Praise be to Allah, Lord of the Worlds; and blessing and peace be upon our master

Muhammad, the righteous Prophet, upon his family, the pure ones, and upon his
companions.
As reported by Mu'adh ibn Jabal (r.a.). Abd-Allah the son of `Abbas (r.a.) said: "We were
sitting together in a group with the Apostle of Allah (PBUH) in the house of one of the
Ansar, when someone called out 'O people of the house! Will you permit me to enter? I
have a task to fulfill for you'. "
Remember: All the questions which Muhammad (SAW) asks in these stories are only for
the sake of those who are present; Muhammad (SAW) s knowledge is very close to Allah,
so the questions weren’t for his sake but for others.

"Do you know who the caller is?" asked the Apostle of Allah (PBUH). "Allah and His
Apostle knows best." They said. So the Apostle of Allah (PBUH) told them: "This is
Satan, the Cursed One whom Allah has dammed."

"Let me kill him, O Apostle of Allah !(PBUH)" said Umar ibn al Khattab (r.a.), but the
Prophet (PBUH) said: "Gently, Umar. Do you not realize that he is among those granted
respite until the Appointed Day? Instead, open the door for him, for he is under
command. Understand what he says and listen to what he has to tell you."
Abd-Allah son of `Abbas (r.a.) continued: "So the door was opened for him and he
entered to join them. He was an old man, blind in one eye and with only very thin hair
growing on his face. His beard consisted of seven hairs like those of the horse, and his
eyes were set vertically. His head was like that of a great elephant, his eye-teeth
protruded like the tusks of a boar, and his lips were like those of a bull."
"Peace be upon you, Muhammad." He said, "and peace be upon you, O gathering of
Muslims." "Peace is of Allah (SWT), Cursed One," said the Prophet (PBUH). "I have
heard. What is your desire?"

"Muhammad," he said to him, "I did not come to you of my own accord, but rather
because I was forced to do so."

"And what is that, that forced you, Cursed One?" asked the Prophet (PBUH).

Satan replied, "An angel came to me from the Exalted Lord and told me, 'Allah Most
High orders you to come to Muhammad (PBUH). Be humble, abject and unpretentious;
tell him how you deceive and mislead the sons of Adam (AS), and answer truthfully any
question he asks you. By my might and glory, if you tell him a single lie or fail to be
truthful with him, I will turn you into ashes for the winds to blow away, and your enemies
will gloat at your misfortune.' So I have come to you as I was ordered, Muhammad. Ask
me anything you want, for if I do not respond truthfully to what you ask me my enemies
will gloat at my misfortune, and nothing is there more unbearable than the gloating of
one's enemies."

"If you be sincere," said the Apostle of Allah (PBUH), "then tell me - who among men do
you most hate?"
"You Muhammad," replied Satan, "and those like you are to me the most hated of Allah's
(SWT) Creatures."

"What else do you hate?" the Prophet (PBUH) asked.

"The devoted youth who dedicates his soul to Allah Almighty."

"And then who?"

"A pious learned man I know to be patient."

"And then who?"

"He who remains pure through three prayers."

"And then who?"

"A patient pauper, if he speaks of his poverty to no one and does not complain of his
plight."

"And how do you know him to be patient?"

"Muhammad, if he complained of his plight to another, created as he is, for three

consecutive days, Allah (SWT) would not record for him the merit allotted to the
patient."

"And then who?"

"The rich man who is thankful."

"And how do you know him to be thankful?" asked the Prophet (PBUH).

"When I see him take the right thing and put it in the right place."

Then the Prophet (PBUH) asked, "What happens to you when my people rise for prayer?"

"Muhammad," he replied, "I am afflicted by fever and trembling."

"Why Cursed One?"

"Because when the worshiper prostrates himself before Allah (SWT), Allah (SWT) raises
him a step."

"And when they fast?"

"I am fettered until they lapse."

"And when they make the pilgrimage?"

"I become insane."

"And when they read the Qur`an?" "I melt, as lead melts over the fire."

"And when they give alms?"

"It is as if the almsgiver had taken a saw and cut me in two."

"And why is that, Abu Murra (father of bitter)?", asked the Prophet (PBUH).
"In almsgiving there are four benefits," he said; "and they are that Allah Almighty sends
down blessing on all his possessions, endears him to His Creation, makes his offering a
screen between him and the Fire, and through it defends him from infirmities and
disasters."

[What do you say of Abu Bakr Siddiq? * omitted *]

"He did not submit to me in the days of ignorance, Muhammad, so how could he do so
under Islam?"

"And what say you of `Umar ibn al-Khattab?" "By Allah (SWT), I never encountered him
without fleeing from him."

"And what say you of `Uthman ibn Affan?"

"I feel ashamed before one whom the angels of the Merciful feel ashamed."

"And what say you of `Ali ibn Abi Talibi?"

"Would Allah (SWT) that I were secure from him head for head; he would leave me alone
and I would leave him alone. But that he has never done."

