Question:
Assalamualikum I hope you are doing well inshallah. I have 2 questions and I hope you can answer them:
1. (This is referring to the so-called Satanic verses 22:52 and 53:19) If Satan did recite it why is it the satanic verse in the Quran
2. (This is also referring to the so-called Satanic verses) Quran is read to drive Satan away so how did Satan come in between the Quran recitation when prophet Muhammed sws was reciting to the people?
Jazakallah
Answer:
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
Firstly, we apologize for the late response. Then we wish to start by categorically stating that every letter of the Quran is the infallible word of Allah; everything mentioned therein is authentic and true. Nothing within the Quran is ‘satanic’. To deny or reject any part of the Quran is an act of disbelief. Allah ﷻ revealed the Quran to Rasulullah ﷺ and He, Allah ﷻ took the responsibility to protect and preserve its message. Allah ﷻ mentions in Surah15:9:
إِنَّا نَحْنُ نَزَّلْنَا الذِّكْرَ وَإِنَّا لَهُ لَحَافِظُونَ (9)
“It is certainly We Who have revealed the Reminder, and it is certainly We Who will preserve it.”
He ﷻ also says in Surah 41: 41-42
إِنَّ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا بِالذِّكْرِ لَمَّا جَاءَهُمْ وَإِنَّهُ لَكِتَابٌ عَزِيزٌ (41) لَا يَأْتِيهِ الْبَاطِلُ مِنْ بَيْنِ يَدَيْهِ وَلَا مِنْ خَلْفِهِ تَنْزِيلٌ مِنْ حَكِيمٍ حَمِيدٍ (42)
“Surely those who have rejected the advice (the Qur‘an) when it came to them (are the ones who adopted perversity, and are not hidden from Us). And surely, it is an unassailable book [41]
That cannot be approached by falsehood, neither from its front, nor from its behind __a revelation from the All-Wise, the Ever-Praised” [42]
These verses prove that the Quran is well protected by Allah ﷻ and falsehood cannot affect it. Allah ﷻ also mentions in the Surah 69:44-47 that not even Rasulullah ﷺ can forge statements about Allah ﷻ in the Quran.
وَلَوْ تَقَوَّلَ عَلَيْنَا بَعْضَ الْأَقَاوِيلِ (44) لَأَخَذْنَا مِنْهُ بِالْيَمِينِ (45) ثُمَّ لَقَطَعْنَا مِنْهُ الْوَتِينَ (46) فَمَا مِنْكُمْ مِنْ أَحَدٍ عَنْهُ حَاجِزِينَ (47)
“Had he (the prophet) forged some statements in Our name [44] We would have certainly seized him by the right hand [45] and then severed his life-artery [46] and none of you could have saved him from it [46]”
He ﷻ mentions in Surah 53:1-4:
وَالنَّجْمِ إِذَا هَوَى (1) مَا ضَلَّ صَاحِبُكُمْ وَمَا غَوَى (2) وَمَا يَنْطِقُ عَنِ الْهَوَى (3) إِنْ هُوَ إِلَّا وَحْيٌ يُوحَى (4)
“By the star when it sets. (1) Your companion is neither deviated nor has he lost his way (2) He does not speak of his own whims. (4) Whatever he says is revelation revealed to him…”
In light of the above-mentioned verses, it is clear that it is not be possible for anyone, including Shaytaan to affect the authenticity of the Quran. So, a Muslim should not allow himself to entertain any doubts about the authenticity of any verse of the Quran. If, for some reason, a doubt comes to the mind about the Quran, one should immediately seek refuge in Allah ﷻ from the accursed devil (Shaytaan).
Seek knowledge from the right sources
From the inception of man, Shaytaan vowed to lead man astray. He kept true to his promise by using various schemes to turn people away from Allah ﷻ in every era. When Rasulullah ﷺ was commissioned with his messengership from Allah ﷺ, Shaytaan did not stop his mission. He used his supporters from man and jinn to try to stray people from the religion of Islam.
The enemies of Islam adopted various means to try to bring the religion of Islam into disrepute. They called Rasulullah ﷺ a mad man, a poet, a liar and claimed that he fabricated the Quran. They also made false claims about the Quran calling it tales of the previous generations, meaning that it is not a divine scripture from Allah ﷻ.
