Shaytaan repeatedly tried to deviate a saint of the
Bani Isra'eel. Once, when the saint came out of his
house for some necessity, shaytaan attempted to
aggravate him and entice his carnal passions. However,
he failed each time. He even failed to threaten and frighten
him. He caused a large boulder from a mountain to roll
towards the saint, but that saint immediately engaged in
dhikr, whereby the boulder was diverted in another direction.
Shaytaan even assumed the appearance of a lion and then a wolf to frighten the saint, but was unsuccessful. Shaytaan then assumed the appearance of a snake and coiled himself around the entire body of the saint as he performed salaah. He then placed his mouth wide open at the spot where the saint was to prostrate. However, this also had no effect on the saint.
Shaytaan finally admitted to the saint that he could not deviate him despite all his efforts. He added, "I have now decided to befriend you and have resolved never to attempt to mislead you again. Therefore, stretch out your hand to befriend me." The saint burst out, "You wretch! (i.e. This is your final plot to lead me astray. I do not require your friendship)." Shaytaan was now totally despondent and came face‐to‐face with the saint saying, "I wish to inform you how I mislead people." "Please do so," said the saint.
Shaytaan said, "I employ three methods viz.
1. Miserliness,
2. Jealousy and
3. Intoxication.
When a person, becomes miserly, he craves for accumulating wealth and does not want to spend on others. He is then engrossed in thoughts of how to usurp people’s wealth and destroy the rights owed to them."
He continued to say, "The jealous person becomes a toy in our hands, just like a ball is in the hands of a child. Therefore do not concern ourselves with his acts of worship and spiritual exercises. Even though his du’aas could resurrect the dead, we are still not overly concerned with him because we are able to destroy all his devotions and spiritual exercises by a single indication. When a person is intoxicated, we lead him by the ear like a goat and involve him in every type of sin with the greatest of ease."
Shaytaan also added that the person who is angry becomes like a ball in his hands. Shaytaan treats him just as a child who becomes happy when he tosses a ball around. Man should endeavour to restrain his anger so as not to become a toy for shaytaan.
Shaytaan even assumed the appearance of a lion and then a wolf to frighten the saint, but was unsuccessful. Shaytaan then assumed the appearance of a snake and coiled himself around the entire body of the saint as he performed salaah. He then placed his mouth wide open at the spot where the saint was to prostrate. However, this also had no effect on the saint.
Shaytaan finally admitted to the saint that he could not deviate him despite all his efforts. He added, "I have now decided to befriend you and have resolved never to attempt to mislead you again. Therefore, stretch out your hand to befriend me." The saint burst out, "You wretch! (i.e. This is your final plot to lead me astray. I do not require your friendship)." Shaytaan was now totally despondent and came face‐to‐face with the saint saying, "I wish to inform you how I mislead people." "Please do so," said the saint.
Shaytaan said, "I employ three methods viz.
1. Miserliness,
2. Jealousy and
3. Intoxication.
When a person, becomes miserly, he craves for accumulating wealth and does not want to spend on others. He is then engrossed in thoughts of how to usurp people’s wealth and destroy the rights owed to them."
He continued to say, "The jealous person becomes a toy in our hands, just like a ball is in the hands of a child. Therefore do not concern ourselves with his acts of worship and spiritual exercises. Even though his du’aas could resurrect the dead, we are still not overly concerned with him because we are able to destroy all his devotions and spiritual exercises by a single indication. When a person is intoxicated, we lead him by the ear like a goat and involve him in every type of sin with the greatest of ease."
Shaytaan also added that the person who is angry becomes like a ball in his hands. Shaytaan treats him just as a child who becomes happy when he tosses a ball around. Man should endeavour to restrain his anger so as not to become a toy for shaytaan.
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