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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Satan’s Temptation of Ibrahim and the Stoning of the Pillars

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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: Is it correct that it is said that Satan (peace be upon him) tempted Ibrahim (peace be upon him) when he was about to build the Ka'bah, and he stoned him with stones, and from there the stoning of the pillars was legislated?

Answer:
No. It is narrated that he tempted him when Allah ordered him to sacrifice Isma'il (peace be upon him). He wanted him not to sacrifice Isma'il. He went to Isma'il and said, "Your father wants to sacrifice you." But Ibrahim (peace be upon him) carried out what Allah ordered him to do, until Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, ransomed him. He said:
You have fulfilled the visionقَدْ صَدَّقْتَ الرُّؤْيَا
[As-Saffat 37:105]
Meaning, the desired outcome was achieved; the desired outcome was achieved by your resolve to carry out what you saw, so Allah ransomed him with a great sacrifice, as in the Qur'an. Yes, with a ram from Paradise. Yes.
Source شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من باب الطهارة والسترة للطواف — islamhouse.com (1:03:53)

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