"Praise be to Allah (SWT), who has made my community felicitous and you wretched
until the Appointed Day," said the Apostle of Allah (PBUH).

But Satan, the Cursed One, said to him, "Alas, how wrong you are! Where is the felicity
of your community while I live and die not until the Appointed Day?" How can you be
pleased with your community while I enter them through the bloodstream and flesh and
they recognize me not? By He who created me and granted me respite until the day when
they are called forth, I shall tempt them all, ignorant and learned, illiterate and literate,
blasphemer and worshiper, except for the sincerely devoted worshipers of Allah
(SWT)."
"And who, according to you, are the sincerely devoted ones?"

"Do you not know, Muhammad, that he who cherishes the dirham and dinar is not
sincerely devoted to Allah Almighty? When I see a man who loves neither dirham nor
dinar, nor flattery nor praise, I know that he is sincerely devoted to Allah Almighty and so
leave him alone. But as long as the worshiper cherishes wealth and flattery, and his heart
is preoccupied with worldly desires, he will be more submissive than I could possibly
describe to you. Do you not know that the love of wealth is one of the most heinous sins
of all, Muhammad; and that the lust for power is one of the most heinous sins of all; and
that pride is one of the most heinous sins of all? Do you not know, Muhammad, that I
have 70,000 sons, each of whom has 70,000 devils? Among these are those I assign to the
learned men, those I assign to young men, those I assign to old men, those I assign to old
women - as for the young women, there is no disagreement between us and them; and as
for the boys, the [devils] play with them as they choose - those I assign to worshipers,
and those I assign to ascetics. They enter among them and drive them out from station to
station and gate to gate until they beguile them by one means or another; they deprive
them of sincerity, so they worship Allah Almighty insincerely and yet do not realize it."
"Do you not know, Muhammad, that the monk Barisa devoted seventy sincere years to
Allah (SWT), to the point that he could cure by his invocation anyone who was ill; yet I
did not abandon him until he had fornicated, murdered and apostatized. He is the one to
whom Allah Almighty referred in His Glorious Book when He said: 'Like Satan, when he
said to Man, "Disbelieve;" then, when he disbelieved, he said, "Surely I fear Allah
(SWT), the Lord of the Worlds.'"2
"Do you not know, Muhammad, that lying is my doing, that I was the first to lie, and that
whoever lies is my friend and whoever swears falsely in Allah's (SWT) name is my
beloved? Do you not know, Muhammad, that in Allah's (SWT) name I swore to Adam
and Eve (AS). 'For Allah's sake, surely I am one of your sincerest advisors.' The lying
oath is the joy of my heart; slander and defamation are my fruits and my delight; and
bearing false witness brings pleasure and satisfaction to my eye."
"He who swears divorce is on the brink of sin, even if he does so only once, or acts in
good faith. The wife of him whose tongue has grown accustomed to divorce is
forbidden to him; but they do not cease to beget children until the Resurrection Day,
and all of those will be children of adultery and will enter the Fire for the sake of a
word."
"Muhammad, in your community there are those who postpone the prayer an hour or so.
Every time he wants to rise for prayer, I stand by him and whisper wicked suggestions to
him and tell him, 'There is still time; you are busy,' until he puts off the prayer and
performs it at other than its appointed time, for which it is flung back in his face. If he
defeats me I send to him one of the devils of mankind to delay him beyond the time for
prayer, and if he defeats me in that, I leave him alone until he is praying and then say to
him, 'Look to the right and left.' So he looks, and as he does so I stroke his face with my
hand, kiss him between the eyes and tell him, 'Surely you have done what can never be
forgiven.' And you yourself know, Muhammad, that Allah (SWT) flings back in his face
the prayer of one who keeps looking around as he performs it."
"If he defeats me in the prayer and is praying alone, I tell him to hurry; he pecks at the
prayer like a rooster pecks at seeds, and rushes through it. If he defeats me and is praying
in a group, I hold him back with a bridle, raise his head before the Imam and lower it
before the Imam. And you yourself know, Muhammad, that the prayer of one who does
that counts for nothing, and on the Resurrection Day Allah (SWT) will turn his head into
that of an ass."
"And if he defeats me in that, I tell him to crack his knuckles during the prayer, so that he
becomes one of my worshipers as he prays. And if he defeats me in that I blow into his
nose until he yawns while he prays, and if he does not put his hand over his mouth the
devil enters his stomach, making him increasingly greedy for and fond of things of the
world, and attentive and submissive to me."
"And is there any felicity for your community while I order the poor to stop praying,
telling him, 'Prayer is not your obligation, but rather the obligation of him to whom Allah
(SWT) has shown favour,' and telling the sick, 'Stop praying; it is not your obligation, but
rather the obligation of him whom Allah (SWT) has favoured with good health, for Allah
Almighty has said: "There is no fault in the sick."3 When you recover you will pray as
you should,' so that he dies as an apostate. And when he dies having abandoned prayer in
his illness, he meets Allah Almighty and Allah (SWT) is displeased with him."
"If I have lied or digressed, Muhammad, ask Allah (SWT) to turn me into ashes. Can you
rejoice in your community, Muhammad, when I have diverted a sixth of it from the path
of Islam?"

