Satan’s greatest entrances into man are three. His entrances are many, but the greatest of them are three: When anger is intense, when sadness is intense, and when joy is intense, these three approaches are when a person’s heart and mind weaken, and perhaps his religion weakens along with them…”
Do you know who is the worst of your enemies and the most harmful to you among God’s creation? He is the enemy of God, Satan. He is the one whom God extended his life until the Hour comes, so that he can mislead whomever he can of the children of Adam, and prey on whomever he wants to prey on, and whoever he is able to prey on among the children of Adam, and even among the jinn as well, so that they may be among his companions and from the party of the Blazing Fire, {Satan is your enemy, so take him as an enemy. He only calls his party to be among the companions of the Blaze.} [فاطر: 6].
• Satan – O servants of God – is a name for every demon among the jinn. That is, he turned away from the truth and disbelieved in God Almighty, and their head and father is Iblis – may God protect us and you from him – Iblis was one of the righteous among the righteous among the jinn, so God Almighty brought him close to him until he placed him with the angels, until when God’s command to prostrate to Adam was fulfilled, all of the angels prostrated together except Iblis. He refused and was arrogant and was one of the unbelievers. He was arrogant and exalted. How could he prostrate to a created being? Is it weaker than him that he was created from clay while he was created from fire? So he was arrogant in disobeying the command of God Almighty, and opposed the law of God Almighty by his power, so he was among the cursed and expelled, so he said to his Lord: {My Lord, wait for me until the day they are resurrected. He said, “For you are of those who will wait.”} [ص: 79- 80].
Not only that, servants of God! Rather, he swore by God while he knew his Lord. He said: {He said, “By Your might, I will mislead them all, except Your sincere servants among them.”} [ص: 82- 83].
So look at yourself, O Abdullah; Are you one of the servants of God misguided with Satan, or one of the sincere servants of God who were saved from him when they held fast to God, took refuge in Him, and adhered to their religion and adhered to it? For these are the sincere ones who are saved from Satan and his host of demons from mankind and the jinn.
And know, servants of God, that Satan’s greatest intrusions upon man are three. His intrusions are many, but the greatest of them are three: When anger is intense, when sadness is intense, and when joy is intense, these are the three entry points in which a person’s heart and mind weaken, and perhaps his religion weakens along with them, so Satan enters his heart without him realizing it. He, may God’s prayers and peace be upon him, said, as in the two Sahih books.[1]: «Satan runs through man’s bloodstreamThe reason this hadith was mentioned is that Safiyya, may God be pleased with her, the Mother of the Believers, came to visit the Prophet, may God’s prayers and peace be upon him, while he was in seclusion during the last ten days of Ramadan. When she wanted to return to her home, he, may God’s prayers and peace be upon him, stood up and turned her around and walked with her. He saw two men in the mosque. When they saw the Prophet of God May God’s prayers and peace be upon him, and a woman with him. They moved quickly, and he, may God’s prayers and peace be upon him, said: “On your messengers, it is SafiyaThey said: Are you safe, O Messenger of God? -That is, do we think poorly of you, O Messenger of God?- He said: «Satan runs through man’s bloodstream».
And its greatest entrance, O servants of God, is when anger is intense. If a person’s anger becomes intense and his mind is lost, he may lose his speech, and if he contemplates it and contemplates it in his state of health and moderation, he will regret it deeply. A man came to the Prophet, may God bless him and grant him peace, and said: “O Messenger of God, advise me.” He said: “Don’t get angryHe said: Recommend me. He said:Don’t get angryHe said: Recommend me. He said:Don’t get angry»[2]Because intense anger is one of Satan’s greatest entrances.
The greatest thing that we receive in the referendum, and what the sheikhs respond to in the judiciary, is from those divorced people who apologize because their divorce was in anger. They apologize for that in the hope that they will be saved and the sheikh will make it permissible for him or make it permissible for him.
There are two types of divorce – O servants of God – in anger:
Type I: He divorces in anger, along with his feelings, and this constitutes a divorce.
