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الفتح الربانی
Fath al-Rabbani
كتاب خلق العالمBook of the Creation of the World
بَابُ مَا جَاءَ فِي خَلْقِ الْجِنِّ وَأَمُورٍ تَتَعَلَّقُ بِهِمْChapter: What has been reported regarding the creation of jinn and matters related to them
Hadith 10277
اُردوEn
عَنْ جَابِرٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَقَالَ ابْنُ نُمَيْرٍ فِي حَدِيثِهِ سَمِعْتُ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ إِنَّ الشَّيْطَانَ قَدْ أَيِسَ أَنْ يَعْبُدَهُ الْمُصَلُّونَ وَلَكِنْ فِي التَّحْرِيشِ بَيْنَهُمْ
Narrated by Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah Ansari (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Verily, Satan has despaired of being worshipped by the worshippers (i.e., Muslims) in the Arabian Peninsula, but he will continue to incite them towards discord, quarrels, and fighting.
Brief Explanation
Benefits: … Some commentators have said: The meaning and purport of the blessed hadith is that Satan has become despondent of any believer in the Arabian Peninsula becoming an apostate and beginning to worship idols and returning to his previous polytheism. If it is objected that the companions of Musaylimah and those who refused to pay zakat, etc., became apostates, then the answer to this is that they did not worship any idols. However, Mulla Ali Qari said: From this hadith, it is evident that Satan's invitation is general, encompassing all types of disbelief, and is not restricted only to idol worship. It is better to interpret this hadith to mean that those who perform prayer (salat) will not, alongside their prayer, worship Satan, as the Jews and Christians did. (See: Tuhfat al-Ahwazi: 3/127)
The second meaning of this hadith is that just as before the coming of the Noble Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, Satan was dominant in the Arabian Peninsula and polytheism and innovation were widespread, he will never again be able to achieve such dominance.
The second meaning of this hadith is that just as before the coming of the Noble Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, Satan was dominant in the Arabian Peninsula and polytheism and innovation were widespread, he will never again be able to achieve such dominance.
