Why is Iblees eager to mislead mankind

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Why is Iblees eager to mislead mankind

When Allah willed it for Iblees to stay alive until the Day of Resurrection,
pride came back to Iblees once again and he sensed that this was an ideal
way to take revenge from Adam and his offspring. He hates mankind, who are
the children of Adam (alaihis-salaam) , and he is hostile towards them
because he is cursed and has been banished from the Mercy of Allah due to
his refusal to prostrate to their father, Adam. '(Iblees) said (to Allah),
'Because You have sent me astray, surely I will sit in wait against them
(human beings) on Your Straight Path. Then I will come to them from before
them and behind them, from their right and from their left, and You will not
find most of them as thankful ones (i.e. they will not be dutiful to
You).'[(7): 16-17] Ibn Abbas (radhi allahu anhu) commented on, 'Then
I will come to them from before them' raising doubts in them concerning
their Hereafter, 'and (from) behind them', making them more eager for this
life, 'from their right', causing them confusion in the religion, 'and from
their left' luring them to commit sins.' This is meant to cover all paths of
good and evil. Shaytan discourages the people from the path of good and
lures them to the path of evil. Al-Hakam bin Abban said that Ikrimah
narrated from Ibn Abbas concerning the Ayah, 'Then I will come to them from
before them and behind them, from their right and from their left,' 'He did
not say that he will come from above them, because the mercy descends from
above.'

Iblees is certain that he is one of those who are doomed, and in addition to
this, he is arrogant and ungrateful to his Lord, he thus, resolved to
mislead whomever he could of the slaves of Allah. He is eager to mislead and
corrupt, so as to increase the number of his followers to share in his fate.
Iblees knows that his destination is the Fire, and he hopes to take everyone
else with him to Hell, out of envy, hatred, Kufr and stubbornness. 'Surely,
Shaytan is an enemy to you, so take (treat) him as an enemy. He only invites
his Hizb (followers) that they may become the dwellers of the blazing
Fire.'[Soorah al-Fatir (35): 6] Imam Ibn Katheer writes, 'he only
wants to
misguide you so that you will enter the blazing Fire with him.'

* Seeking Refuge with Allah from the Lures of Shaytan from all Directions
*Imam Ahmad narrated that Abdullah bin Umar said, 'The Messenger of Allah
(sallalalhu alaihi wa-sallam) used to often recite this supplication in the
morning and when the night falls,
O Allah! I ask You for well-being in this life and the Hereafter. O Allah!
I ask You for pardon and well-being in my religion, life, family and wealth.
O Allah! Cover my errors and reassure me in times of difficulty. O Allah!
Protect me from before me, from behind me, from my right, from my left and
from above me. I seek refuge with Your greatness from being killed from
below me.' Waki commented (about being killed from below), 'This refers to
earthquakes. ' [Abu Dawood, An-Nisaee, Ibn Majah, Ibn Hibban and Al-Hakim
collected this Hadeeth, and Al-Hakim said, 'Its chain is Saheeh.'] [Quoted
from Tafseer Ibn Katheer]

Taken from As-Sunnah Newsletter - http://www.qsep. com
As-Sunnah Vol. 2 Issue No.