Today’s technologically advanced world is not different. Information can reach the four corners of the globe by the click of a button be it truth or falsehood. Unfortunately, falsehood sometimes spreads faster as the enemies of Allah ﷻ try their utmost best to turn people (those who are weak in faith and the non-Muslims) away from the religion of Islam by creating doubts in their minds about the truthful nature of the Quran. So, we are fully aware that the layperson may inadvertently come across false information that may require clarification.
Allah ﷻ says in the Quran Surah 16:43:
فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِنْ كُنْتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ…
“…Ask the People of the Reminder (knowledge) if you do not know.”
The verse encourages people to seek knowledge, counsel and clarification from the scholars. So, we must commend you on your question. It is of utmost importance to seek knowledge of Islam from upright, pious and proficient scholars, especially in matters of Aqeedah (belief). The Quran is the foundation of all belief in Islam. So a person should be very mindful of whom they listen to and take knowledge from about the Quran.
The famous Tabi’ii, Ibn Sireen (Rahimahullah), is known to have said: “This knowledge is your religion, so be mindful of who you take your religion from[i].” In other words, the knowledge of Quran, Hadith and Islam in general is your religion, so you should take your religious knowledge from upright religious scholars. Therefore, a Muslim should not rely on non-Muslims, ex-Muslims and any social media personality for their religious knowledge. They should ensure that they take knowledge from a pure Islamic source.
Translation of the verses in the query
The first is that of Surah 22:52:
وَمَا أَرْسَلْنَا مِنْ قَبْلِكَ مِنْ رَسُولٍ وَلَا نَبِيٍّ إِلَّا إِذَا تَمَنَّى أَلْقَى الشَّيْطَانُ فِي أُمْنِيَّتِهِ فَيَنْسَخُ اللَّهُ مَا يُلْقِي الشَّيْطَانُ ثُمَّ يُحْكِمُ اللَّهُ آيَاتِهِ وَاللَّهُ عَلِيمٌ حَكِيمٌ (52)
Translation:
It occurred to every messenger and the Holy Prophet whom we sent before you, that whenever he recited, Satan (Shaytan) cast doubts in his recitation. However, Allah effaces the doubts that Satan (Shaytan) casts and then consolidates His verses. Allah is All Knowing, The Wise (52)
The second is that of Surah 53:19:
أَفَرَأَيْتُمُ اللَّاتَ وَالْعُزَّى (19) وَمَنَاةَ الثَّالِثَةَ الْأُخْرَى (20)
Have you seen Laat and Uzza (19) and the third one Manaat? (20)
Note: Verse 20 is included in the explanation of verse 19
It should be noted here that none of these verses were recited or inserted in the Quran by Shaytaan. In fact, Shaytaan did not recite or insert any verse in the Quran. In addition, the translation of these verses are very clear, so there is nothing to create doubt in the mind of the reader. However, for a better understanding of Surah 22:52, verses 52 to 57 should be studied. The following is taken from the English translation of, ‘Illuminating Discourses of the Noble Quran’:
Translation:
It occurred to every messenger and the Holy Prophet whom we sent before you, that whenever he recited, Satan (Shaytan) cast doubts in his recitation. However, Allah effaces the doubts that Satan (Shaytan) casts and then consolidates His verses. Allah is All Knowing, The Wise. (52) So that Allah makes the doubts cast by Satan (Shaytan) a test for those in whose hearts is a disease and for those whose hearts are hard. Indeed, the oppressors are in a far removed disagreement. (53) And so that those granted knowledge should know that it is the truth from your Lord and they believe in it, causing even their hearts to bow, Allah shall definitely guide the believers to the straight path. (54) The disbelievers will perpetually be in doubt about it, until Judgment day (Qiyamah) comes to them suddenly or the punishment of such a day comes to them in which there is no good. (55) All sovereignty will belong to Allah on that day. He will judge between them. Those who believe and perform righteous deeds will be in gardens of bounty. (56) As for those who, disbelieve and deny Our verses, theirs shall be a humiliating punishment. (57)
THE PLOTS OF SATAN (SHAYTAN) AGAINST THE PROPHETS ﷺ CAUSE THE BELIEVERS TO GROW STRONGER IN THEIR FAITH, AND THE DISBELIEVERS TO FALL DEEPER INTO DOUBT
Allah tells the Holy Prophet ﷺ that all the previous Prophets ﷺ also suffered the same hindrances that he was suffering. Allah says, ‘It occurred to every messenger and the Prophet whom we sent before you, that whenever he recited (the revelation), Satan (Shaytan) cast doubts in (the hearts of the listeners about) in his recitation.”
