The polytheists’ view of Satan at Badr
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, speaks of Satan:[Al-A'raf 7:27]. He says: It is unclear to me how the polytheists saw him at Badr? Likewise, in the hadith of Abu Hurayrah when he came
Answer:
Here the jinn and Satan begin; a person may see them, but it is not permanent, only at times. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, speaks of Satan:
Indeed, he sees you, he and his tribe, from where you do not see them
إِنَّهُ يَرَاكُمْ هُوَ وَقَبِيلُهُ مِنْ حَيْثُ لَا تَرَوْنَهُمْAnswer:
Here the jinn and Satan begin; a person may see them, but it is not permanent, only at times. Yes.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، الباب الثاني عشر في علاج مرض القلب بالشيطان — islamhouse.com (1:01:05)
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