The Place Where Satan Crouches on the Heart
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The questioner:
In the mosque. May Allah keep you safe.
The Shaykh:
In the mosque, not in the house, not in the sky, and not on the earth.
Another questioner:
Ibn al-Athir narrated in *Jami' al-Usool* that Satan crouches on the heart of the son of Adam, and when he remembers Allah, he retreats.
The Shaykh:
Yes, the whispering retreater, the whispering retreater. May Allah destroy him.
In the mosque. May Allah keep you safe.
The Shaykh:
In the mosque, not in the house, not in the sky, and not on the earth.
Another questioner:
Ibn al-Athir narrated in *Jami' al-Usool* that Satan crouches on the heart of the son of Adam, and when he remembers Allah, he retreats.
The Shaykh:
Yes, the whispering retreater, the whispering retreater. May Allah destroy him.
Source
التعليق على رياض الصالحين، كتاب الأذكار : باب فضلِ الذكرِ والحث عليه : الأحاديث : [ 1411 - 1413 ] — islamhouse.com (10:35)
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