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Sahih al-Bukhari 3281 (Book 59, Hadith 90) #3137
Protecting Against Evil Thoughts

SUMMARY: The Prophet (ﷺ) was concerned that Satan might put evil thoughts into the hearts of two Ansari men when they saw him with his wife Safiya bint Huyay.

Narrated Safiya bint Huyay: While Allah's Messenger was in I'tikaf, I called on him at night and having had a talk with him, I got up to depart. He got up also to accompany me to my dwelling place, which was then in the house of Usama bin Zaid. Two Ansari men passed by, and when they saw the Prophet they hastened away. The Prophet said (to them)".Don't hurry! It is Safiya, the daughter of Huyay (ie my wife)". They said, "Glorified be Allah! O Allah's Messenger ! (How dare we suspect you?)" He said, "Satan circulates in the human mind as blood circulates in it, and I was afraid that Satan might throw an evil thought (or something) into your hearts".
حَدَّثَنِي مَحْمُودُ بْنُ غَيْلاَنَ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ، أَخْبَرَنَا مَعْمَرٌ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ حُسَيْنٍ، عَنْ صَفِيَّةَ ابْنَةِ حُيَىٍّ، قَالَتْ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ مُعْتَكِفًا، فَأَتَيْتُهُ أَزُورُهُ لَيْلاً فَحَدَّثْتُهُ ثُمَّ قُمْتُ، فَانْقَلَبْتُ فَقَامَ مَعِي لِيَقْلِبَنِي‏.‏ وَكَانَ مَسْكَنُهَا فِي دَارِ أُسَامَةَ بْنِ زَيْدٍ، فَمَرَّ رَجُلاَنِ مِنَ الأَنْصَارِ، فَلَمَّا رَأَيَا النَّبِيَّ أَسْرَعَا، فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ‏"‏ عَلَى رِسْلِكُمَا إِنَّهَا صَفِيَّةُ بِنْتُ حُيَىٍّ ‏"‏‏.‏ فَقَالاَ سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ إِنَّ الشَّيْطَانَ يَجْرِي مِنَ الإِنْسَانِ مَجْرَى الدَّمِ، وَإِنِّي خَشِيتُ أَنْ يَقْذِفَ فِي قُلُوبِكُمَا سُوءًا ـ أَوْ قَالَ ـ شَيْئًا

TOPICS
protection  *  satan  *  mind  *  circulate  *  heart  *  dhifan  *  shaytan  *  alinsani  *  tadarruj  *  qalb

QUICK LESSONS:
Be aware of your surroundings; protect yourself from any negative influences or thoughts; be mindful of how you interact with others so as not to give them a wrong impression or lead them astray;

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about the importance of protecting oneself from evil thoughts. It was narrated by Safiya bint Huyay, who said that while Allah's Messenger was in I'tikaf, she called on him at night and when two Ansari men passed by and saw the Prophet, they hastened away. The Prophet said to them not to hurry as it was only his wife Safiya bint Huyay. He then explained that Satan circulates in the human mind as blood circulates in it and he feared that Satan might throw an evil thought into their hearts. This hadith teaches us to be aware of our surroundings and protect ourselves from any negative influences or thoughts which may come our way. We should also be mindful of how we interact with others so as not to give them a wrong impression or lead them astray with our words or actions.

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