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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Is Suraqah ibn Malik, in whose form the devil appeared, the same Suraqah ibn Malik who caught up with the Prophet during the migration?

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Question:
This questioner asks: Is Suraqah ibn Malik, in whose form the devil appeared, the same Suraqah ibn Malik who caught up with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) during the migration, causing his horse's hoof to sink into the ground?

Answer:
Yes, it is the same person, the same person. He embraced Islam and his Islam was good. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to him, while he was still a polytheist, when he caught up with the Messenger intending to seize him for the polytheists and his horse's hoof sank into the ground so it could not walk: "What will be your state, O Suraqah, when you wear the bracelets of Kisra?"
The King of Persia was the greatest king on earth. "What will be your state when you wear the bracelets of Kisra?" This was a report from the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) of a matter that would happen in the future, and this is one of his miracles (peace and blessings be upon him). When the lands of Persia were conquered and the bracelets of their king were brought, 'Umar ibn al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) said, "Where is Suraqah?" They said, "Here he is." So they put the bracelets of Kisra on him. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3436/2413] هل سراقة بن مالك الذي جاء الشيطان بصورته هو نفسه الذي لحق بالنبي في الهجرة؟ — youtube.com

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