Al-Kāfi - Volume 8


Book 1, Chapter 440

Under the Guardianship of Satan (2:102)
1 Ḥadīth

عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَسْبَاطٍ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي حَمْزَةَ عَنْ أَبِي بَصِيرٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ (عليه السلام) وَ اتَّبَعُوا ما تَتْلُوا الشَّياطِينُ بِوَلَايَةِ الشَّيَاطِينِ عَلى مُلْكِ سُلَيْمانَ وَ يَقْرَأُ أَيْضاً سَلْ بَنِي إِسْرائِيلَ كَمْ آتَيْناهُمْ مِنْ آيَةٍ بَيِّنَةٍ فَمِنْهُمْ مَنْ آمَنَ وَ مِنْهُمْ مَنْ جَحَدَ وَ مِنْهُمْ مَنْ أَقَرَّ وَ مِنْهُمْ مَنْ بَدَّلَ وَ مَنْ يُبَدِّلْ نِعْمَةَ اللَّهِ مِنْ بَعْدِ ما جاءَتْهُ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ شَدِيدُ الْعِقابِ.


440. Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Ali Bin Asbaat, from Ali Bin Abu Hamza, from Baseer, who has narrated the following: Abu Abdullah (a.s) said: “[2:102] And they followed what the Shaitans chanted of sorcery (with the Wilayah of the Satans) in the reign of Sulaiman”. And he (a.s) also recited “[2:211] Ask the Israelites how many a clear sign have We given them; (and among them were ones who believed, and among them were ones who fought against there, and among them were ones who accepted, and among them were ones who altered them) and whoever changes the favour of Allah after it has come to him, then surely Allah is severe in requiting (evil).”