Does this verse imply that Satan has no authority whatsoever over the believers? (Indeed, he has no authority over those who believe and put their trust in their Lord.)
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The questioner : In the Qur'an, Allah the Exalted says: [An-Nahl 16:98-99].
The Shaykh : In the verse, regarding the accursed Satan?
The questioner :[An-Nahl 16:98] Yes, in it.
The Shaykh: Okay.
The questioner :[An-Nahl 16:99-100] ... From this verse, it becomes clear to us that Satan has no authority whatsoever over the believers. Is that how we understand it?
The Shaykh : As for "whatsoever," no. He has no authority in leading astray and causing misguidance. But if he touches him with affliction and punishment, that falls under the generality of his saying (peace and blessings be upon him): How about the verse of Job (peace be upon him), [Sad 38:41] "The Satan has touched me," and he was a Prophet. It is clear.
The questioner : He said "touched me" and did not say "struck me."
The Shaykh : Yes, the important point is that the previous verse is related only to what concerns ... so he has no authority.
(98) So when you recite the Qur'an, [first] seek refuge in Allah from Satan, the expelled [from His mercy]. (99) Indeed, there is for him no authority over those who have believed
فإذا قرأت القرآن فاستعذ بالله من الشيطان الرجيم ، إنه ليس له سلطان على الذين آمنوا ...The Shaykh : In the verse, regarding the accursed Satan?
The questioner :
[first] seek refuge in Allah from Satan, the expelled [from His mercy].
فاستعذ بالله من الشيطان الرجيم ...The Shaykh: Okay.
The questioner :
(99) Indeed, there is for him no authority over those who have believed and rely upon their Lord. (100) His authority is only over those who take him as an ally and those who through him associate others with Allah.
إنه ليس له سلطان على الذين آمنوا وعلى ربهم يتوكلون إنما سلطانه على الذين يتولونه والذين هم به مشركونThe Shaykh : As for "whatsoever," no. He has no authority in leading astray and causing misguidance. But if he touches him with affliction and punishment, that falls under the generality of his saying (peace and blessings be upon him):
We, the prophets, are the most severely tested, the most excellent being the most tested.
نحن معاشر الأنبياء أشدُ ابتلاء الأمثل فالأمثلIndeed, Satan has touched me
إني مسني الشيطانThe questioner : He said "touched me" and did not say "struck me."
The Shaykh : Yes, the important point is that the previous verse is related only to what concerns ... so he has no authority.
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