Indeed It is
only Satan that suggests to you the fear of his helpers, so fear them
not, but fear Me, if you are (true) believers.{Surah Al-‘Imran 3:175}
It is the battle with Iblees, may Allah
curse him and his party that has been the principal battle since the
time the enemy of Allaah resolved to pursue Aadam and his offspring in
all situations and at all times, coming to him from all directions and
following him every minute, as Allaah The Lord of all Creation informed
us: (Ibless) said: Allow me respite until the Day they raised up. Allaah
said: You are of those given respite. (Iblees) said: because You have
sent me astray I will sit against the (mankind) on Your Straight Path.
Then I will come to them from in front of them and behind them, for
their right and their left, and You will not find most of them thankful
to You.
Ash-Shaytaan this announced this struggle
as a fierce, murderous war, springing from his evil nature, arrogance
and rancor toward mankind. He has sought the permission of Allaah to
fight, and Allaah has granted His permission for a wisdom He knows. Thus
ash-Shaytaan has come forth executing and deriding His slaves.
However, Allah has not left mankind
devoid of any equipment, for he has given them Imam that which is a
shield, remembrance of him (dhikr) as preparation and the seeking of
protection of him (al-isti adhah) as a weapon. Allah has exposed the
steps and methods taken by shaytan, so that if a person neglects his
shield and weapon and falls short in recognizing the plots and plans of
his enemy, then his enemy will have power over him – and there is no
ability or power except from Allah. If the servant of Allah gives
permission to his enemy, opens the door to his house for him, admits him
therein and allows him to brandish the weapon on to fight with then he
is alone to blame, and he should not blame anyone but himself. Truly it
is by permission of Allan that a person once stated: ‘Die in grief, for
you have no excuse’.
When Satan inflicts a person with his
touch it is blinding, and it obstructs the vision, but fear of Allah
along with contemplation and submission to Him enables the heart to
become connected with Allah. This state arouses the heart from
neglecting His guidance so that those with taqwa remember, and when they
make remembrance of Allah their vision is opened and covering is
removed so that they become clear sighted.
I therefore sought the guidance of Allaah
in gathering the “Islamic equipment” that will overcome Shaytaan and
his party. The result was this treatise, in which I have explained the
Divine warning against the Shaytaan’s deception. I ask Allaah that it be
a protection for the Believers against the plots of Shaytaan and the
deceptions of Iblees. I hope from any earnestly concerned brother that
if he sees any mistakes or shortcomings in this book he will advise me,
for indeed Allah has made sincere advise an act of worship for he who,
intention is pure.
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