CHAPTER THREE - ADAM AND SATAN - Mankind and Satan

Chapter Three

Adam and Satan

                    

Allah, all praise and glory is to Him, expelled Satan and got him out of what he once had. Satan got out expelled, cursed and disparaged. Allah, all praise and glory is to Him, has threatened whoever follows the devil, with torment in Hellfire.

Allah, The Most Exalted and Ever-Majestic, has prepared in Paradise – as we have previously mentioned – places to accommodate all His creatures, since the time of Adam (peace be upon him) till the Last Hour befalls. And He has also prepared in Hellfire places to all His creatures, since Adam till the Last Hour befalls. If all creatures obey, Allah’s Blessings in Paradise will be great enough for them all and if all creatures disobey, Allah’s Torment in Hellfire will come upon them all.

Allah willed that Adam and Eve should undergo a practical experience on how they and their offspring can confront the evil insinuations of the devil to be fortified against him, and learn for sure that the devil is a liar in his promises and he only brings evil, misguidance and loss of blessings.

Allah, all praise and glory is to Him, says what means:

“And ‘O Adam, dwell, you and your wife, in paradise and eat from wherever you will but do not approach this tree, lest you be among the wrongdoers.’” (Al-A‘râf, 7: 19)

From this glorious Ayah we learn that Adam and Eve have dwelt in a paradise or a garden but many scholars said that the meant garden in the glorious Ayah is the Paradise of Eternity in the Hereafter, which drove some orientalists and others to ask: “How can Satan enter the Paradise of those obedient to Allah and whisper evil to Adam and Eve and tempt them into sin? How can Satan, the sinner and the outcast from Allah’s Mercy, who is doomed to eternal torment in Hellfire, enter the Paradise of Eternity?”

         

And how can Adam and Eve enter the Paradise of Eternity and get out of it? Although Allah, all praise and glory is to Him, has decreed that whoever enters the Paradise of Eternity will live in it forever?

We say to them all that you did not understand the import of “Jannah” (Paradise) in the Noble Qur’an. There is what we call in Arabic language “prevalent usage”; the word has many meanings but is usually used for one, so whenever man says it that meaning specifically comes to mind. From that cause when we hear the word “Jannah” we only think of the Paradise of Eternity, because it is the true Paradise. But Allah, all praise and glory is to Him, has used “Jannah” in the Noble Qur’an to refer to various meanings.

Linguistically, Al-Jannah means As-Satir [veil, screen, cover, shelter…], therefore it is used to designate a shady place rich in ample, diverse trees so that when man walks therein these trees shade and conceal him with their interlaced branches from those outside this Jannah, thus they no longer can see him. At the same time he finds in it all the means of living, hence he does not need to get out of it and that is the linguistic meaning of Jannah.

Source: (Book) Mankind and Satan

INTRO - MANKIND AND SATAN

"AND EVER IS SATAN, TO MAN, A DESERTER." [25:29]

“Shaytân (Satan) said, ‘By Your Might, O Lord! I will go on luring Your servants as long as their
souls are still in their bodies.’ The Lord said, ‘By My Might and Majesty! I will keep forgiving them, as long as they keep invoking Me for forgiveness.’” [Musnad Ahmad 3: 29]

Al-Mu'awwidhat

 The Two Surahs of Seeking Refuge with Allah from Satan: Al-Falaq and An-Nās.

Al-Falaq, 113:1-5

Say, ‘I seek refuge in the Lord of daybreak

From the evil of that which He created

And from the evil of darkness when it settles

And from the evil of the blowers in knots

And from the evil of an envier when he envies.’  

An-Nas, 114:1-6

Say, ‘I seek refuge in the Lord of mankind,

The Sovereign of mankind.

The God of mankind,

From the evil of the retreating whisperer –

Who whispers [evil] into the breasts of mankind –

From among the jinn and mankind.’

Source: (Book) Mankind and Satan

Dedication - Mankind and Satan

After praising Allah and praying for the bestowal of blessings and peace upon our master, the Messenger of Allah, Muhammad, I beg Allah that these issuing books from my library be a step taken on the path of guidance and a light that may illumine the way towards Faith and we pray for guidance and success from Allah.

MUHAMMAD MITWALY ASH-SHA‘RÂWY

Source: (Book) Mankind and Satan 

Jihad against the hypocrites

Praise be to Allaah.   

