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In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

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The story of our mother Hawwa (Eve).

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Hawwa and the deception of Iblis.

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Regarding the story of our mother Hawwa.

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Allah the Almighty recounts for us the whispering of Satan to her and to our father Adam, peace be upon him.

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Allah the Almighty said:

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"Then Satan whispered to them to reveal to them..."

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“Then Satan whispered to them that he might manifest unto them that which was hidden from them of their shame, and he said: Your Lord forbade you from this tree only lest ye should become angels or become of the immortals.” (7:20)

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“Then Satan whispered to them that he might manifest unto them that which was hidden from them of their shame, and he said: Your Lord forbade you from this tree only lest ye should become angels or become of the immortals.” (7:20)

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"...unless you become angels,"

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"...or become of the immortals."

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So, what is the whispering of Satan?

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Do the devils among mankind use it as well?

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And how do we detect it?

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Al-Tahir Ibn 'Ashur, may Allah have mercy on him, said:

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"Whispering (waswasa)..."

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"...is speech spoken in secret, heard only by the one close to the speaker."

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This is one of the signs of whispering.

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Among its other signs as well,

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is what Al-Tahir Ibn 'Ashur mentioned when he said:

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"Satan’s suggestion is called 'whispering'..."

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"...because he cast into them a subtle enticement through speech he directed at them,"

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"...or an agitation within their own selves,"

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"...like the behavior of a deceitful, cunning swindler,"

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"...who hides his words from those present,"

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"...so that they do not spoil his deception by exposing its harms."

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Thus, he cast words to them in the form of hushed speech,

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to delude them into thinking he was a sincere advisor to them,

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and that he was whispering out of discretion.

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This is another sign.

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It is that Satan, in his whispering,

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does not speak in the presence of everyone,

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because he knows there are those who would expose this whispering.

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So he only speaks in the presence of those who cannot refute him,

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or he ensures those who would expose the truths of the devils are absent in the depths of prisons.

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Then he unleashes the media,

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which plays the role of Satan,

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to corrupt people's lives and lead them astray.

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The third important sign

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is that he presents himself in the guise of a sincere advisor.

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Iblis did this with our father Adam and our mother Hawwa.

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And Pharaoh did it when confronting the call of the Prophet of Allah, Musa (Moses), peace be upon him.

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Allah the Almighty said:

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“And Pharaoh said: Suffer me to kill Moses, and let him cry unto his Lord. Lo! I fear that he will alter your religion or that he will cause confusion in the land.” (40:26)

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“And Pharaoh said: Suffer me to kill Moses, and let him cry unto his Lord. Lo! I fear that he will alter your religion or that he will cause confusion in the land.” (40:26)

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Thus, the justification for killing Musa and the callers to the truth exists in every age,

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and it is: "I fear for you and for your religion,"

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while they are the ones corrupting your entire life.

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So, how can you protect yourself from the whispering of the devils among jinn and mankind?

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Sayyid Qutb, may Allah have mercy on him, said:

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"As for the whispering of Satan,"

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"we do not know how it occurs,"

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"because we do not know the essence of Satan,"

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"so that we might grasp the modalities of his actions,"

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"or his connection to man,"

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"and the manner of his seduction."

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"However, we know through the truthful report,"

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"which is the only reliable source we have regarding this unseen realm,"

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"that seduction toward evil,"

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"occurs in one form or another,"

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"and that the suggestion to commit the forbidden,"

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"takes place in one manner or another."

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"And that this suggestion and that seduction,"

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"rely on the innate points of weakness in man."

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"And that this weakness,"

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"can be guarded against through faith and dhikr (remembrance of Allah),"

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"until Satan has no authority over the believer who is constant in remembrance,"

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"and his weak plot has no effect at that point."

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For faith in Allah and frequent remembrance,

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are the path to salvation from the devils of jinn and mankind.

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Allah the Almighty said:

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“And when thou recitest the Qur'an, seek refuge in Allah from Satan the outcast.” (16:98)

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“Lo! he hath no power over those who believe and put trust in their Lord.” (16:99)

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“His power is only over those who make a friend of him, and those who ascribe partners unto Him (Allah).” (16:100)

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But how can you detect the whispering of the devils among jinn and mankind?

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Be alert, O Hawwa,

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to the style of address the devils among jinn and mankind use with you.

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They use the same method Iblis used with our father Adam and our mother Hawwa.

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As Allah said about Iblis:

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“And he swore unto them (saying): Lo! I am a sincere adviser unto you.” (7:21)

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Al-Tahir Ibn 'Ashur, may Allah have mercy on him, said:

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"His emphasis in informing them that he was a sincere advisor to them, using three forms of emphasis,"

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"is evidence of the extent of Adam and his wife's doubt regarding his sincerity toward them,"

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"and the signs of hesitation he saw in them regarding his truthfulness."

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He only doubted his sincerity,

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because they found what he was commanding them to do,

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to be contrary to what Allah had commanded them,

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whose desire for their well-being they knew by innate nature.

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One of the most dangerous methods of the devils among jinn and mankind against you and all people,

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is the falsification of facts.

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It is deception (talbis).

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It is what Iblis did with our father Adam and our mother Hawwa.

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Ibn Jarir al-Tabari said:

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"That whispering,"

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"was his saying to them,"

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“Then Satan whispered to them that he might manifest unto them that which was hidden from them of their shame, and he said: Your Lord forbade you from this tree only lest ye should become angels or become of the immortals.” (7:20)

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"...or become of the immortals."

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And his swearing an oath to them regarding that.

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And Al-Tahir Ibn 'Ashur, may Allah have mercy on him, said:

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"Iblis deluded Adam and his wife,"

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"that they were capable of becoming angels,"

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"if they ate from the tree."

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"This is part of his trickery and deception,"

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"as Adam and his wife were not insightful regarding the realities of things,"

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"nor did they know the extent possible in the transformation of entities and the evolution of existents."

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"They used to witness the favor of the angels in the sight of Allah the Almighty,"

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"and their proximity and the extent of their power."

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"So Iblis tempted them to become angels,"

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"if they ate from the tree."

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All Iblis did was falsify the truth.

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He clothed the truth in the garment of falsehood,

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and falsehood in the garment of truth.

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Satan did not come to say to man:

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"Eat from the forbidden tree,"

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"so that Allah becomes angry with you,"

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"and expels you from your paradise,"

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"and casts you down to the abode of misery."

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Rather, he said to him:

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"In eating from the tree lies your happiness, your bliss, and your good."

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He said to him:

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"If you eat from the tree,"

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"you will attain great dominion,"

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"and eternal life,"

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"and you will be transformed into an angel that cannot perish."

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And as an increase in leading them astray and further deception of Adam,

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he swore to him and his wife that he was truthful in what he said,

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and that he was a sincere advisor to them,

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offering them good,

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and guiding them to the true path.

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So beware, O Hawwa, of the deception of the devils among jinn and mankind against you.

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We will continue in a future meeting, if Allah wills.

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And praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds.