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Sahih Muslim 134b — Shaitan’s Whisper and Faith
Clarifying the Waswasah (Whispers, Bad Thoughts) with regard to faith, and what the one who experiences that should say
Shaitan Whispers Hadith: Who Created Allah and Faith in His Prophets
Sahih Muslim : 134b
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 134b
وَحَدَّثَنَا مَحْمُودُ بْنُ غَيْلاَنَ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو النَّضْرِ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو سَعِيدٍ الْمُؤَدِّبُ، عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ عُرْوَةَ، بِهَذَا الإِسْنَادِ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " يَأْتِي الشَّيْطَانُ أَحَدَكُمْ فَيَقُولُ مَنْ خَلَقَ السَّمَاءَ مَنْ خَلَقَ الأَرْضَ فَيَقُولُ اللَّهُ " . ثُمَّ ذَكَرَ بِمِثْلِهِ وَزَادَ " وَرُسُلِهِ " .
Mahmud b. Ghailan Narrated from:
This hadith has been transmitted by Mahmud b. Ghailan by another chain of transmitters (and the words are): The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: The Satan will come to everyone of you and say: Who created the heaven, who created the earth? (And the man) replies: It is Allah, Then the remaining part of the hadith was narrated as mentioned above and the words 'His prophets" were added to it.
[1] That is: "Let him say: 'I believe in Allâh and His Messengers.'"Reference : Sahih Muslim 134bIn-book reference : Book 1, Hadith 251USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 1, Hadith 243
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 134b
This shaitan whispers hadith explains the same danger in a more direct way. Satan comes and asks a person who created the heaven and who created the earth. The person answers that Allah created them. Then the narration continues with the same meaning as before, and this version adds faith in His prophets. The teaching stays close to the wording: a believer may face questions about creation, but the answer is to hold to faith in Allah and His messengers. This is a strong reminder for anyone searching for the who created Allah hadith or waswasah in Islam. The Hadith guides the heart back to belief instead of letting whispers become a long debate.
What we learn from this hadith
- Satan may use questions about creation to trouble a believer’s faith.
- The answer begins with knowing that Allah created the heavens and the earth.
- This narration adds affirming faith in Allah’s prophets along with faith in Allah.
