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it is not affected by desires of Nafs and evil attributes. Satan does not come to them due to desires but he comes when their heart is empty of Divine remembrance due to heedlessness. When they make Divine remembrance, Satan goes away.
(Summarized from: Ihya-ul-‘Uloom, vol. 3, pp. 45)
In short, one who commits sins day and night is like a friend of Satan. And how is it possible that Satan run away from his friends easily! In verse 4 of Surah Al-Hajj, Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ said in part 17 of the Holy Quran:
کُتِبَ عَلَیۡہِ اَ نَّہٗ مَنۡ تَوَ لَّاہُ فَاَنَّہٗ یُضِلُّہٗ وَ یَہۡدِ یۡہِ اِلٰی عَذَ ابِ السَّعِیۡرِ ﴿۴﴾
(The devil) for whom it is decreed that whoever befriends him, he will certainly mislead him and lead him to the path of the torment of Hell.
[Kanz-ul-Iman (Translation of Quran)] (Part 17, Surah Al-Hajj, verse 4)
Hujjat-ul-Islam, Sayyiduna Imam Muhammad Ghazali عَـلَـیۡـهِ رَحْـمَـةُ الـلّٰـهِ الۡـوَالِی has stated: The real effectiveness of Divine Zikr can settle in the heart when it is purified from evil attributes and is adorned with piety. Otherwise, Zikr will prove to be a temporary thing and can neither influence the heart nor rule it. It cannot also get rid of satanic power.
Imam Ghazali عَـلَـیۡـهِ رَحْـمَـةُ الـلّٰـهِ الۡـوَالِی has further stated: If you want to stay safe from Satan, adopt piety and abstinence and then try
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