " مَالَكِ يَا عَائِشَةُ أَغِرْتِ؟ فَقُلْتُ: وَمَا لِي لَا يَغَارُ مِثْلِي عَلَى مِثْلِكَ؟ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ -: " أَقَدْ جَاءَكِ شَيْطَانُكِ؟ قَالَتْ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، أَوَمَعِي شَيْطَانٌ؟ . . الْحَدِيثَ، وَهُوَ فِي: الْمُسْنَدِ (ط. الْحَلَبِيِّ) ٦/١١٥ (٥) س، ب: مَأْمُونًا.