The weeping of Satan when the son of Adam prostrates and its indication of his fear of the Hereafter
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: It is reported in Sahih MuslimSahih Muslim 81a. He asks: Does not this hadith indicate that Satan fears the punishment of the Hereafter?
Answer:
No, this regret is not due to fear; he is not afraid. He is certain of the punishment of the Hereafter, but this is a matter of regret and remorse.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: It is reported in Sahih Muslim
when, the son of Adam recites the Ayat of Sajdah (prostration) and then falls down in prostration, the Satan goes into seclusion and weeps and says: Alas, and in the narration of Abu Kuraib the words are: Woe unto me, the son of Adam was commanded to prostrate, and he prostrated and Paradise was entitled to him and I was commanded to prostrate, but I refused and am doomed to Hell.
إذا قرأ ابن آدم السجدة فسجد اعتزل الشيطان يبكي يقول يا ويلي! أمر ابن آدم بالسجود فسجد فله الجنة، وأمرت بالسجود فأبيت فلي النارAnswer:
No, this regret is not due to fear; he is not afraid. He is certain of the punishment of the Hereafter, but this is a matter of regret and remorse.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 29 من 86 /شرح كتاب إغاثة اللهفان في مصائد الشيطان/كيد الشيطان/صالح الفوزان/العقيدة/كبار العلماء — youtube.com (51:58)
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