صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب                       صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

The Doors of Satan

O devotees of the Prophet! Soon the month of Ramadan will leave and Satan will be released from prison. Therefore, make a firm intention from today and right now that we will not follow Satan. We will not fall for his tricks. By avoiding him, we will stay away from his whispers and spend our entire future life performing virtuous deeds.

May Allah Almighty protect us from the deception of Satan. (Ameen). How can we save ourselves from Satan? How can we stay safe from his attack? The best way is to close those doors through which Satan reaches us and misleads us. What are those doors? Let us listen!

Who is Like Satan?

It is narrated that once a pious man encountered Satan. That pious man was very wise. He said to Satan: "O Iblees! Tell me how can I become like you?" Satan replied: "May you be ruined! What kind of question is this? No one has ever asked me this before (everyone thinks of ways to stay away from me, and you want to become like me)?" The pious man insisted: "I just like this, you must answer the question!"

(At this, Satan felt very happy, thinking he had finally found someone like himself. So,) Satan revealed his secret and said, “It is very easy to become like me. Just do two things: (1). Be lazy in your prayers (Salah)! (2). Swear oaths excessively, whether they are true or false! Then you will become like me.” Upon hearing this, the pious man said, “I promise Allah Almighty that I will never do these two things again.” Satan said, “No one has ever tricked me like this before. I also promise that I will never give advice to a person again.”

(Tanbeeh-ul-Ghafileen, pp. 158)

Dear Islamic brothers! We must think about this. These two actions turn a person into a satanic reflection: (1). Being negligent in prayers and (2). Swear oaths excessively. Sadly, both these habits are increasing in our society. اَلْحَمْدُ لِلّٰہ! These are the blessed days of Ramadan. The masjids are lively and vibrant,