Question:
Does Satan cause corruption in nature?
Answer:
Yes, indeed!
It is narrated from Iyad bin Himar Al-Mujashmi that the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, once delivered a sermon, part of which is as follows:
ألا إن ربي أمرني أن أعلمكم ما جهلتم مما علمني يومي هذا، كل مالي نحلته عبدا حلال، وإني خلقت عبادي حنفاء كلهم، وإنهم أتتهم الشياطين فاجتالهم عن دينهم، وحرمت عليهم ما أحللت لهم، وأمرتهم أن يشركوا بي ما لم أنزل به سلطانا
“Beware! Indeed, my Lord has commanded me to teach you things you are unaware of, which Allah has taught me today. They are that every wealth I grant to a servant is lawful, and indeed Satan comes to them and turns them away from their religion and makes my lawful things forbidden for them, and commands them to associate partners with Me for which I have sent down no proof.”
