Imam Ibnul-Qayyim writes, 'From him (Shaytan), his followers learned the method of calling haraam things by names which people find attractive. So they called wine - the mother of joy, and they called intoxicants - morsels of delight, and they called Riba (usury) business dealing'
Imam Ibnul-Qayyim said in Igaathat al-Lahfaam (1/32), 'The Shaytan flows through the son of Adam like blood, until it is as if he becomes part of him, so he finds out what he likes and prefers; once he knows that, he uses it against a person and enters into him through this door. He also passes this information on to his brothers and allies among mankind, so that when they want to achieve their nefarious aims against one another they do so through means of that which people love and desire. Whoever tries to enter through this door will gain entry, and whoever tries to enter through any other way will find that the door is barred to him and he will not get what he wants.'
Imam Ibnul-Qayyim further explained how Shaytan used this trick to mislead our father Adam (alaihis-salaam) by appearing sincere towards him, he said, 'So, the enemy of Allah sensed what our parents liked, and felt that they wanted to live forever in that abode of joy. He knew that he could not reach them in any other way, so he swore to them by Allah that he was one of the sincere ones and said, 'Your Lord did not forbid you this tree save you should become angels or become of the immortals.' And he (Shaytan) swore by Allah to them both (saying), 'Verily, I am one of the sincere well-wishers for you both.' [Soorah al-A'raf (7): 21]
Argumentation and making statements about Allah without knowledge is the primary reason behind the degradation and misery of Shaytan himself. He argued and dissented Allah's Absolute Wisdom saying, 'I am better than him [Adam], You created me from fire, and him You created from clay.' [Soorah al-A'raf (7): 12]
Imam Ibn Katheer writes, 'and this excuse (of Shaytan for disobeying Allah) is worse than the crime itself! Shaytan said that he did not obey Allah because he, who is better cannot prostrate to the one, who is less. Shaytan, may Allah curse him, meant that he is better than Adam, 'So how can You order me to prostrate before him' Shaytan said that he is better than Adam because he was created from fire while, 'You created him from clay, and fire is better.' The cursed one looked at the origin of creation not at the honor bestowed, i.e., Allah's creating Adam with His Hands and blowing life into him. Shaytan made a false comparison when confronted by Allah's command. He, thus, became 'Ablasa' from the mercy, meaning, lost hope in acquiring Allah's mercy. He committed this error due to his false comparison. His claim that fire is more honored than mud was also false, because mud has the qualities of wisdom, forbearance, patience and assurance, mud is where plants grow, flourish, increase and provide food. To the contrary, fire has the qualities of burning, recklessness and hastiness. Therefore, the origin of creation directed Shaytan to failure, while the origin of Adam led him to return to Allah with repentance, humbleness, obedience and submission to His command, admitting his error and seeking Allah's forgiveness and pardon for it.' [end quote from Tafseer Ibn Katheer for the verse, (7): 12]
Argumentation and making statements about Allah without knowledge is the primary reason behind the degradation and misery of Shaytan himself. He argued and dissented Allah's Absolute Wisdom saying, 'I am better than him [Adam], You created me from fire, and him You created from clay.' [Soorah al-A'raf (7): 12]
Imam Ibn Katheer writes, 'and this excuse (of Shaytan for disobeying Allah) is worse than the crime itself! Shaytan said that he did not obey Allah because he, who is better cannot prostrate to the one, who is less. Shaytan, may Allah curse him, meant that he is better than Adam, 'So how can You order me to prostrate before him' Shaytan said that he is better than Adam because he was created from fire while, 'You created him from clay, and fire is better.' The cursed one looked at the origin of creation not at the honor bestowed, i.e., Allah's creating Adam with His Hands and blowing life into him. Shaytan made a false comparison when confronted by Allah's command. He, thus, became 'Ablasa' from the mercy, meaning, lost hope in acquiring Allah's mercy. He committed this error due to his false comparison. His claim that fire is more honored than mud was also false, because mud has the qualities of wisdom, forbearance, patience and assurance, mud is where plants grow, flourish, increase and provide food. To the contrary, fire has the qualities of burning, recklessness and hastiness. Therefore, the origin of creation directed Shaytan to failure, while the origin of Adam led him to return to Allah with repentance, humbleness, obedience and submission to His command, admitting his error and seeking Allah's forgiveness and pardon for it.' [end quote from Tafseer Ibn Katheer for the verse, (7): 12]
No comments:
Post a Comment