"Cursed One," asked the Prophet (PBUH), who is your table companion?"

"The usurer."

"And who is your friend?"

"The fornicator."

"And your bedfellow?"

"The drunkard."

"Who is your guest?"

"The thief."

"And who is your envoy?"

"The sorcerer."

"What is refreshing to your eye?"

"He who swears divorce."

"And who is your beloved?"

"The one who abandons the Friday prayer."

"Cursed One," said the Apostle of Allah (PBUH), "What breaks your back?"

"The whinnying of the horses in the cause of Allah (SWT)."

"And what wastes away your body?"

"The repentance of the contrite (shameful)."

"And what inflames your liver?"

"Frequent seeking of Allah's (SWT) forgiveness by night and day."

"What embarrasses you?"

"Giving alms in secret."

"What blurs your vision?"

"The dawn prayer."

"What bridles your head?"

"Frequent prayer in a group."

"And who, according to you, is the happiest of men?"

"He who deliberately abandons prayer."

"And which men, according to you, are the most wretched?"

"The thrifty."

"What distracts you from your work?"

"The councils of the learned."

"And how do you eat?"

"With the fingers of my left hand."

"Where do you go to shelter your sons in times of fiery winds and sandstorms?"

"Under the fingernails of men."

Then the Prophet (PBUH) asked, "How many needs have you asked your Lord to grant
you?"

"Ten things."

"And what are they, Cursed One?"

"I asked Him to let me share in the wealth and children of the sons of Adam (AS), so He
made me their associate when He said: 'And share with them in their wealth and their
children, and promise them. But Satan promises them naught, except delusion.'5 I feed on
any ill-gotten fortune, and also on any source of sustenance associated with usury or
other forbidden practices, on any wealth from which he does not seek protection from
Satan the Cursed, and on anyone who does not seek protection during intercourse. When
he enters his wife the devil enters with her, and the child is born attentive and submissive
to me. And whoever rides the beast of burden in search of anything not permissive has
me for a comrade, as in the Word of the Almighty: 'And rally against them thy horsemen
and thy foot.'"6
"I asked Him to make for me a home, and it was the bathhouse. I asked Him to make for
me a mosque, and it was the bazaars. I asked Him to make for me a call to prayer, and it
was the sound of flutes. I asked Him to make for me a bedfellow, and he was the
drunkard. I asked Him to make for me some servants, and they are the abilitarians. I
asked Him to make for me some companions, and He said: 'Those whose fortunes are
squandered in sin.' And then recited His verse: 'The squanderers are brothers of Satan.'"7

"Were you not offering me verification in verses of the Book of Allah Almighty for every
word," said the Prophet (PBUH), "I would not believe you."

"Muhammad, he said, "I asked Allah Almighty that I may see the sons of Adam (AS)
while they see me not, so He caused me to flow in their veins like blood and granted my
soul the freedom to roam as I wish. If I want something within the hour, Allah Almighty
says, 'You shall have what you seek,' and of that I can boast until Resurrection day. Those
with me are more numerous than those with you, and most of the progeny of Adam (AS)
are with me until the Resurrection day."
"I have a son whom I call 'Atama; he urinates in the ear of the worshiper if he sleeps
through the evening prayer, and were it not for that people would not fall asleep until they
had performed the prayer. I have a son whom I call Mutaqadi; when a believer privately
performs a pious deed and wants to keep it secret, he never stops trying to drag it out of
him in front of others until he tells people about it. Allah Almighty thus cancels ninety-
nine of the hundred merits and there remains for him only one, since for every good deed
done in secret he gains one hundred merits. And I have a son whom I call Kahil; it is he
who lines the eyes of the people with kohl in the councils of the learned and during the
orator's address, until they fall asleep while listening to the words of the scholars. Thus
Allah (SWT) never records merits for them. No woman goes out without a devil sitting at
her backside and another at her privates; they make her attractive to those who see her
and tell her, 'Stretch forth your hand.' When she does so, her fingertips are exposed and
she is disgraced."
Then he said, "Muhammad, I have nothing to do with misguidance; rather I am a
whisperer of wicked suggestions and a tempter. If misguidance was within my grasp, I
would leave no one on the face of the earth saying 'There is no god but Allah and
Muhammad is the Apostle of Allah,' or fasting or praying. Similarly, you have nothing to
do with guidance, but are an apostle and a messenger. If guidance was within your grip,
you would leave no unbeliever on the face of the earth. You are Allah's (SWT) proof
among His creation, and I am the reason given to one whose misery is foreordained. The
happy man is the one whom Allah (SWT) made so in his mother's womb, and the
miserable man is the one whom Allah (SWT) made so in his mother's womb."

Then the Apostle of Allah (PBUH) recited the Word of the Almighty: 'But they continue
in their differences, excepting those on whom thy Lord has mercy;'8 and then: 'And
Allah's (SWT) command is doom decreed."9 With that the Prophet (PBUH) said, "Abu
Murra, turn from sin and return to Allah Almighty, and I will be your guarantee of
Paradise."