Allah says in verse 112 of Surah Al-An’am (Surah 6), “Thus We have appointed for every Prophet an enemy who are devils from humans and Jinn, who whisper to each other things that seem good but are intended to deceive.”
In verse 121 of Surah Al-An’am Allah says, “The Satans (Shayatin) surely whisper evil into the hearts of their allies so that they The Shayatin and their allies from the human race never accept Islam, nor do they wish others to do so. They therefore continue to sow the seeds of doubt in the hearts of others. “However, Allah effaces the doubts that Satan (Shaytan) casts and then consolidates His verses. Allah is All Knowing, The Wise.”
These doubts are cast into peoples’ hearts, but they have different effects on different people. Allah says that these are cast “So that Allah makes the doubts cast by Satan (Shaytan) a test for those in whose hearts is a disease (of hypocrisy) and for those whose hearts are hard (i.e. the disbelievers). Indeed, the oppressors (those who harbour these doubts) are in a far removed disagreement.” They are obstinate and do not take heed to the truth even when it is before their eyes.
However, Allah keeps those whom He has guided firm upon their beliefs despite these onslaughts by Satan (Shaytan). Allah says that these doubts are cast “so that those granted knowledge should know that it (i.e. the revelation that the Holy Prophet recites) is the truth from your Lord and they believe in it (thereby increasing their Belief (Iman)), causing even their hearts to bow. Allah shall definitely guide the believers to the straight path.”
However, those who refuse to believe stray further away from the truth until they cannot turn back. Allah says, “The disbelievers will perpetually be in doubt regarding it, until Judgment day (Qiyamah) comes to them suddenly or the punishment of such a day comes to them in which there is no good.” When these events occur, it will be too late for them to believe.
“All sovereignty will belong to Allah on that day (of Judgment (Qiyamah)). He will judge between them (the Muslims and the disbelievers). Those who believe and perform righteous deeds will be in gardens of bounty.” On the other hand, “As for those who disbelieve and deny Our verses, theirs shall be a humiliating punishment.” They will suffer this humiliation because they maintained that adopting Belief (Iman) was an act of humiliation, while disbelief was something to be honoured[1]. (End quote)
The above explanation makes it very clear that Surah 22:52 refers to the doubts that Shaytaan cast into the hearts of the hypocrites and disbelievers. These people who are from the workers of the Shaytaan then try to cast these doubts in the hearts of the weak Muslims.
According to some commentators of the Noble Quran the verses of Surah Al-Hajj above were revealed after an incident took place where Rasulullah ﷺ recited Surah Al- Najm[ii]. Imaam Bukhaari (Rahimahullah) mentions a narration from Ibn Abbaas (Radhiyallahu anhu), he said that the Nabi ﷺ performed a prostration when he finished reciting Surah Al-Najm, all the Muslims, the pagans, the Jinns and (other) human beings prostrated along with him[iii].
This narration did not mention a reason for the prostration of the pagans and others. However, since the pagans prostrated along with the Muslims, the news quickly spread that they embraced Islam which even caused some of the Muslims who had migrated to Abyssinia to return to Makkah, only to find out that it was false.
Some fabricated narrations mention that the pagans prostrated because Rasuluallah ﷺ praised their idols in his recitation. They state that after reciting verse 20 of Surah Al-Najm, Shaytaan caused Rasulullah ﷺ to recite the following:
تلك الغرانيق العلى، وإن شفاعتها لترتجى
Translation: ‘These are the sublime birds whose intercession is hoped for[iv].’
If one who is knowledgeable of the Arabic language were to make a simple check of Surah 53:20, they will not find that Arabic sentence mentioned after it. It is also not found in any other Surah in the Quran. In addition, the translation of this sentence is not found in any reliable translation of the Quran. This makes it very clear that whatever falsehood is ascribed to the Rasulullah ﷺ and the Quran is not found in the Quran. So, to say that the Quran has “satanic verses” is a lie that is propounded by the enemies of Islam.
