36/4. Chapter:
Sunan an-Nasai 3960 — The Qarin and Allah's Help
Jealousy
Hadith About the Qarin and Satanic Whispering
Sunan an-Nasai : 3960
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 3960
أَخْبَرَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا اللَّيْثُ، عَنْ يَحْيَى، - هُوَ ابْنُ سَعِيدٍ الأَنْصَارِيُّ - عَنْ عُبَادَةَ بْنِ الْوَلِيدِ بْنِ عُبَادَةَ بْنِ الصَّامِتِ، أَنَّ عَائِشَةَ، قَالَتِ الْتَمَسْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَأَدْخَلْتُ يَدِي فى شَعْرِهِ فَقَالَ " قَدْ جَاءَكِ شَيْطَانُكِ " . فَقُلْتُ أَمَا لَكَ شَيْطَانٌ فَقَالَ " بَلَى وَلَكِنَّ اللَّهَ أَعَانَنِي عَلَيْهِ فَأَسْلَمَ " .
A'isha Narrated from:
I looked for the Messenger of Allah and I put my hand on his hair. He said: "Your Shaitan has come to you." I said: "Don't you have a Shaitan?" He said: "Yes, but Allah helped me with him, so he submitted."
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 3960In-book reference : Book 36, Hadith 22English translation : Vol. 4, Book 36, Hadith 3412
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 3960
This hadith about the qarin records a direct conversation between Aishah and the Messenger of Allah. When she searched for him and touched his hair, he told her that her Shaitan had come to her. She then asked whether he also had a Shaitan. He answered yes, but said that Allah helped him against that companion, so it submitted. The main teaching in the text is clear: satanic whispering is a real concern, yet Allah's help is greater. The report also shows Aishah asking an honest question and receiving a plain answer. It does not give extra details about how every whisper works, so the explanation should stay with what is stated: there is a personal Shaitan, and the Prophet received special help from Allah against his.
What we learn from this hadith
- Be alert to thoughts that may come from satanic whispering.
- Ask clear questions when a religious point is not understood.
- Allah's help can protect a person from the harm of Shaitan.