"Muhammad," he replied, "it has been decided, and the pen is dry from recording how
things will be until the Resurrection Day. So praised be He who made you the master of
the prophets and the preacher to the people of Paradise, singled you out and loved you,
and made me the master of the damned and preacher to the people of the Fire, cursed me
and banished me. This is all I have to say to you, and indeed, I have done so in good
faith."

Praise be to Allah (SWT), Lord of the Worlds, first and last, visible and invisible; and
may the blessing of Allah (SWT) be upon our master Muhammad, the unlettered Prophet,
and on his family and all his companions, and His peace be upon the Muslims. Praise be
to Allah (SWT), Lord of the Worlds. Ameen.
[Notes]:
1. Abu Murra, 'father of Murra (bitter)', was one of Satan's surnames, in this case deriving
from his athering of a girl with this name.
2. According to the traditional account, Barisa was entrusted with custody of the ill sister
of three brothers who were leaving the country for a time. Tempted by Satan, Barisa
seduces her, and then kills her upon discovering that she was with child. The brothers
return, and Barisa tells them the girl died a natural death. Satan, however, reveals the
truth to them, and then goes to the terrified monk and offers to save him if he will
denounce Allah (SWT) and swear loyalty to Satan. Barisa complies, whereupon Satan
mocks him with these words from Surat al-Hashr (56:16). The story and its literary
development are discussed in useful articles in both editions of the Encyclopaedia of
Islam, q.v. Barisa.
3. Surat an-Nur (24:61)
4. [skipped number]
5. Surat al-Isra' (17:64)
6. Surat al-Isra' (17:64)
7. Surat al-Isra' (17:27)
8. Surat Hud (11:118,119)
9. Surat al-Ahzab (33:38)
*****

There is great wisdom in acting for God's sake and refusing to act for any other
reason. Once Ali, the son-in-law of the Prophet, was fighting on the battlefield with
one of the most powerful champions of the enemy. He finally managed to strike the
warrior's sword from his hand. As he raised his sword to take the enemy's life, the
man spat in Ali's face. Ali sopped and sheathed his sword. The warrior said, "I don't
understand. You were about to kill me, and yet after I spit at you, you spare my life.
Why?" Ali replied, "I was going to take your life in battling for God's sake, but
when you spat at me, it angered me. Had I killed you then, I would have been a
murderer, or I would have struck in anger. I will fight for God, but I will not murder
for my ego." [Essential Sufism, Sheikh Muzaffer, p.198]

Adam was still a child, so Allah brought him into the path of caresses. The path of
children is one thing, the furnace of heroes something else. Adam was taken into Paradise
on the shoulders of the great angels of Allah's kingdom. Paradise was made the cradle for
his greatness and the pillow for his leadership, because he still did not have the endurance
for the court of severity...Tomorrow. Adam will go into Paradise with his children. A cry
will rise up from all the particles of Paradise because of the crowding. The angels of the
world of the dominion will look with wonder and say, "is this that same man who moved
out of Paradise a few days ago in poverty and indigence?" Suffer a bit of trouble, then in
a few days, take the treasure! [Essential Sufism, Samani, p.199]

An Interview With Shaytan (The Cursed One)

By
Prophet Muhammad (pbuh)
From Kitab Al Awaa'il

We request our readers to read the following interview very carefully. Unfortunately, it is
possible that most readers may be deceived by Shaytan, The Cursed One, and end up not
reading this enlightening interview. If we carefully read this interview and try to
understand and act upon it, it may very well change our way of living and our place of
stay in the Hereafter. We request our readers to republish this interview. As of our
knowledge, this interview is being published for the first time in English. May Allah
guide, protect and help us from the whispers of Shaytan!
NOTE: This article is reprinted from ad-Dawa al-Islamiya, 1st Quarter of 1992, and has
been edited to a small degree.

Once, our beloved Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) was walking out with his companions
from the back-side of Jannatul Baqi (Medina). As he was stepping out, he saw a very old
man with a colorful hat on his head, a colorful belt with diamonds around his waist, a bell
in his left hand and a net in his right hand.

This old man said, "As-Salaamu alaykum Ya Rasulu-llah" (O Prophet of Allah, may the
peace of Allah be upon you) to our beloved Prophet (pbuh). The Prophet (pbuh) did not
reply to his salaam. This old man knew very well why our Prophet (pbuh) did not return
his salaam. After all, this old man was not like any other man, he was Shaytan, the cursed
one. Then Shaytan said, "Salaamu-llahi Alaykum Ya Rasulu-llah" (Allah's peace be upon
you Oh Prophet of Allah). Then our Prophet (pbuh) accepted his salaam. Now the
companions of the Prophet (pbuh) understood that this was the cursed one, Shaytan. And
they were all surprised to see the cursed one personally.

