The Meaning of the Saying of Allah the Exalted: "From the evil of what He has created."
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The Shaykh :[Al-Falaq 113:2] [Al-Falaq 113:2] The word "ma" is a relative pronoun, is it not? And the relative pronoun implies generality, meaning from the evil of all created things, from the evil of all created things. And the first thing that falls under this is your own self, your own self. In the hadith of the sermon that 'Abdullah ibn Mas'ud taught, which the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) taught him, he said: Sunan Ibn Majah 1893Sahih (Darussalam) The first thing that falls under the saying: [Al-Falaq 113:2] is your own self, your own self contains evil. And listen to the saying of Allah the Exalted: [Yusuf 12:53]. Other than the self are the devils; all devils are evil, they are empowered over the human being and prevent him from the path of Allah. As Allah the Exalted said: [Al-Ma'idah 5:91] The devils of mankind; are there devils among mankind? Yes, in the Qur'an [Al-An'am 6:112] among mankind there are devils.
The worst of Allah's creation are the devils, who are the enemies of Allah, Mighty and Majestic.
And listen to the saying of Allah the Exalted regarding the disbelievers:[An-Nisa 4:89] [An-Nisa 4:89] [Al-Ma'idah 5:51] So among the children of Adam there is evil; are there envious people among them or not? Are there envious people? There are envious people among them, there are sorcerers among them, there are those who harm people with the evil eye among them, there are those who whisper about a man to his relatives and companions, saying, "This is a man in whom there is no good, this is a man who has such and such." There are those who whisper about the servants of Allah to the rulers and sultans. What caused Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal to be imprisoned? Whispering, the worst of creation. What caused Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah to be imprisoned? The worst of creation. So, there is evil among mankind, is it not? Good.
There is also evil in that which has no will or consciousness. There are violent winds that destroy, and for this reason, a person should say when the wind blowsJami` at-Tirmidhi 3449Sahih (Darussalam) there is evil in it. Likewise, there is evil in earthquakes. All of this is from the creation of Allah, so know that the word [Al-Falaq 113:2] is comprehensive and general for everything that has evil, whether it is by will or without will.
From the evil of that which He created
من شر ما خلقFrom the evil of that which He created
من شر ما خلقWe seek refuge with Allah from the evil of our own souls
نعوذ بالله من شرور أنفسناFrom the evil of that which He created
من شر ما خلقAnd I do not acquit myself. Indeed, the soul is a persistent enjoiner of evil, except those upon which my Lord has mercy
وما أبرئ نفسي إن النفس لأمارة بالسوء إلا ما رحم ربيSatan only wants to cause between you animosity and hatred through intoxicants and gambling and to avert you from the remembrance of Allah and from prayer
إِنَّمَا يُرِيدُ الشَّيْطَانُ أَنْ يُوقِعَ بَيْنَكُمُ الْعَدَاوَةَ وَالْبَغْضَاءَ فِي الْخَمْرِ وَالْمَيْسِرِ وَيَصُدَّكُمْ عَنْ ذِكْرِ اللَّهِ وَعَنِ الصَّلَاةِdevils from mankind and jinn, inspiring to one another decorative speech in delusion
شياطين الإنس والجن يوحي بعضهم إلى بعض زخرف القول غروراThe worst of Allah's creation are the devils, who are the enemies of Allah, Mighty and Majestic.
And listen to the saying of Allah the Exalted regarding the disbelievers:
They wish you would disbelieve as they disbelieved
ودوا لو تكفرون كما كفرواThey wish you would disbelieve
وودوا لو تكفرونAnd whoever is an ally to them among you - then indeed, he is [one] of them. Indeed, Allah guides not the wrongdoing people.
ومن يتولهم منكم فأولئك هم الظالمونThere is also evil in that which has no will or consciousness. There are violent winds that destroy, and for this reason, a person should say when the wind blows