Two narrations about the devil

1-12-2010 | IslamWeb

Question:

Assalamu'alaykum What is the authenticity of the following hadeeths. Please answer it with explanation? 1-At-Tabari has recorded a ahadeeth reported by Ibn 'Abbas that the Propher Sallallahu'alayhiwasallam said “Satan asked God for a house, and God said, 'Your house is the bathroom(of the people).' He then asked for a book to recite. God said, ' You shall recite poetry.' He said ' Lord, give me something to issue calls. ' God said, the thing that will issue calls for you is the musical intstruments(mizmar).' " 2-What is the authenticity of tradition in which a woman came to the Prophet Sallallahu ‘alayhiwasallam and said, “O Messenger of Allaah, I am a woman whose blood flows continually.” He said to her, “It is due to a blow struck by the devil.” That is, the devil has some influence in this area. Can this be due to a fit (mass) or she was bewitched, do both of which are manifestations of the jinn in the body. Assalamu'alaykum
Answer:

All perfect praise be to Allaah, The Lord of the Worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allaah, and that Muhammad sallallaahu `alayhi wa sallam ( may Allaah exalt his mention ) is His slave and Messenger.

The first Hadeeth was reported by At-Tabaraani and others with different wordings. Al-Haafith Al-‘Iraaqi may Allaah have mercy upon him said its chain of narrators is very Dha’eef [weak] and Al-Albaani may Allaah have mercy upon him said it is Munkar [rejectable]. However, its meaning is that:

a) The toilet is the house of the devil because it is a place of impurities, dirt, and where the ‘Awrah of the people is revealed.

b) His book is poetry, meaning the poetry that includes obscene words, because poetry is words: if its meaning is good, then it is good and if its meaning is bad, then it is bad.

c) The caller to the devil's prayer is the musical instruments because they are forbidden sounds that divert people from the path of Allaah.

As regards the second Hadeeth, it was narrated by Hamnah Bint Jahsh may Allaah be pleased with her and it was reported by Abu Daawood and At-Tirmithi may Allaah have mercy upon them. As-San’aani may Allaah have mercy upon him said: “Its meaning is that the devil found a way to make her doubt about the matters of her religion, her purity and her prayer until he made her forget her normal menses and thus she looked like she was hit by him. However, it is most likely to be a real hit from him as it is not impossible to understand the meaning literally.”

However, this Hadeeth implies that the devil has an effect on what happened to this woman, which having discharges outside the monthly periods due to this hit. But this does not necessarily mean that it is jinn possession or magic, and it is not necessary that each discharge outside the monthly menses is resulted from a hit from the devil; the evidence about this is the statement of the Prophet sallallaahu `alayhi wa sallam ( may Allaah exalt his mention ) to Faatimah Bint Abi Hubaysh when she asked him about her discharges outside the monthly menses: “It is from a blood vessel and not menses.”

Allaah Knows best.

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