Fwd’ing
Assalaamualaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuhu
One of the early scholars said to his student, “What
would you do if Satan entices you to sin?”
He said, “I would struggle against him.”
“And if he returns again?”
“I would struggle against him,” the student repeated.
“And if he returns again?”
The student again says, “ I would struggle against
him.”
The scholar told him, “This can take forever. What if
you are passing some sheep and their watchdog starts
barking at you, preventing you from passing, what
would your action be?”
The student answers, “I would wear it down by struggle
and repel it.”
The teacher then says, “This is a lengthy process. If
you go instead to the owner of the sheep, he will be
able to make the dog desist.”(1)
This is a great lesson narrated by ibn al-Jauzi and
that is seeking refuge and shelter with Allah(azza wa
jall) is the strongest way to refute Satan and to get
far away from him.
(1)Quoted from ibn al-Jauzi, Talbees, p. 48
(Source: The World of the Jinn and Devils by Dr. Umar
Sulaiman al-Ashqar)
“I put my trust in Allah, my Lord and your Lord! There is not a moving creature, but He has a grasp of its forelock. Verily, my Lord is on the straight path. (The truth)”
(11:55-56)
“…Indeed my prayer, my sacrifice, my living and my dying are for Allaah, the Lord of the worlds” (6:162)