The Devils Deception by Imam Ibn AL-Jawzi

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He replied: 'The devils came down from every valley and side
road to attack Allah's Messenger.' One of the devils had a
torch in his hand wanting to burn the face of Allah's Messenger.
Jibril came down and said: 'O Mul:iammad repeat after
me:
'I seek refuge with Allah's perfect words from the evil of
his creation, from the evil of what descends from the
heavens, from the evil of what ascends into them, from
the evil of the turmoil of day and night and from the evil
of every knocker, except for a knocker who knocks for a
good reason, 0 Most Merciful!
So the torch was extinguished, and Allah defeated them. 8 7
86) 1A'ishah (ratf!J'Alitihu 'anha) reported that the Prophet () said:
"Indeed the devil comes to a person and says: 'Who created
you?' He replies: 'Allah (the Mighty and the Majestic).' The
devil says: 'So who created Allah?' When one of you finds
that [such whisperings], let him say:
'I believe in Allah and His Messengers,'
for verily such thoughts will go away." 88
8 7 Al:).mad's Musnad, 3/419.
88 Al:).mad's Musnatl, 6/257.
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