As stated before, the scholars have mentioned that all the narrations that mention that Shaytaan had some effect on the recitation of Rasulullah ﷺ are false and fabricated[v].
The following are some of the scholars who say that the incident of Gharaaneeq is very weak or fabricated:
- Imaam Bazaar in his Musnadiv
- Qaadhi ‘Iyaadh in As Shifaa[vi]
- Ibn Kathir in his Tafsir[vii]
- Shaykh Wahbah in Tafsirul Munir, where he mentions the statements of the early scholars such as Imaam Razi, Imam Bayhaqi and Ibnul ‘Arabi who share the same view.[viii]
Allaamah ‘Ayni mentions a few reasons why Shaytaan could not affect the recitation of Rasuluallah ﷺ:
Allah ﷻ will not give Shaytaan the ability to dominate Rasuluallah ﷺ when He, Allah ﷻ has granted Rasuluallah ﷺ protect from Shaytaan and others.
The claim that Shaytaan may have likened his voice to the voice of Rasuluallah ﷺ is also a false claim since Shaytaan cannot imitate or resemble Rasuluallah ﷺ in a person’s dream. Rasuluallah ﷺ said in an authentic Hadith: “Whoever sees me in a dream, has indeed seen me because Shaytaan is not able to resemble me (or take my form).” Therefore, if it is impossible for Shaytaan to resemble Rasuluallah ﷺ in a dream and a person is not tasked to follow Shari’ah while asleep nor is a person tasked to ascertain what happened while asleep. So, how will Shaytaan be able to resemble Rasuluallah ﷺ to a person who is awake and tasked to follow Shari’ah in that (awaken) state? The heart of a believer will not accept such a matter[ix].
In addition, Rasulullah ﷺ said, “Each one of you has a devil-companion from the jinn over him.” They said, “Even you, O Messenger of Allah?” Rasulullah ﷺ said, “Even me, yet Allah helped me against him until he embraced Islam. He does not order me to do anything but good[x].” So, to claim that Shaytaan was able to over power Rasuluallah ﷺ and allow these words to flow on his tongue is not possible.
As for the second part of the query, we wish to reiterate that Shaytaan did not “come in between the Quran recitation” nor did he affect the actual recitation of Rasulullah ﷺ. Also, the purpose of Quran recitation is not to drive the Shaytaan away. Some of the main reasons for Quran recitation is for guidance, gaining proximity to Allah ﷻ and obtaining blessings by the reader. Yes, there are times the evil jinn flee when the Quran is recited and this is based mainly on the intention of the reader. In Surah jinn Allah ﷻ mentions the group of Jinn who listened attentively to the recitation of Rasulullah ﷺ and went back and informed other jinn about what they heard. There are many incidents where even the most rebellious jinn would listen to the recitation of the Quran and not flee.
In conclusion, the Quran is the infallible word of Allah ﷻ. It is well protected and guarded by Allah ﷻ Himself. Many scholars of Islam have used both textual and logical proofs proving why it was impossible for Shaytaan to have any effect of the recitation of Rasuluallahﷺ. So, if anyone of our upright scholars narrated the incident of the Gharaaneeq (sublime birds) in his book without refuting it, we will consider it to be an error on his part.
And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best
Mufti Mujahid Dan Lubrin
Darul Iftaa, Jaamia Madinatul Uloom (Trinidad)
17th September 2024 – 14th Rabi’ul Awwal 1446
www.fatwa-tt.com /www.jaamia.net
[1] Illuminating Discourses of the Noble Quran (English Translation) Vol.3 pgs. 513-514 – Darul Ishaat, Karachi, Pakistan
[i] صحيح مسلم – 1/14- دار إحياء التراث العربي – بيروت
حدثنا حسن بن الربيع، حدثنا حماد بن زيد، عن أيوب، وهشام، عن محمد، وحدثنا فضيل، عن هشام قال: وحدثنا مخلد بن حسين، عن هشام، عن محمد بن سيرين، قال: «إن هذا العلم دين، فانظروا عمن تأخذون دينكم»
[ii] تفسير القرآن العظيم – 5/441 – دار طيبة للنشر والتوزيع
قد ذكر كثير من المفسرين هاهنا قصة الغرانيق، وما كان من رجوع كثير من المهاجرة إلى أرض الحبشة، ظنا منهم أن مشركي قريش قد أسلموا. ولكنها من طرق كلها مرسلة، ولم أرها مسندة من وجه صحيح، والله أعلم.
