What is meant by “the tribe of Shaytan” in the saying of Allah the Exalted: “Indeed, he and his tribe see you from where you do not see them”?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says: In Allah's saying about Satan,[Al-A'raf 7:27], who is the one before Satan who sees the human being in this verse?
Answer:
His tribe means his group of Shayatins and jinn. We do not see the jinn, but they see us. His tribe means his group and his like among the jinn.
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says: In Allah's saying about Satan,
Indeed, he sees you, he and his tribe, from where you do not see them
إِنَّهُ يَرَاكُمْ هُوَ وَقَبِيلُهُ مِنْ حَيْثُ لَا تَرَوْنَهُمْAnswer:
His tribe means his group of Shayatins and jinn. We do not see the jinn, but they see us. His tribe means his group and his like among the jinn.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [1529- 4717] ما المراد بقبيل الشيطان في قوله تعالى:﴿إنه يراكم هو وقبيله من حيث لا ترونهم﴾؟ — youtube.com
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