Why is the one traveling alone compared to Satan?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner asks: What is the meaning of the Prophet's (peace and blessings be upon him) statement:Riyad as-Salihin 959?
Answer:
That is, he is resembling Satan, resembling Satan. Yes, and humans have devils, just as the jinn have devils,[Al-An'am 6:112], and Satan is the rebel. Even among animals there are devils. This rebel is called a devil, whether from the jinn, from humans, or from animals; he is called a devil. This comes from *shatn*, which means distance, from *shatn*, which means distance, so he is far from Allah (Mighty and Majestic). Or it comes from *shayt*, which means intensity; *shata al-shay'* means the thing became intense.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner asks: What is the meaning of the Prophet's (peace and blessings be upon him) statement:
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "A single rider is (accompanied with) Satan and two riders are (accompanied with) two Satans
صلى الله عليه وسلم الراكب شيطان والراكبان شيطانانAnswer:
That is, he is resembling Satan, resembling Satan. Yes, and humans have devils, just as the jinn have devils,
devils from mankind and jinn, inspiring to one another decorative speech in delusion
شَيَاطِينَ الْإِنسِ وَالْجِنِّ يُوحِي بَعْضُهُمْ إِلَىٰ بَعْضٍ زُخْرُفَ الْقَوْلِ غُرُورًا
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3436/1586] لماذا شُبّه المنفرد في السفر بالشيطان؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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