What is the meaning of the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), “Indeed, Satan has despaired that the worshippers in the Arabian Peninsula would worship him”?

Question:
This is a question about the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) .

Answer:
This is a report about Satan. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) reported that Satan has despaired. It does not mean that shirk (associating partners with Allah) does not occur in the Arabian Peninsula. Shirk did occur in the Arabian Peninsula after the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). Graves and shrines were worshipped. So the hadith does not mean that shirk does not happen in the Arabian Peninsula. It means that Satan has despaired; he is the one who despaired when he saw the strength of Islam and the strength of the Muslims. Cursed be he. But it does not mean that shirk does not happen after that. It does happen. There is no power and no strength except with Allah. Do they call upon other than Allah? Do they slaughter for other than Allah? Do they make vows for other than Allah? These are polytheists, and they are in the Arabian Peninsula. Being in the Arabian Peninsula does not protect them. Only the Book and the Sunnah, acting upon the Book and the Sunnah, knowing tawhid (the oneness of Allah) and acting upon it, knowing shirk and avoiding it—this is what protects a person. Merely being in the Arabian Peninsula does not protect him from shirk.