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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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What is the meaning of the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), “Indeed, the Shaytan flows through the son of Adam as blood flows”?

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Question:
What is the meaning of the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)
The devil flows in a man like his blood.إن الشيطان يجري من ابن آدم مجرى الدم
Sunan Abi Dawud 4719Sahih (Al-Albani)
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Answer:
That is, it enters the human being; it clings to the human being, it clings to the human being, and it enters into him, as He (Exalted and Majestic is He) said:
except as oneإِلَّا كَمَا
[Al-Baqarah 2:275]
just as
one stands who is being beaten by Satan into insanityيَقُومُ الَّذِي يَتَخَبَّطُهُ الشَّيْطَانُ مِنَ الْمَسِّ
[Al-Baqarah 2:275]
. So it enters into the human being. The jinn and the devils enter into the human being, unless he seeks refuge in Allah from their evil; otherwise, they caress him and enter into him. And Allah has given them a power that He has not given to the children of Adam. They fly in the air, they go in the sky, they have power, and they take on forms and colors. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما معنى قول النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم «إن الشيطان يجري من ابن آدم مجرى الدم» للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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