And Shaytaan Is The Third Between A Man And Woman
( By Pure Matrimony)
Islam forbids the free-mixing of men and women in case it leads to fitnah and illicit relationships. In the West, it’s extremely common to have a girlfriend or boyfriend, whereas Islam prohibits this. Instead, it is encouraged to marry early to prevent problems.
The Prophet SAW says:
“No man is alone with a woman but the shaytaan is the third one present.” [Narrated by Ahmad, al-Tirmidhi and al-Haakim; classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in Saheeh al-Jaami’ (2546)
Before marriage, Shaytaan does his BEST to cause two people to commit sin and have a haram relationship…
But after marriage, the same two people that Shaytaan tried so hard to tempt into doing bad things are now under attack from him so they are forced to split apart! Why? Because once a marriage takes place, the husband and wife are now halal for each other.
And because they are halal for each other, it means that Shaytaan has failed in his objective to make people sin. And on top of this, Allah SWT in all his infinite mercy will reward a husband and wife coming together!
This infuriates the shaytaan even further who will now focus his energy in destroying the home environment so that eventually the husband and wife will split apart and any children will be affected.
The Prophet (S.A.W.S) said:
“Iblis places his throne upon water; he then sends detachments (for creating dissension between people); the nearer to him in rank are those who are most notorious in creating dissension. One of them comes and says: “I did so and so.” And he says: “You have done nothing.” Then one amongst them comes and says: “I did not spare so and so until I sowed the seed of discord between a husband and a wife.” Shaytaan goes near him and says: “You have done well.” He then embraces him”
(Sahih Muslim and narrated by Jabir Ibn ‘Abdullah).
So what can you do to protect your home and prevent Shaytaan from entering it? Here are some tips:
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Shaytaan is made from fire, so one of the best ways to protect yourself from being affected by him is to make wudu, since the water will put the fire out! In real terms, if you and your spouse are arguing, go and make wudu and insha’Allah your anger will disappear.
The prophet (p.b.u.h.) said:
“When one of you gets angry, let him make ablution with water as anger arises out of fire.”In another narration, he said: “Anger comes from the devil and the devil is made of fire.”
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Recite Surah Baqarah over three nights in your home, since Shaytaan will run from a home in which this Surah is recited. If you are busy, you can play a recitation of Surah Baqarah instead – just be sure to complete the surah by day 3.
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Get into the habit of keeping your tongue moist with the remembrance of Allah SWT and make dhikr often. Shaytaan will not whisper to you if you do this.
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When you feel an argument coming on, recite Aoutho billahi min al-shaytani-r-ragim and Shaytaan will run away from you.
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If you fear your spouse’s anger gets too much for you, recite aytul kursi as much as you can around them under your breath.
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The Prophet SAW gave the following advice for calming down arguments:
The Prophet (p.b.u.h.) said:
“Anger is a burning coal. Don’t you see your eyebrows wide and eyes reddish? So when one of you feels angry, let him sit down if standing, and lie down if sitting.”
There are many ways in which you can calm a situation down and this is especially important for women to know who have husbands with a short temper.
And finally, learn to control your tongue. Nothing is more destructive than a foul mouth and argumentative nature. Let us leave you with a final hadith about anger:
“Once, a person was verbally abusing Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) while the Prophet (peace be upon him) was curiously watching with a smile. After taking much abuse quietly, Abu Bakr responded to a few of his comments. At this, the Prophet exhibited his disapproval, got up and left. Abu Bakr caught up with the Prophet and wondered, ‘O Messenger of Allah, he was abusing me and you remained sitting. When I responded to him, you disapproved and got up.’ The Messenger of Allah responded,
‘There was an angel with you responding to him. When you responded to him, Shaytan took his place.’ He then said:
‘O Abu Bakr, there are three solid truths: If a person is wronged and he forbears it (without seeking revenge) just for the sake of Allah almighty, Allah will honor him and give him the upper hand with His help; if a person opens a door of giving gifts for cementing relationships with relatives, Allah will give him abundance; and, if a person opens a door of seeking charity for himself to increase his wealth, Allah will further reduce his wealth.’” (Musnad Ahmad).
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6 replies on “And Shaytaan Is The Third Between A Man And Woman”
Ma shaa Alaah!
This is a very interesting peace and I believe will go a long way trimming our relationship with the opposite sex.
Jazaakumullahu khayra.
Insa’allah,,practises will lead us into smooth and good way of which ALLAH s.w directed us
Thanks IOU for this tips.Jazaakumullahu khayra.
Satan is ENEMY and we need to treat him such. Although I have been reading such content but it seems that it is for the first time that I understood the point that before marriage satan wants the man and women to come together but after marriage its the opposite as his objective is to make sin “look good”
Jazakum Allahi kheirun katheera!! Karramakum Allah for this spectacular article full of bright wise info and Naseeha! Al Hamdo lIllah wa Salat wa Salam aala Muhammad!!
Can i ask how do you know if Allah SWT has destined two people to be together after Shaitaan has broken their marriage up? I will give brief scenario, two people got married but as soon as they married trouble started and arguments became a regular thing. Arguments got very bad and ended in divorce… Only 10months after marriage. There was anger and hurt and sadness.. Yet even after 6 years of being divorced these two people still have so much love for each other, still are there for each in other when either one is in trouble or needs someone to talk to, they both admit they are best friends and can only confide in each other. The guy has had other relationships in the past but it always ended because of the ex wife.
He still loves her dearly and has contemplated often about getting back together but something keeps him back. The woman has never had another relationship since divorce. Still very much in love with him too and drops everything when he is hurt or needs a friend.
Is this Allah’s way of saying these two are meant to be together and Shaitaan is putting doubts in the guys mind?? I can’t understand how two people can be divorced so long and still be very much in love and be friends and talk as if nothing has happened. I just can’t explain the logic to the man…. Yes it is me and my ex husband. I feel like our divorce was impulsive and done through momentary anger. Please help
I forgot to add that I have MADE dua many many times to ask Allah to remove him from my heart if he isn’t good for me and also to send me a spouse that he wills for me…. And my ex has made dua for the same thing in terms of me finding someone better than him. But no matter how long we try to cut communication it lasts all of a week before one of us messages or calls. I need an explanation. It’s like there is something that just keeps pulling us together