[iii] صحيح البخاري – 6/141 – دار طوق النجاة
4862 – حدثنا أبو معمر، حدثنا عبد الوارث، حدثنا أيوب، عن عكرمة، عن ابن عباس رضي الله عنهما، قال: «سجد النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم بالنجم وسجد معه المسلمون والمشركون والجن والإنس» تابعه إبراهيم بن طهمان، عن أيوب، ولم يذكر ابن علية ابن عباس
[iv] مسند البزار المنشور باسم البحر الزخار – 11/296 – مكتبة العلوم والحكم – المدينة المنورة
5096- حدثنا يوسف بن حماد، قال: حدثنا أميه بن خالد، قال: حدثنا شعبة، عن أبي بشر، عن سعيد بن جبير، عن ابن عباس فيما أحسب الشك في الحديث أن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم كان بمكة فقرأ سورة النجم حتى انتهى إلى: {أفرأيتم اللت والعزى ومناه الثالثة الأخرى} فجرى على لسانه: تلك الغرانيق العلا الشفاعة منها ترتجى. قال: فسمع ذلك مشركي أهل مكة فسروا بذلك فاشتد على رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم فأنزل الله تبارك وتعالى: {وما أرسلنا من قبلك من رسول، ولا نبي إلا إذا تمنى ألقى الشيطان في أمنيته فينسخ الله ما يلقي الشيطان، ثم يحكم الله آياته} .
وهذا الحديث لا نعلمه يروى عن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم بإسناد متصل عنه يجوز ذكره إلا بهذا الإسناد، ولا نعلم أحدا أسند هذا الحديث عن شعبة، عن أبي بشر، عن سعيد، عن ابن عباس إلا أمية ولم نسمعه إلا من يوسف بن حماد، وكان ثقة وغير أمية يحدث به، عن أبي بشر، عن سعيد بن جبير مرسلا، وإنما هذا الحديث يعرف عن الكلبي، عن أبي صالح، عن ابن عباس وأمية ثقة مشهور.
[v] التفسير المنير في العقيدة والشريعة والمنهج – 17/249 دار الفكر المعاصر – دمشق
تبين من الكلام السابق في سبب النزول أن قصة الغرانيق موضوعة مكذوبة وضعها الزنادقة، لذا يجب تفسير الآيات على نحو آخر، خلافا لما عليه كثير من المفسرين.
[vi] الشفا بتعريف حقوق المصطفى -2/126-124 – دار الفكر الطباعة والنشر والتوزيع
فصل وقد توجهت ههنا لبعض الطاعنين سؤالات منها ما روي من أن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم لما قرأ سورة والنجم وقال (أفرأيتم اللات والعزى ومناة الثالثة الأخرى) قال تلك الغرانيق العلى وإن شفاعتها لترتجى ويروى ترتضى، وفي رواية إن شفاعتها لترتجى، وأنها لمع الغرانيق العلى وفي أخرى والغرانقة العلى تلك الشفاعة ترتجى، فلما ختم السورة سجد وسجد معه المسلمون والكفار لما سمعوه أثنى على آلهتهم وما وقع في بعض الروايات أن الشيطان ألفاها على لسانه وأن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم كان يتمنى أن لو نزل عليه شئ يقارب بينه وبين قومه * وفي رواية أخرى أن لا ينزل عليه شئ ينفرهم عنه وذكر هذه القصة وأن جبريل عليه السلام جاءه فعرض عليه السورة فلما بلغ الكلمتين قال له ما جئتك بهاتين، فحزن لذلك النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم فأنزل الله تعالى تسلية له (وما أرسلنا من قبلك من رسول ولا نبى) الآية وقوله (وإن كادوا ليفتنونك) الآية، -125- فاعلم أكرمك الله أن لنا في الكلام على مشكل هذا الحديث مأخذين أحدهما في توهين أصله والثاني على تسليمه، أما المأخذ الأول فيكفيك أن هذا حديث لم