The second type: Divorce in anger, he does not know what to say, and he has been closed in this anger, so this is the one who is not divorced, nor is his buying or selling valid, nor is his emancipation or contracts valid; Because he is in a high state of mind.
• The second case in which Satan, at his greatest human ability, enters during a state of severe sadness, and the Prophet, may God bless him and grant him peace, passed by a woman crying at the grave of her son, and he said: “Hey girl, be patient and take your timeShe said: Stay away from me, by God, what has befallen you has befallen me. So he turned away from her, may the peace and blessings of God be upon him, and did not argue with her, nor did he argue with her, because she was in a psychological state and in a mental state of intense sadness that could not comprehend his words. When her mind came to her senses, she was told: He is the Messenger of God. May God’s prayers and peace be upon him. She came to him after that to apologize, and he said to her: May God’s prayers and peace be upon him. Peace be upon him: «But patience at the first shock»[3].
The third entrance is one of Satan’s entrances, and as we said, his entrances are many, but the greatest of them are three; When anger is intense, when sadness is intense, and when joy is intense; When a person is extremely happy, words may come out of him that he does not understand, do not consider, or reflect upon. In the two Sahihs [4] On the authority of the Prophet, may God’s prayers and peace be upon him, that he mentioned: “A man lost his camel in a desert of land, and it had his food, drink, and provisions on it. When he despaired of it and was certain of death, he leaned his back against the trunk of a tree, waiting for death to come to him. While he was like that, his eyes fell asleep, so he became aware, and behold, the muzzle of his camel. On which the reason for his survival and salvation dangled before his eyes, and he was filled with joy Great, so he said out of great joy: Oh God, you are my servant and I am your Lord. He, may God bless him and grant him peace, said: «He made a mistake out of joy“”; meaning: he did not realize what was coming out of his tongue when his mind was overwhelmed by the intensity of joy.
So, servants of God, beware of Satan’s intrusions, and beware, servants of God, of his tricks and methods, for people continue to circumvent God’s commands and His law, until they permit what is forbidden, and until they prohibit what is permissible.
And you have an example, O servants of God, of what happened to the Children of Israel. For God gave them orders, but they were stubborn in following them, and they turned and went around until they fulfilled what God had forbidden to them. He, Glory be to Him, commanded them to slaughter a cow, but they were stubborn. What color is it? What is her characteristic? What is its appearance? So they slaughtered it after all of that, and they almost did not do it. And what happened to the Children of Israel is happening to this nation and is increasing and multiplying. All of that is from the snares of Satan and his tricks against you. As for the people of true faith and the people of monotheism sincerely, when a command comes to them from God and His Messenger, may God bless him and grant him peace, they comply with it and say: We hear and obey. Likewise, if a prohibition comes to them from God and His Messenger, they comply with it and say: We hear and obey.
Then know – may God have mercy on me and you – that the most truthful hadith is the word of God, and the best guidance is the guidance of Muhammad, may God bless him and grant him peace, and the worst of matters are those that are newly invented, and every newly invented matter is an innovation. Every innovation is a misguidance, and you, servants of God, must unite; The hand of God is upon the group, and whoever strays; It strays into the fire, and the wolf only eats from straying sheep.
Then God Almighty has commanded us with a matter that He initiated Himself, and praised His angels praising Him with His holiness, and blessed Him with the believers from among His gardens and humans. Then, Glory be to Him, said at the end of the parties: {Indeed, God and His angels bless the Prophet. O you who have believed, bless him and grant him peace.} [الأحزاب: 56]And your Prophet, may God bless him and grant him peace, said: “If it is Friday and its night; Bless me often, for your prayers are before me»[5].
[1] Narrated by Al-Bukhari (2038) and Muslim (2174) similarly.
[2] Narrated by Al-Bukhari (6116) in a similar manner.
[3] Narrated by Al-Bukhari (1283) and Muslim (926) similarly.
[4] It was included by Muslim (4747) in a similar manner, and by Al-Bukhari (6309) in summary.
[5] It was included by Ahmad (16162), Abu Dawud (1531), Ibn Majah (1636), and Al-Nasa’i (1374) in a similar manner.