Does Satan’s whispering fall under the verse (If a wicked man comes to you with news, verify it)?
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The questioner : May Allah bless you. You mentioned the words of Allah the Exalted: [Al-Hujurat 49:6] with a pleasant tone. Do we say that if someone comes and Satan whispers to him that so-and-so did something, we say, "Verify it," because Satan is... it matures, it matures under the words of Allah the Exalted: "O you who believe, if a wicked man comes to you with news..."
The Shaykh : Yes, if he comes to you wearing the turban and the cloak, yes, he walks slowly and says to you such and such,
The questioner : meaning it must be apparent.
The Shaykh : Satan is not a prize if it is hidden.
The questioner : No, it is all about what is apparent. For example, a man comes and says, "Satan whispered to me that you betrayed me," and I said to him, "O you who believe..."
The Shaykh : You descended a verse about Satan.
The questioner : Yes, yes.
The Shaykh : That is not correct, that is not correct, that is not correct. That is not what is intended. Yes.
O you who have believed, if there comes to you a disobedient one
يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا إِن جَاءَكُمْ فَاسِقٌThe Shaykh : Yes, if he comes to you wearing the turban and the cloak, yes, he walks slowly and says to you such and such,
The questioner : meaning it must be apparent.
The Shaykh : Satan is not a prize if it is hidden.
The questioner : No, it is all about what is apparent. For example, a man comes and says, "Satan whispered to me that you betrayed me," and I said to him, "O you who believe..."
The Shaykh : You descended a verse about Satan.
The questioner : Yes, yes.
The Shaykh : That is not correct, that is not correct, that is not correct. That is not what is intended. Yes.
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 1098 - هل وسوسة الشيطان تدخل في الآية (إن جاءكم فاسق بنبأ فتبينوا)؟ ابن عثيمين — youtube.com
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