يخرجه أحد من أهل الصحة ولا رواه ثقة بسند سليم متصل وإنما أولع به وبمثله المفسرون والمؤرخون المولعون بكل غريب المتلقفون من الصحف كل صحيح وسقيم وصدق القاضي بكر بن العلاء المالكي حيث قال لقد بلي الناس ببعض أهل الأهواء والتفسير وتعلق بذلك الملحدون مع ضعف نقلته واضطراب رواياته وانقطاع إسناده واختلاف كلماته فقائل يقول إنه في الصلاة، وآخر يقول قالها في نادي قومه حين أنزلت عليه السورة، وآخر يقول قالها وقد أصابته سنة، وآخر يقول بل حدث نفسه فيها، وآخر يقول إن الشيطان قالها على لسانه وأن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم لما عرضها على جبريل قال ما هكذا أقرأتك، وآخر يقول بل أعلمهم الشيطان أن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم قرأها، فلما بلغ النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم ذلك قال والله ما هكذا نزلت، إلى غير ذلك من اختلاف الرواة، ومنحكيت هذه الحكاية عنه من المفسرين والتابعين لم يسندها أحد منهم ولا رفعها إلى صاحب وأكثر الطرق عنهم فيها ضعيفة واهية والمرفوع فيه حديث شعبة عن أبي بشر عن سعيد بن جبير عن ابن عباس قال فيما أحسب الشك في الحديث أن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم كان بمكة وذكر القصة
[vii] تفسير القرآن العظيم – 5/441 – دار طيبة للنشر والتوزيع
قد ذكر كثير من المفسرين هاهنا قصة الغرانيق، وما كان من رجوع كثير من المهاجرة إلى أرض الحبشة، ظنا منهم أن مشركي قريش قد أسلموا. ولكنها من طرق كلها مرسلة، ولم أرها مسندة من وجه صحيح، والله أعلم.
[viii] التفسير المنير في العقيدة والشريعة والمنهج – 17/249-248 دار الفكر المعاصر – دمشق
…… قال ابن العربي وعياض: إن هذه الروايات باطلة لا أصل لها. وقال الرازي : أما أهل التحقيق فقد قالوا: هذه الرواية باطلة موضوعة، واحتجوا عليه بالقرآن والسنة والمعقول.
ما القرآن فوجوه منها قوله تعالى: قُلْ: ما يَكُونُ لِي أَنْ أُبَدِّلَهُ مِنْ تِلْقاءِ نَفْسِي، إِنْ أَتَّبِعُ إِلَّا ما يُوحى إِلَيَّ [يونس 10/ 15] وقوله: وَما يَنْطِقُ عَنِ الْهَوى، إِنْ هُوَ إِلَّا وَحْيٌ يُوحى [النجم 53/ 4- 3] وقوله: وَلَوْ تَقَوَّلَ عَلَيْنا بَعْضَ الْأَقاوِيلِ، لَأَخَذْنا مِنْهُ بِالْيَمِينِ، ثُمَّ لَقَطَعْنا مِنْهُ الْوَتِينَ [الحاقة 69/ 44- 46] فلو أنه قرأ عقيب آية النجم المذكورة: تلك الغرانيق العلا، لكان قد ظهر كذب الله تعالى في الحال، وذلك لا يقوله مسلم.
وأما السنة: فهي ما روي عن محمد بن إسحاق بن خزيمة: أنه سئل عن هذه القصة، فقال: هذا وضع من الزنادقة. وقال البيهقي: هذه القصة غير ثابتة من جهة النقل. وأيضا:
فقد روى البخاري في صحيحة أن النبي صلّى الله عليه وسلم قرأ سورة النجم، وسجد فيها المسلمون والمشركون، والإنس والجن، وليس فيه حديث الغرانيق
….تبين من الكلام السابق في سبب النزول أن قصة الغرانيق موضوعة مكذوبة وضعها الزنادقة، لذا يجب تفسير الآيات على نحو آخر، خلافا لما عليه كثير من المفسرين.
[ix] عمدة القاري شرح صحيح البخاري – 7/100- دار إحياء التراث العربي – بيروت
… قلت: فِيهِ بحث من وُجُوه:
الأول: أَن تقريرهم على السُّجُود لم يكن لاعْتِبَار سجودهم، وَإِنَّمَا كَانَ طَمَعا لإسلامهم.
