Can Satan command good, as in the story of Abu Hurayrah?
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The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it possible that Satan commands good for some reason, as happened in the hadith of Abu Hurayrah when Satan taught him the virtue of the Verse of the Throne?
The Shaykh:
He did not teach it to him to benefit him with it; rather, he taught it to him to get rid of him. He taught him this in order to get rid of him so that he would not kill him. He did not teach it to him out of a desire for good. Yes.
The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, we have a residential building
The Shaykh:
And this is not called teaching. The Messenger does not learn except from Allah. This is not teaching, but Satan mentioned this to him as a mention. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it possible that Satan commands good for some reason, as happened in the hadith of Abu Hurayrah when Satan taught him the virtue of the Verse of the Throne?
The Shaykh:
He did not teach it to him to benefit him with it; rather, he taught it to him to get rid of him. He taught him this in order to get rid of him so that he would not kill him. He did not teach it to him out of a desire for good. Yes.
The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, we have a residential building
The Shaykh:
And this is not called teaching. The Messenger does not learn except from Allah. This is not teaching, but Satan mentioned this to him as a mention. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [377 /1350] هل يمكن أن يأمر الشيطان بالخير كما في قصة أبي هريرة؟ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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