Shaytan has no power to force us into commiting sins

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Shaytan has no power to force us into commiting sins

In the name of Allah, the Most-Merciful, the All-Compassionate

"May the Peace and Blessings of Allah be Upon You"

Praise be to Allaah, we seek His help and His forgiveness. We seek refuge with
Allaah from the evil of our own souls and from our bad deeds. Whomsoever Allaah
guides will never be led astray, and whomsoever Allaah leaves astray, no one
can guide. I bear witness that there is no god but Allaah, and I bear witness
that Muhammad is His slave and Messenger.


Bismillah Walhamdulillah Was Salaatu Was Salaam 'ala Rasulillah
As-Salaam Alaikum Wa-Rahmatullahi Wa-Barakatuhu

Shaytan has no power over the believers, but he is able to gain control over
those who accept his ideas and who follow him willingly.

Allah said to Iblees when he avowed to mislead the children of Adam, Certainly,
you shall have no authority over My slaves, except those who follow you of the
Ghaawoon (Mushrikoon and those who go astray, criminals, polytheists, and
evildoers). [Soorah al-Hijr (15): 39-42]

And it is mentioned in Soorah an-Nahl (16): 99-100,Verily! He (Shaytan) has no
power over those who believe and put their trust only in their Lord (Allah).
His power is only over those who obey and follow him (Shaytan), and those who
join partners with Him (Allah).

Shaytan can, thus do no more than call people to misguidance and make it look
attractive to them. He has no power over them to force them into doing what he
wants. People who respond to his call do so because it suits their whims and
desires. So blame is attached only to those who respond to him.

Allah says, (on the Day of Resurrection) His Qareen (jinn companion) will
say,Our Lord! I did not push him to transgression, (in disbelief, oppression,
and evil deeds), but he was himself in error far astray.' Allah will say,
'Dispute not in front of Me, I had already in advance sent you the threat. The
Sentence that comes from Me cannot be changed, and I am not unjust to the
slaves.[Soorah al-Qaaf (50): 27-29]

Ibn Katheer said, 'His companion (qareen) will say' Ibn Abbas (radhi allahu
anhu), Mujahid, Qatadah and others said, 'this refers to the Shaytan who is
appointed to accompany him.'Our Lord! I did not push him to transgression' means,
he will disown that person on the Day of Judgment, and will say, 'Our Lord! I
did not push him to transgression' meaning, I did not lead him astray. 'but he
was himself in error far astray' means, he was misguided in himself, receptive
to falsehood and resistant to the truth...

as Allah says elsewhere, 'And Shaytan will say when the matter has been
decided, 'Verily, Allah promised you a promise of truth. And I too promised
you, but I betrayed you. I had no authority over you except that I called you,
and you responded to me. So blame me not, but blame yourselves. I cannot help
you, nor can you help me. I deny your past acts of associating me as a partner
with Allah (i.e., Shirk by obeying me in the life of the world). Verily, there
is a painful torment for the Zaalimoon (polytheists and wrongdoers). ' [Soorah
Ibraheem (14): 22]

The phrase 'Dispute not in front of Me'refers to what Allah will say to the
human and his companion from among the jinn, when they dispute before Him, and
the human says,'O Lord, this one led me astray from the Reminder after it had
come to me'and the devil will say, 'Our Lord! I did not push him to
transgression, (in disbelief, oppression, and evil deeds), but he was himself
in error far astray' i.e., from the path of truth.

Allah will say, 'Dispute not in front of Me' meaning, in My presence. I had
already in advance sent you the threat'means, I sent the warning on the lips of
the Messengers, and I sent down the Books, so proof and evidence was
established against you. 'The Sentence that comes from Me cannot be changed'
Mujahid said, this means I have passed My judgment. 'and I am not unjust to the
slaves' means, I do not punish anyone for the sin of another, and I only punish
a person for his sin after proof has been established against him.' [Tafseer
Ibn Katheer (4/227)]

Taken from As-Sunnah Newsletter - http://www.qsep. com
As-Sunnah Vol. 2 Issue No. 10