Without any fruitful results, Shaytan attempted to misguide even the Prophets and Imams
(AS). Shaytan, the cursed one, used to meet with the Prophets (AS) to answer their
questions. In fact, it was obligatory on him (the cursed Shaytan) to answer the questions
of the Messengers of Allah.

Our beloved Prophet (pbuh), though he possessed full knowledge, asked Shaytan the
following questions for the sake of his companions:
Our beloved Prophet (pbuh) asked: Oh Shaytan, what is this hat?

Shaytan, the cursed one: "Oh Prophet of Allah (pbuh), My colorful hat is this world. I
present this world with all transient materialistic goods, perishable benefits, and
temporary enjoyments. Once a person gets caught by this colorful hat of mine, then that
person stays in my control and forgets all about the Hereafter.

Prophet (pbuh): Shaytan, what is this belt you are wearing with gold and diamonds
around your waist?

Shaytan, the cursed one: "Oh Prophet (pbuh), this is my second weapon which keeps my
back bone strong. Oh Prophet (pbuh), when believers do not fall into my trap by my hat
then I use this weapon.

Prophet (pbuh): But what is it?

Shaytan, the cursed one: "Oh Prophet (pbuh), These are the materialistic unveiled(non-
hijab) women of this world. Through these women I deceive the believers.

Remember: The full hijab is the covering of the whole body.

Prophet (pbuh): Shaytan, what is this bell you are holding in your left hand?

Shaytan, the cursed one: This is a bell through which I destroy the faith (Imaan) of the
believers.

Prophet (pbuh): How do you do that?

Shaytan, the cursed one: Whenever I see believers arguing, getting into minor verbal
antagonisms or disagreements with each other, then I ring this bell. As I ring this bell,
these believers get into major verbal fights and start saying things to each other (such as
backbiting, false accusations, or using bad language), due to which their own faith
disappears from their hearts.

Prophet (pbuh): What is this net you are holding?

Shaytan, the cursed one: When I see the believers not getting trapped by any of my
weapons, then I throw this net at them as my last weapon.

Prophet (pbuh): But what is this net?

Shaytan, the cursed one: Oh Prophet of Allah (pbuh), this is Riya! (performing good
deeds only to show people). Whenever I see that your believers are performing all the
good deeds and that they are not getting caught by my weapons, then I throw this net at
them. By stepping into this net their good deeds, which they performed for Allah, become
invalid. Because the believers gradually develop an ego in themselves while performing
their Prayers, observing Fasts, performing Hajj, paying Zakat and Khums, and several
other duties towards Allah. They perform all these and other good deeds; but after they
get caught by my net, they show their good deeds to others and think that they have done
a favour for Allah by performing such good deeds. They tell people when they perform
night prayers. They tell people when they fast. They tell people when they go to Hajj.
They give money in charity but only to show off or for their own personal interest. This is
how they eventually feel superior to those people whom they know are not performing
these good deeds. All these actions, which take place after they step into my net, makes
their good deeds go to waste.

Prophet (pbuh): Shaytan, tell me one more thing. Now that you have spent so much of
your time in this life with your bad deeds, do you have any friends?
Shaytan, the cursed one: Although I visit all the houses and people in general, there are
11 types of people that are my best friends and companions. And there are 15 types of
people that I hate the most. Oh Prophet (pbuh), keep in mind that a person who is my
friend is an enemy of Allah, and a person who is my enemy is a friend of Allah.

Prophet (pbuh): Shaytan, tell me who are your friends, and who are your enemies?
Shaytan, the cursed one: Oh Prophet of Allah (pbuh), first I have 15 enemies:
1) Oh Prophet of Allah (pbuh), my first enemy is you and your Ahlul Bayt; if it were not
for you and your Ahlul-Bayt, my mission would have been quite successful. There would
not have been even a single believer. But you brought the religion of Allah (Islam) to this
world and you made people believers of Allah's communication.

2) Oh Prophet of Allah (pbuh), my second enemy is that just ruler who rules a nation with
complete justice.

3) Oh Prophet of Allah (pbuh). My third enemy is that rich person who does not have any
ego nor feels super to poor people around him.

4) Oh Prophet of Allah (pbuh), my fourth enemy is that businessman who conducts his
business with justice.

5) Oh Prophet of Allah (pbuh), My fifth enemy is that scholar (Aalim) who fears Allah
and practices what he preaches.

6) Oh Prophet of Allah (pbuh), my sixth enemy is that specific believer who works to
show others the path of truth. Who offers the knowledge of obligatory (Wajibaat) and
forbidden (Haraam) duties of Allah. This Person is undoing, all of my hard work.

7) Oh Prophet of Allah (pbuh), my seventh enemy is that person who doesn't listen to
what is forbidden, doesn't look at what is forbidden, and doesn't eat what is forbidden.

8) Oh Prophet of Allah (pbuh), my eighth enemy is that believer who keeps himself clean
all the time. A person who remains in Wudhu and who wears clean clothes.

9) Oh Prophet of Allah (pbuh), my ninth enemy is that person who has a big heart, who
spends his money for the sake of Allah.

