Exegesis of the saying of Allah the Exalted: “And if an evil suggestion comes to you from Satan, then seek refuge in Allah. Indeed, He is the Hearing, the Knowing.”
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When Allah the Exalted mentioned repelling the enemy from among the children of Adam, He mentioned repelling the enemy from other than the children of Adam, saying: [Al-A'raf 7:200] Look, regarding the repelling of the enemy from other than the children of Adam, He did not say: “Repel with that which is best.” He said: “Take refuge in Allah,” because you will not be able to repel Satan except by taking refuge in Allah, Mighty and Majestic, since Satan is not in front of you for you to twist his neck and kill him, but rather he is not repelled except by Allah. For this reason, He said: [Al-A'raf 7:200] The connection between this verse and the one before it is that when He mentioned repelling the enemy from among the children of Adam, He mentioned repelling the enemy from other than the children of Adam, saying: [Al-A'raf 7:200]