Sayyiduna Jabir bin Samurah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: We offered an obligatory prayer behind the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). During the prayer, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) brought his hands together. When he completed the prayer, we submitted: O Messenger of Allah! Has some new ruling come regarding the prayer? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: No! What happened is that Shaytan tried to pass in front of me, so I squeezed his throat until I felt the coldness of his tongue on my hands. By Allah, had my brother Sulayman not already made his supplication before me, he would have been tied to one of the pillars of the mosque, until the children of the people of Madinah would walk around him.
Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Kabir; its chain contains a narrator, al-Mufaddal bin Salih, whom Imam Bukhari (may Allah have mercy on him) and Imam Abu Hatim declared da'if (weak).
Hadith Referenceمجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد / كتاب الصلاة / 2299
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