Undoubtedly this is a problem from which the ummah suffers from time to time, especially when it is faced with trials and tribulations and these hypocrites feel secure and feel that they will not be punished if they attack the foundations of this religion and try to spread division and tribulation.

Undoubtedly the damage that these people do is greater than that caused by the kuffaar whose kufr is obvious, as Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):

“They are the enemies, so beware of them. May Allaah curse them! How are they denying (or deviating from) the Right Path?”[al-Munaafiqoon 63:4] 

Because of that, it is prescribed to wage jihad against them and to treat them harshly. 

Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyah (may Allaah have mercy on him) said concerning the Nusayris, among whom were some who expressed their kufr and heresy openly and others who made a hypocritical show of loving Ahl al-Bayt (the members of the Prophet’s household):

Undoubtedly waging jihad against these people and carrying out the hadd punishments against them is one of the greatest acts of obedience and most important obligatory actions. It is better than waging jihad against those mushrikeen and people of the Book who do not fight the Muslims, for waging jihad against these comes under the same heading as waging jihad against the apostates. Abu Bakr al-Siddeeq and all the Sahaabah started with jihad against the apostates before they engaged in jihad against the kuffaar of the people of the Book, for jihad against these (the apostates) is a means to protect the lands that are already under Muslim rule, and to deter anyone who wants to apostatize. Jihad against the mushrikeen and people of the Book who are not fighting us is an additional manifestation of the power of this religion. Protecting the capital takes precedence over making profit.

Moreover the harm that these people (hypocrites) cause to the Muslims is greater than that caused by others (kaafirs), indeed their harm is like that caused by the mushrikeen and people of the Book who fight the Muslims. The damage that they do to the religious commitment of many people is worse than the damage done by those mushrikeen and people of the Book who wage war on us. Every Muslim must do as much as he can of his duty. It is not permissible for anyone to keep quiet about anything that he knows about them, rather he must broadcast it so that the Muslims will know what they really are. It is not permissible for anyone to help them to remain among the troops and government employees, or for anyone to keep quiet and refrain from carrying out against them that which Allaah and His Messenger have enjoined. It is not permissible for anyone to speak against carrying out what Allaah and His Messenger have enjoined. This is one of the greatest types of enjoining what is good and forbidding what is evil, and of striving in jihad for the sake of Allaah.

 Allaah said to His Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) (interpretation of the meaning): 

“O Prophet (Muhammad)! Strive hard against the disbelievers and the hypocrites, and be harsh against them” [al-Tawbah 9:73] 

These people are included in this phrase “the disbelievers and the hypocrites”. 

The one who helps to put a stop to their evil and to guide them as much as he can will have of reward that which is known only to Allaah, for the primary purpose is to guide them as Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):

“You (true believers in Islamic Monotheism, and real followers of Prophet Muhammad and his Sunnah) are the best of peoples ever raised up for mankind” [Aal ‘Imraan 3:110] 

Abu Hurayrah said: You are the best of people for people, you bring them in chains and fetters until they enter Islam. (al-Bukhaari, 4557).

The purpose of jihad and of enjoining what is good and forbidding what is evil, is to guide people to what is best for them in this world and in the Hereafter, as much as possible; then whomsoever Allaah guides will find happiness in this world and in the Hereafter, and whomsoever He does not guide, his evil will be contained. 

Majmoo’ al-Fataawa, 35/159-160

Shaykh ‘Abd al-‘Azeez ibn Baaz (may Allaah have mercy on him) said: 

The Muslim ummah must respond in kind when it is attacked. So with regard to those who fight Islam with ideas and words, we must explain the falseness of what they say using rational evidence as well as shar’i evidence, so that the falseness of what they say will become apparent. 

With regard to those who fight Islam by economic means, we must ward them off and attack them if possible, by using the same means with which they attack Islam. We must explain that the best way to strengthen the economy in a just manner is the Islamic way.

With regard to those who attack Islam with weapons, we must resist them in a similar fashion. Hence Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):

“O Prophet (Muhammad)! Strive hard against the disbelievers and the hypocrites, and be harsh against them, their abode is Hell, — and worst indeed is that destination”[al-Tawbah 9:73] 

It is well known that jihad against the hypocrites is not like jihad against the kuffaar, because jihad against the hypocrites is fought with knowledge and argument, whilst jihad against the kuffaar is fought with swords and arrows. 

Fataawa ‘Ulama’ al-Balad al-Haraam, p. 1733.

We ask Allaah to help the Muslims against their enemies. 

And Allaah knows best.

Source: Islam Q&A