10) Oh Prophet of Allah (pbuh), my tenth enemy is that person who gives charity
(Sadaqah) only in the name of Allah.

11) Oh Prophet of Allah (pbuh), my eleventh enemy is that person who reads, memorizes
and acts according to Qur`an.

12) Oh Prophet of Allah (pbuh), my twelfth enemy is that person who recites Salaat Al
Lail (prayers recited after midnight and before the Salaat of Fajr). I am always afraid of
this person.

13) Oh Prophet of Allah (pbuh), my thirteenth enemy is that person who pays his Khums,
Zakaat, and other obligatory Sadaqah.

14) Oh Prophet of Allah (pbuh), my fourteenth enemy is that person who observes Hijaab
(veil), and safeguards her Hijaab.

15) Oh Prophet of Allah (pbuh), my fifteenth enemy is he who performs his worship
(Ibaadat) without having any thoughts except for the thoughts of Allah.

Prophet (pbuh): Shaytan, and who are your eleven friends?

Shaytan, the cursed one: Oh Prophet of Allah (pbuh), my friends are:

1) First, is that leader who is an oppressor (causes distress).

2) My second friend is that businessman who does his business by deceiving

his customers.

3) My third friend is that believer who drinks alcohol.

4) My fourth friend is that rich person who is proud of his wealth and who angrily refuses
to give money in charity to the poor and needy.

5) My fifth friend is that person who does backbiting, who talks in such a way that
enmity increases between the people, and who reveals the defects of people.

6) My sixth friend is that person who kills another human being for any reason other than
for Allah.

7) My seventh friend is that person who snatches away the belongings of an orphan.

8) My eighth friend is that person whose livelihood is based on collecting interest.

9) My ninth friend is that person who gives more importance to his worldly life rather
than giving importance to his life after death. This friend of mine prefers to perform those
deeds which he knows will bring benefits in this world, but in the hereafter, such deeds
will bring loss.

10) My tenth friend is that person who keeps long hopes and delays in asking for
forgiveness from Allah.

11) My eleventh friend is that person who helps women increase their interest in
performing magic on people.
These are my eleven friends who are the worst enemies of Allah.

Prophet (pbuh): Shaytan, tell us why you stop my followers from offering their prayers?
What benefit do you get out of it?

Shaytan, the cursed one: Whenever your follower recites prayers, my body gets feverish
and it starts to shiver; and with a sick body I can not deceive your followers from obeying
Allah.

Prophet (pbuh): Why do you stop my followers from observing their fasts during the
month of Ramadan?

Shaytan, the cursed one: I can't deceive them during time they fast because I'm thrown
into prison and I can't misguide them.

Prophet (pbuh): When my followers prepare to fight in Allah's way, why do you stop
them?

Shaytan, the cursed one: When they go to fight for Allah's sake, my hands are tied to my
neck, and I can't deceive them by having my hands tied to my neck.

Prophet (pbuh): Why do you prevent my followers from performing Hajj?

Shaytan, the cursed one: When they go for Hajj, their movement of going towards Hajj
ties my legs. And with my legs tied, I cannot misguide your followers from obeying
Allah's commands.

Prophet (pbuh): Why do you prevent my followers from reciting the Holy Qur`an?

Shaytan, the cursed one: When they recite the Holy Qur`an, my existence turns into non-
existence. And without having any existence, how can I deceive your followers from
living according to the will of Allah?

Prophet (pbuh): Why do you prevent my followers from offering Du`a (supplication)?

Shaytan, the cursed one: When they recite Du`a I become deaf and dumb. How can I
deceive your followers without having the ability to speak and the ability to listen?

Prophet (pbuh): Shaytan, tell me why you prevent my followers from paying Sadaqah?

Shaytan, the cursed one: Oh Prophet of Allah (pbuh), when your followers pay Sadaqah
(giving money in charity), it is as if I am being cut in two with a saw, and one piece is
thrown to the East and the other piece to the West.

Prophet (pbuh): Why do you get such a strong blow when my followers pay Sadaqah?
Why do you get cut into two pieces?

Shaytan, the cursed one: Whenever a person gives his money in charity, that person
receives three benefits from Allah. The first benefit such a person receives is that Allah
becomes his borrower. The second benefit is that Allah makes Heaven his inheritance
(such that he will be called an owner of Heaven). And the third benefit is that Allah
increases his wealth 700 times, which in turn this person uses the increased wealth for
charity.

Prophet (pbuh): Now tell me when does a person who is my follower get under your total
control?

Shaytan, the cursed one: Oh Prophet of Allah (pbuh), your follower gets under my total
control when they perform three things. The first thing is that when your follower
becomes stingy he gets under my total control. Stinginess is the root of all sin, which
makes a person perform all types of other sins. The second thing is that when a person
starts forgiving his own sins. This person performs deeds that are against the will of
Allah. Then he does not remember them nor does he ask for forgiveness. At that time he
comes under my absolute control. And the third thing is that when a person gambles.
Oh Prophet of Allah (pbuh), any person who performs these three deeds falls under my
absolute control.

