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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Benefits of the Hadith (Satan comes to one of you during his prayer . . . ).

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The Shaykh : And among its benefits is the affirmation of Satan, based on his saying:
Satan comes to one of you يأتي أحدكم الشيطان
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And among its benefits is the clarification of the intensity of Satan’s enmity toward the children of Adam, as he seeks to corrupt their acts of worship.
And among the benefits of this hadith is the warning against intrusive thoughts, based on his saying:
he imagines that he has realised air يخيل إليه أنه أحدث
Bulugh al-Maram 83
, and the way to drive away these illusions is to seek refuge in Allah from the accursed Satan, because if he seeks refuge in Allah from the accursed Satan, then Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) will protect him, provided that this is done with sincerity and pure intention.
And among the benefits of the hadith is that certainty is not removed by doubt, based on his saying:
he should not cease praying unless he hears a sound or perceives a smell. فلا ينصرف حتى يسمع صوتا أو يجد ريحا
Sunan Abi Dawud 177Sahih (Al-Albani)
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And among the benefits of this hadith is that texts may come with a restriction on a matter based on the general case, based on his saying:
Until he hears a sound or smells a scent حتى يسمع أو يجد
, because it is known that if a man were deaf and could not hear, or if he had no sense of smell, he would not smell a scent or hear a sound. So do we say that if this man is certain that a gas passed from him, his ablution remains valid?
No, but the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) based this on the general case, and the jurists have mentioned: "That the majority-based restriction does not have a legal implication".
"And Muslim narrated from Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) a similar report.
And al-Hakim narrated from Abu Sa'id, traced to the Prophet:
If Satan comes to one of you and says: ‘You have nullified your ablution (by releasing air)’, let him say: ‘You have lied. إذا جاء أحدكم الشيطان فقال : إنك أحدثت فليقل : كذبت
Bulugh al-Maram 86
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And Ibn Hibban narrated it with the wording:
Let him say in his heart فليقل في نفسه
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If Satan comes to one of you and says: ‘You have nullified your ablution (by releasing air) إذا جاء أحدكم الشيطان فقال : إنك أحدثت
Bulugh al-Maram 86
Is it a word that is heard, or intrusive thoughts and illusions?
The student: The second.

The Shaykh : The second. And his saying:
Let him say: You have lied فليقل كذبت
means he speaks, but in his heart, not with his tongue, "You have lied," and this is so that he may proceed with his prayer.
So in this hadith are the benefits mentioned previously, and also: that a person should meet his enemy with resolve and strength, because "You have lied" contains an element of harshness, and Satan deserves to be treated harshly, and one should say to him: "You have lied," because he is a liar, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said in the hadith of Abu Hurayrah:
He has told you the truth, and he is a liar صدقك وهو كذوب
. And we stop here at the etiquette of relieving oneself.
Source alathar.net

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