A hadith prohibiting the reviling of Satan and commanding that refuge be sought from his evil (2422).

Another prohibiting a person from speaking of Satan’s playing with him in his sleep (2453).

An important hadith concerning the testing, on the Day of Resurrection, of those to whom the message had not reached (2468)—as well as many other lessons and benefits contained in the remaining hadiths, the last of which concerns the merit of patiently enduring affliction, provided that help is not sought from anyone besides Allah.

In conclusion, I ask Allah, exalted is He, to inspire me with what is right in all that I write; to benefit all people through it, in the east and west of the earth; to enable us all to act upon what we have learned; and to make all of it sincerely for His sake. Indeed, He is All-Hearing, Responsive.

May Allah bestow blessings and peace upon Muhammad, the unlettered Prophet, and upon his family and Companions.

And the last of our supplications is: All praise belongs to Allah, Lord of the worlds.

Amman, 23 Rabi al-Awwal 1409 AH

Written by
Muhammad Nasir al-Din al-Albani
Abu Abd al-Rahman

Moreover, as has been my practice in this “Authentic” series and in the other, the “Weak” series, of compiling detailed scholarly indexes to help readers benefit from them more easily and locate the subjects they need when necessary, various obstacles have prevented me from preparing most of their indexes, among them certain illnesses that have persisted with me until this