Prophet (pbuh): Shaytan, you know that Allah has given my followers the strong weapon
of repentance. Whenever my followers ask for true forgiveness with an intention of not
repeating that sin, Allah forgives them. How do you deal with this problem?

Shaytan, the cursed one: I know Oh Prophet (pbuh), Allah has given them this strong
weapon, but I have prepared myself to confront your followers with their strong weapon.

Prophet (pbuh): What method do you have through which you prevent my followers from
asking for forgiveness?

Shaytan, the cursed one: Oh Prophet of Allah (pbuh), to deal with this problem I have
created four different units. Each unit deals with a different age group of your followers.
In each group I make your followers perform such deeds which makes their repentance
invalid.

Prophet (pbuh): What are these units?

Shaytan, the cursed one: In the first unit I occupy your old men in four sins. I make them
lie, I make them accuse someone of something which they have not done, I make them
testify falsely and I make them perform prayers without having the complete knowledge
of the laws of performing prayers. Oh Prophet of Allah (pbuh), your old men will be
offering du`as and reciting obligatory prayers; but if you talk to them you will hear them
talking bad about other people, falsely attributing bad deeds to other people without
having any knowledge about those people, and reciting obligatory prayers without
knowing all the laws of prayers. Your old men will not try to learn the laws of prayers
because of their pride (ego). Whenever some young men from your Ummah try to explain
the right way of performing Wudhu, your old men will get mad and say, "You have just
entered Islam, and now you are trying to teach us how to perform Wudhu?"

Oh Prophet of Allah (pbuh), my second unit is that which takes care of your young men. I
do not prevent them from reciting prayers, performing Hajj or anything else; except that I
lure them into two things. First, I make them look at things that are forbidden for them;
and secondly, I make them listen to those things that are forbidden for them.

Oh Prophet of Allah (pbuh), my third unit is that which deceives your old women. I
entice them to backbite, to falsely accuse others, to destroy the character of men and
women and to perform magic on the people.

Oh Prophet of Allah (pbuh), my fourth unit is not active because it is suppose to take care
of the young women of your Ummah. Since all of your young girls are already my
soldiers and I have a strong hold over them, I do not have a hard time deceiving them.
However, sometimes I may find one girl in a thousand that is following your way of
life and I will not be able to do anything to deceive her.

Prophet (pbuh): Shaytan, tell me do you get upset when you see any of your soldiers
fleeing from you and following Allah's commands?
Shaytan, the cursed one: Oh Prophet of Allah (pbuh), I do not get upset. I wait until that
person performs any good deed, then I go to that person again and deceive him to believe
that he has done a favour for Allah by performing that good deed.

Prophet (pbuh): You make that person feel that he has done a favor for Allah?

Shaytan, the cursed one: Yes, Oh Prophet of Allah (pbuh). That person goes around after
performing a good deed telling people what he has done. Such as, he recited prayers,
observed fasts, paid so much money in charity, or helped someone in their time of need.

Prophet (pbuh): Shaytan, how do you deceive those followers of mine who try their best
not to be deceived by you?

Shaytan, the cursed one: Allah made one deed, which if your followers perform with the
right intention and at the right time, then they can never be deceived by me. And that
deed is obligatory prayers. But to solve this problem, what I did was that with every one
of your followers I have assigned to them one of my soldiers, whose name is Mutawaqee.
And his job is to make your followers procrastinate and to preoccupy them in such
activities due to which they will recite their prayers at the last minute. And when your
followers recite their prayers at this time, they recite it in such a manner that their prayers
are not acceptable to Allah.

Prophet (pbuh): Shaytan, since you know so much about Islam and its followers, why
don't you ask Allah for forgiveness?

Shaytan, the cursed one: Oh Prophet of Allah (pbuh), Allah does not want me to ask for
forgiveness, so what can I do?

Prophet (pbuh): Shaytan, I heard that sometimes you feel as if someone has thrown a
heavy stone on your head, which breaks your head into several pieces.

Shaytan, the cursed one: Oh Prophet of Allah (pbuh), yes it is true. Whenever your
follower truly repents to Allah, I feel like that.

Prophet (pbuh): Shaytan, I heard that sometimes you feel as if your body is being cut into
several pieces.

Shaytan, the cursed one: Yes, when your followers go out to fight for the sake of Allah, I
feel like that.

Prophet (pbuh): I heard that sometimes you feel as someone is slapping you.

Shaytan, the cursed one: Yes, when your followers recite the Qur`an with correct
pronunciation.

Prophet (pbuh): When are you thrown to the lowest pit of hell?
Shaytan, the cursed one: When your followers perform good deeds towards their parents
or relatives.

Prophet (pbuh): I heard that sometimes you feel a great pain in your whole body.

Shaytan, the cursed one: Yes, when your followers give charity without showing off.

Prophet (pbuh): I heard that sometimes you feel as if someone is whipping you.

Shaytan, the cursed one: Yes, when your follower sees a non Mehram (a girl with whom a
man can marry[woman outside your bloodline]) and then he immediately casts his eyes
down.

