Hadith on Shaytan: Do not curse Satan, rather mention Allah

Abu al-Malih reported: A man said, “I was riding on a mount behind the Prophet, and it stumbled, so I said: May Satan perish!” The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Do not say: May Satan perish! If you say that, he will swell with pride until he becomes as big as a house, and he says: By my might! Rather, you should say: In the name of Allah. If you say that, he will shrink until he becomes as small as a fly.”

Source: Sunan Abī Dāwūd 4982

Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Arna’ut

Imam Ibn al-Qayyim commented, “Similar to this is asking Allah to disgrace or disfigure Satan. All of this makes him happy, and he says: The son of Adam knows that I have overtaken him by my strength! This helps him in his deviance, as it has no benefit at all. Thus, the Prophet instructed whoever is touched by anything from Satan to remember Allah Almighty, to mention His name, and to seek refuge in Him, for that is more beneficial to him and more irritating to Satan.”

Source: Zād al-Ma’ād 2/324

عَنْ أَبِي الْمَلِيحِ عَنْ رَجُلٍ قَالَ كُنْتُ رَدِيفَ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَعَثَرَتْ دَابَّةٌ فَقُلْتُ تَعِسَ الشَّيْطَانُ فَقَالَ لَا تَقُلْ تَعِسَ الشَّيْطَانُ فَإِنَّكَ إِذَا قُلْتَ ذَلِكَ تَعَاظَمَ حَتَّى يَكُونَ مِثْلَ الْبَيْتِ وَيَقُولُ بِقُوَّتِي وَلَكِنْ قُلْ بِسْمِ اللَّهِ فَإِنَّكَ إِذَا قُلْتَ ذَلِكَ تَصَاغَرَ حَتَّى يَكُونَ مِثْلَ الذُّبَابِ

4982 سنن أبي داود كتاب الأدب باب لا يقال خبثت نفسي

7/336 المحدث شعيب الأرناؤوط خلاصة حكم المحدث صحيح في تخريج سنن أبي داود

قال ابن القيم وَمِثْلُ هَذَا قَوْلُ الْقَائِلِ أَخْزَى اللَّهُ الشَّيْطَانَ وَقَبَّحَ اللَّهُ الشَّيْطَانَ فَإِنَّ ذَلِكَ كُلَّهُ يُفْرِحُهُ وَيَقُولُ عَلِمَ ابْنُ آدَمَ أَنِّي قَدْ نِلْتُهُ بِقُوَّتِي وَذَلِكَ مِمَّا يُعِينُهُ عَلَى إِغْوَائِهِ وَلَا يُفِيدُهُ شَيْئًا فَأَرْشَدَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مَنْ مَسَّهُ شَيْءٌ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ أَنْ يَذْكُرَ اللَّهَ تَعَالَى وَيَذْكُرَ اسْمَهُ وَيَسْتَعِيذَ بِاللَّهِ مِنْهُ فَإِنَّ ذَلِكَ أَنْفَعُ لَهُ وَأَغْيَظُ لِلشَّيْطَانِ

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Abu Amina Elias
Abu Amina Elias (Justin Parrott) is an academic librarian, researcher, and translator specializing in the Quran, Hadith, and their commentaries. He is a former instructor of Islamic Creed for Mishkah University.
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