Maariful Quran - Mufti Shafi Usmani RA - Vol - 5 - Page

Siirah Al-Bijr : 15 : 45 - 50 317
said that the deception of Satan worked in the case of SayyidnZ 'Adam
and Hawwa'. Similarly, about the noble Companions, the QurZn has
said: I ' G j;; Wl '$$I d! (Satan had but made them slip for some of
their deeds- 3:i55) which tells us that there was an occasion (during the
Battle of Uhud) when the evil plan of the Satan worked against the Companions
as well.
Therefore, in the present verse, the sense of saying that the special
servants of Allah are such that Satan has no power over them is that
their hearts and minds never come under the power and sway of Satan
to the extent that would just not
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become aIerted to their error at all, because
of which, they would remain deprived of necessary repentance for
ever, or that they fall into some sin the forgiveness of which would become
impossible.
As for the events mentioned above, they offer no contradiction because
'Adam and Haw* cUl made their Taubah and this repentance
was accepted. Similarly, the noble Companions referred to above
had also made their Taubah. Thus, whatever sin they fell into because of
the mechanization of Satan was forgiven.
The Seven Gates of Jahannam
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About the statement: y131 ;LW @ (It has seven gates - 44), according to
a narration of Sayyidna 'Alf & reported by Imam Ahmad, Ibn Jarir
~l-Tabarf and Al-Baihaqf, the seven gates of Jahannam (Hell) are in
terms of seven levels, one upon the other. Some others have taken these
as common gates where every gate will be reserved for a special kind of
sinners. (Qurtubi)
Verses 45 - 50
Surely, the God-fearing are in Gardens and streams: [451