Prophet (pbuh). Whom do you like the best among my followers?

Shaytan, the cursed one: that person who does business by deceiving people.

Prophet (pbuh). When do you get hurt the most?

Shaytan, the cursed one: When your followers remember Allah day and night.

Prophet (pbuh): Whom do you fear the most?

Shaytan, the cursed one: I fear those men who recite prayers in the first row of
congregation (Jama`at).

Prophet (pbuh): Which people among my followers have you chosen to be your
permanent soldiers?

Shaytan, the cursed one: Any of your followers who use any type of intoxicating
beverages.

Prophet (pbuh): Which person makes you laugh?

Shaytan, the cursed one: That person who encourages others to commit sins.

Prophet (pbuh): With whom do you speak the most?

Shaytan, the cursed one: A person who lies the most.

Prophet (pbuh): Who is the most pleasing to you?

Shaytan, the cursed one: Any man who divorces an innocent woman.

Prophet (pbuh): Do you have any more friends?

Shaytan, the cursed one: Yes, that person who delays in offering his obligatory prayers.

Prophet (pbuh): Shaytan, where do you stay the most?

Shaytan, the cursed one: A place where non Mehram (possible to marry or outside
bloodline) men and women get together without any separation or observing Hijaab, that
is my place of stay.

Prophet (pbuh): Where do you meet people?

Shaytan, the cursed one: Bazaars (shopping malls); I try to make buyers deceive sellers
and sellers deceive buyers. I also encourage men to do their business with women and
women to do their business with men. I persuade people to all types of sins in bazaars.

Prophet (pbuh): What do you read?

Shaytan, the cursed one: I read songs.

Prophet (pbuh): What is your way of calling people towards committing sins?

Shaytan, the cursed one: Music and songs; whenever your followers listen to music they
come toward me.

Prophet (pbuh): What is your book?

Shaytan, the cursed one: Playing cards are my book.

Prophet (pbuh): Who is your helper?

Shaytan, the cursed one: Any person who contributes to the defeat of your Muslims.

Prophet (pbuh): What do you eat?

Shaytan, the cursed one: I eat everything that is obtained by forbidden earnings or by not
paying khums.

Prophet (pbuh): What do you drink?

Shaytan, the cursed one: I drink alcohol.

Prophet (pbuh): What is your dessert?

Shaytan, the cursed one: Backbiting.

Prophet (pbuh). Do you have any desires?

Shaytan, the cursed one: Every false commitment is my desire.

Prophet (pbuh): Are you thankful for anything?

Shaytan, the cursed one: Yes, I am thankful to those men and women who indulge in sins
after asking Allah for forgiveness.

Prophet (pbuh): Do you relax?

Shaytan, the cursed one: Yes, when your followers miss Fajr (morning) prayers.

Prophet (pbuh): Do you get any rewards from my followers?

Shaytan, the cursed one: Yes, whenever your followers break their relationships with
relatives or neighbours.

Prophet (pbuh): Do you have any companions?

Shaytan, the cursed one: Yes, that person who has sex with his wife without saying
"Bismi-llahir Rahmanir Raheem" and that person whose earnings are through un-Islamic
means.

Prophet (pbuh): What deed of my follower makes you angry?

Shaytan, the cursed one: When a mother tries to make her son (or daughter) fast or offer
prayers.

Prophet (pbuh): Are there any men among my followers whom you cannot possibly
misguide?

Shaytan, the cursed one: Yes, any man who does not intentionally look at a non-Mehram.

Prophet (pbuh): Are there any women among my followers whom you can't misguide?

Shaytan, the cursed one: Yes, that woman who observes Hijaab and who listens to her
husband (who must be just to her, of course).

Prophet (pbuh): Shaytan, Out of the men and women you have described, do you have
any special men and women that you love the most?

Shaytan, the cursed one: Yes! Among women I love those women who do not observe
Hijaab. And among men, those who are proud and those who are sinful Ulama
(religious scholars).

Prophet (pbuh): Which men do you hate the most?

Shaytan, the cursed one: Four Men: The first are humble rich men. The second are Ulama
who practice what they preach. The third are young men who ask for forgiveness. And
the fourth are old men who fear Allah.

Prophet (pbuh): Are you alone or do you have any companions?

Shaytan, the cursed one. Yes, I have some companions who gather at the mosques in
order to deceive its visitors. My companions make the visitors talk about things that give
them bad deeds instead of good deeds. Other companions make your wise followers think
of their bad deeds as few and their good deeds as many. And other companions, when
they see someone giving money in charity or helping someone for the sake of Allah, they
entice (tempt) that person to tell others of his charity and good deeds.
Then Shaytan, the cursed one said, "O Prophet of Allah (pbuh),. I have talked to you in
much detail. I would like to tell you that you are working towards taking people to
heaven and I am working towards taking people to hell." After this, Shaytan, the cursed
one gave Salaams to our beloved Prophet (pbuh) and disappeared. *****