“Indeed, Satan is an enemy to you; so take him as an enemy. He only invites his party to be among the companions of the Blaze.” (Qur’an 35:6)
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“Do not follow Satan’s steps; he is clearly your enemy.” (Qur’an 2:168)
Narration from Iblis -that He loves Imam Ali also.
From Al-Hussayn B. Ahmad Al-Alawi From Ali B. Ahmad B. Ibn Ali From Hassan B. Ibrahim Al-Abbasy From Umayr B. Mirdas Al-Dawaqli From Ja’afar B. Nasheed Al-Malakeyyi From Waki’a From Al-Masoudi: That He Heard that Salman Al Farisi(May Allah have mercy on him)) Say: Iblees(May Allah’s curse be upon him) Once came upon a people that were backbiting The Amir ul Mumineen So, he stood in front of them and the people then said: : ‘Who is this that stands in front of us?’ He said: ‘I Am Abu Murrah’ Then they replied: “Do you not hear what we say?” So he said: “Do you insult your master Ali B. Abi Talib?” They then said: “And where did you get this that he is our master?” So He said: “From the sayings of your Prophet that “Whoever I am his master Ali is also his master. Oh Allah avow whoever avows him and disavow whoever disavows him and aid whoever aids him and abandon whoever abandons him.” So they then asked: “Are you of those who Avow him and of his party?’” He replied: “I am not of those who avow him nor am I of his party but I am one who loves him.“
Even though this hadith has the status of marfu there are questions that remain.
- Is it the belief of those who propagate such hadith that Iblis can take human form and narrate from the Blessed Messenger (saw)?
- How can Iblis love his enemies when the whole of humanity is his enemy.
- Iblis says that he is in Wilayat with Imam Ali
- From our perspective this hadith in which Iblis claims to love Imam Ali is problematic.
It was narrated from Ibn ‘Abbas (ra) that the Messenger of Allah (saw) said:
“Whoever sees me in a dream has (really) sees me, for Satan cannot imitate me.”
Source: (https://sunnah.com/ibnmajah:3905)
The issue with the above narration should be self evidence. This hadith is not problematic at all if it is a reference to the immediate audience and those who have first hand seen the Blessed Prophet (saw). However, it becomes problematic thereafter in that no one has seen the Blessed Prophet (saw) firsthand, all we have are descriptions of his noble being.
Thus, the proof against taking dreams as evidence has been established. Why? The admission here is that Satan cannot imitate the Prophet (saw). But, if one has not seen him first hand ……well I’ll let you use your brain and reflect on it.
So to be clear I am not rejecting the hadith of the Blessed Prophet (saw) about those seeing his blessed being in a dream (from those who actually saw him and met him). I believe that the narration is authentic and the Blessed Prophet (saw) said this.
May Allah guide the Ummah! May Allah forgive the Ummah! May Allah protect the Ummah.
For more on hadith in relation to Ghadir Khum please see:
Prima Quran 