الثَّانِي: أَن تَسْمِيَة الصَّحَابِيّ فعلهم سجودا بِالنّظرِ إِلَى الصُّورَة مَعَ علمه بِأَن سجودهم كلا سُجُود، لِأَن السُّجُود طَاعَة وَالطَّاعَة مَوْقُوفَة على الْإِيمَان.
الثّالث: أَن قَوْله: وَلعلّ جميع من وفْق إلى آخره ظن وتخمين، فَلَا يبتنى عليه حكم، ثمّ الّذي قَالَه ابْن بطال: إنما كان لما ألْقى الشّيطان على لِسَانه صلى الله عَلَيْهِ وَسلم. . إِلَى آخِره، مَوْجُود فِي كثير من التفاسير، ذكرُوا أَنه لما قَرَأَ سُورَة النَّجْم، وَوَقع فِي السُّورَة ذكر آلهتهم في قوله تعالى: {أَفَرَأَيْتُم اللات والعزى وَمَنَاة الثَّالِثَة الْأُخْرَى} (النَّجْم: 19 و 20) . وسمعوا ذكر آلِهَتهم فِي الْقُرْآن فَرُبمَا ظنوه أَو بَعضهم أَن ذَلِك مدح لَهَا، وَقيل: إِنَّهُم سمعُوا بعد ذكر آلِهَتهم: تِلْكَ الغرانيق العلى، وَإِن شَفَاعَتهَا لترتجى، فَقيل: إِن بَعضهم هُوَ الْقَائِل لَهَا، أَي: بعض الْمُشْركين، لما ذكر آلِهَتهم خَشوا أَن يذمها، فبدر بعضهم فقال ذلك، سمعه من سمعه وظنوا أو بعضهم أن ذلك من قراءة النّبي صلى الله عليه وسلم، وَقيل إِن إِبْلِيس لَعنه الله هُوَ الَّذِي قَالَ ذَلِك حِين وصل النَّبِي صلى الله عَلَيْهِ وَسلم إِلَى هَذِه اللآية فظنوا أَنه صلى الله عَلَيْهِ وَسلم هُوَ الّذي قال ذلك وَقيل: إن إبليس أجْرى ذلك على لسانه صلى الله عليه وسلم، وهذا باطل قطعا. وَمَا كَانَ الله ليسلطه على نبيه وَقد عصمه مِنْهُ ومن غيره، وكذلك كَون إِبْلِيس قَالَهَا وَشبه صَوته بِصَوْت النَّبِي صلى الله عليه وسلم باطل أيضا، وإِذا كان لا يسْتطيع أن يتشبه به في النّوم كما أخبر النَّبِي صلى الله عَلَيْهِ وَسلم بذلك فِي الحَدِيث الصَّحِيح، وَهُوَ قَوْله: (من رَآنِي فِي الْمَنَام فقد رَآنِي فَإِن الشَّيْطَان لَا يتشبه بِي وَلَا يتَمَثَّل بِي) . فإذا كان لَا يقدر على التّشبّه به في المنام من الرّائي له، والنائم ليس في محل التّكليف والضبط، فَكيف يتشبه بِهِ فِي حَالَة إستيقاظ من يسمع قِرَاءَته؟ هَذَا من المحال الّذي لا يقبله قلب مؤمن، وهذا الحديث الّذي ذكر فيه ذكر ذلك أكثر طرقه منقطعة معلولة، ولم يوجد لها إسناد صحيح ولا متّصل إلاّ من ثلاثة طرق …
[x] صحيح مسلم – دار إحياء التراث العربي – بيروت
(2814) حدثنا عثمان بن أبي شيبة، وإسحاق بن إبراهيم – قال إسحاق: أخبرنا، وقال عثمان: حدثنا – جرير، عن منصور، عن سالم بن أبي الجعد، عن أبيه، عن عبد الله بن مسعود، قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: «ما منكم من أحد، إلا وقد وكل به قرينه من الجن» قالوا: وإياك؟ يا رسول الله قال: «وإياي، إلا أن الله أعانني عليه فأسلم، فلا يأمرني إلا بخير»،