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Sahih Muslim 2813a

Chapter: The Mischief Of The Shaitan And How He Sends His Troops To Tempt People, And With Every Person There Is A Qarin (Companion From Among The Jinn)

Authentic hadith of Sahih Muslim Sahih Muslim 2813a

Narrator:Jābir ibn ‘Abdullāh

حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، وَإِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، قَالَ إِسْحَاقُ أَخْبَرَنَا وَقَالَ، عُثْمَانُ حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرٌ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ أَبِي سُفْيَانَ، عَنْ جَابِرٍ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ ‏"‏

إِنَّ عَرْشَ إِبْلِيسَ عَلَى الْبَحْرِ فَيَبْعَثُ سَرَايَاهُ فَيَفْتِنُونَ النَّاسَ فَأَعْظَمُهُمْ عِنْدَهُ أَعْظَمُهُمْ فِتْنَةً ‏"

Jabir reported:

I heard Allah's Messenger (way peace be upon him) as saying: The throne of Iblis is upon the ocean and he sends detachments (to different parts) inorder to put people to trial and the most important figure in his eyes is one who is most notorious in sowing the seed of dissension.

Reported by Muslim (No. 2813a, 2813c) and Ahmad (No. 14027, 14286, 14411, 14587).

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An-Nawawi — Sharh Sahih Muslim

قَوْله صَلَّى اللَّه عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : ( إِنَّ عَرْش إِبْلِيس عَلَى الْبَحْر يَبْعَث سَرَايَاهُ يَفْتِنُونَ النَّاس ) الْعَرْش هُوَ سَرِير الْمُلْك , وَمَعْنَاهُ : أَنَّ مَرْكَزه الْبَحْر , وَمِنْهُ يَبْعَث سَرَايَاهُ فِي نَوَاحِي الْأَرْض.…

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  • المعجم الأوسط للطبراني (4259)عَرْشُ إِبْلِيسَ عَلَى الْبَحْرِ ، ثُمَّ يَبْعَثُ سَرَايَاهُ فَيَفْتِنُونَ ، فَأَعْظَمُهُمْ عِنْدَهُ أَعْظَمُهُمْ فِتْنَةً
  • حلية الأولياء لأبي نعيم (9914)عَرْشَ إِبْلِيسَ عَلَى الْبَحْرِ يَبْعَثُ سَرَايَاهُ , فَأَعْظَمُهُمْ عِنْدَهُ مَنْزِلَةً أَعْظَمُهُمْ فِتْنَةً
  • مسند أبي يعلى الموصلي (2123)عَرْشُ إِبْلِيسَ عَلَى الْبَحْرِ ، فَيَبْعَثُ سَرَايَا ، فَأَعْظَمُهُمْ عِنْدَهُ أَعْظَمُهُمْ فِتْنَةً
  • مسند الشاميين للطبراني (996)عَرْشُ إِبْلِيسَ فِي الْبَحْرِ , فَيَبْعَثُ سَرَايَاهُ فِي كُلِّ يَوْمٍ يَفْتِنُونَ النَّاسَ ، فَأَعْظَمُهُمْ عِنْدَهُ مَنْزِلَةً أَعْظَمُهُمْ فِتْنَةً لِلنَّاسِ

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Authentic Sahih Muslim 2813b

Satan places his throne upon water; he then sends his troops; the nearer to him in rank are those who are most skillful in creating mischief

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