The Invocation at the Time of Intercourse: It is stated: (Satan will not harm him). Is the meaning waswasah (whispers), and when is it said?
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The questioner : Shaykh, may Allah reward you. Regarding the invocation at the time of intercourse: Sahih al-Bukhari 3283, it is said that if Allah Mighty and Majestic grants a person a child, the child is protected from Satan and from waswasah (whispers)?
The Shaykh : Satan will not harm him. But what is the meaning of:? It was said that he will not be harmed in a physical sense. This is because when a human is born, Satan stabs him in his flank at birth, or strikes him in his flank. For this reason, some children are found to have a blue mark on their flank at birth, and that is considered to be from Satan, from Satan’s strike. It was also said that the meaning is that he will not be harmed in a spiritual sense, so Satan will not attack him with waswasah (whispers), doubt, and the like. What appears is the generality that he will not be harmed physically or spiritually.
If someone were to say: Some people do not have intercourse with their wives except by saying this dhikr (remembrance), and yet among their children there are some whom Satan harms with corruption and ruin. What is the answer?
We say in answer to that:
First: Know that the speech of Allah and His Messenger, especially what is in the form of a report (khabar), is not subject to abrogation, and it cannot change, because it is speech that comes from knowledge and truth. So if the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) says: Satan will not harm him, then it is not possible for a situation to arise in which Satan causes harm while the invocation and this supplication are present. Why?
Because it is a report, and a report does not lie. So it is said in answer to the non-occurrence of this in a man who does not have intercourse with his wife except by invoking the name of Allah and making this supplication: It is either due to a deficiency in the cause, or the presence of a barrier. Either a deficiency in the cause, or the presence of a barrier. How is there a deficiency in the cause?
It means that a person says this, but there is something in his heart of doubt: Is this matter established or not? Or it is as if he says: It is on the basis of trial. If that is the case, then what is the cause now? It is deficient; it does not produce its effect. Yes.
And the parallel to that is:. A person may recite it, but Satan approaches him. Or due to the presence of a barrier, a barrier that prevents the effect of this consequence attached to this dhikr (remembrance) and supplication. And indicating this is the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): Sahih al-Bukhari 1385. So this environment prevented the fitrah (innate natural disposition) from taking effect, or prevented the fitrah from its implication, which is pure religion.
This also may have a barrier. This child who is born from this intercourse will not be harmed by Satan, but there are barriers that prevent the absence of harm, such as accompanying people in whom there is no good, or the like.
The questioner : ... ?
The Shaykh : Yes?
The questioner : Is the invocation at the time of intending intercourse?
The Shaykh : Yes, at the time of intending intercourse, when he goes to his wife.
The questioner : ... ?
The Shaykh : What is the athar (report) of 'Abdullah ibn Mas'ud?
The questioner : ... ?
The Shaykh : No, this is not the dhikr (remembrance) mentioned. This is not:Sahih al-Bukhari 141. This is when he ejaculates and is finished.
The questioner : ... ?
The Shaykh : No, what you said is not in its exact wording; it is in its meaning: O Allah, do not give Satan a share in what You have granted us.
O Allah! Protect me from Satan, and prevent Satan from approaching the offspring you are going to give me
اللهم جنبني الشيطان وجنب الشيطان ما رزقتنيThe Shaykh : Satan will not harm him. But what is the meaning of:
He will not harm him.
لم يضرهIf someone were to say: Some people do not have intercourse with their wives except by saying this dhikr (remembrance), and yet among their children there are some whom Satan harms with corruption and ruin. What is the answer?
We say in answer to that:
First: Know that the speech of Allah and His Messenger, especially what is in the form of a report (khabar), is not subject to abrogation, and it cannot change, because it is speech that comes from knowledge and truth. So if the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) says: Satan will not harm him, then it is not possible for a situation to arise in which Satan causes harm while the invocation and this supplication are present. Why?
Because it is a report, and a report does not lie. So it is said in answer to the non-occurrence of this in a man who does not have intercourse with his wife except by invoking the name of Allah and making this supplication: It is either due to a deficiency in the cause, or the presence of a barrier. Either a deficiency in the cause, or the presence of a barrier. How is there a deficiency in the cause?
It means that a person says this, but there is something in his heart of doubt: Is this matter established or not? Or it is as if he says: It is on the basis of trial. If that is the case, then what is the cause now? It is deficient; it does not produce its effect. Yes.
And the parallel to that is:
Whoever recites the Verse of the Throne at night, a guardian from Allah will remain over him, and Satan will not approach him until he becomes morning.
من قرأ آية الكرسي في ليلة لم يزل عليه من الله حافظ ولا يقربه الشيطان حتى يصبحEvery child is born with a true faith of Islam (i.e. to worship none but Allah Alone) and his parents convert him to Judaism or Christianity or Magianism
كل مولود يولد على الفطرة فأبواه يهودانه أو ينصرانه أو يمجسانهThis also may have a barrier. This child who is born from this intercourse will not be harmed by Satan, but there are barriers that prevent the absence of harm, such as accompanying people in whom there is no good, or the like.
The questioner : ... ?
The Shaykh : Yes?
The questioner : Is the invocation at the time of intending intercourse?
The Shaykh : Yes, at the time of intending intercourse, when he goes to his wife.
The questioner : ... ?
The Shaykh : What is the athar (report) of 'Abdullah ibn Mas'ud?
The questioner : ... ?
The Shaykh : No, this is not the dhikr (remembrance) mentioned. This is not:
In the name of Allah. O Allah! Protect us from Satan
بسم الله اللهم جنبنا الشيطانThe questioner : ... ?
The Shaykh : No, what you said is not in its exact wording; it is in its meaning: O Allah, do not give Satan a share in what You have granted us.