Futile attempt of satan to prevent Sayyiduna Ibrahim علیہ السلام from sacrificing his son
Acting upon the order of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ, Sayyidunā Ibrāĥīmعَـلَيْـهِ الـصَّلٰوة ُ وَالـسَّلَام took his beloved son with him who was 7 (or 13 years of age or a little over it) at that time. On the way, satan disguised as an acquaintance of Sayyidunā Ibrāĥīm عَـلَيْـهِ الـصَّلٰوة ُ وَالـسَّلَام appeared and asked, ‘O Ibrāĥīm! Where do you intend to go?’
He عَـلَيْـهِ الـسَّـلَام replied, ‘I have a piece of work to do.’ Satan asked again, ‘Are you going to slaughter your son?’ Sayyidunā Ibrāĥīm عَـلَيْـهِ الـصَّلٰوة ُ وَالـسَّلَام replied, ‘Have you ever seen a father slaughter his son?’ Satan said, ‘Yes I see you because you are going for the very same purpose. Have you assumed that Allah (عَزَّوَجَلَّ) has ordered you to do so?’
Sayyidunā Ibrāĥīm عَـلَيْـهِ الـصَّلٰوة ُ وَالـسَّلَام replied, ‘If Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ has ordered me to do it, then I will obey Him.’ Disappointed, satan then came to the mother of Sayyidunā Ismā’īl عَـلَيْـهِ الـصَّلٰوة ُ وَالـسَّلَام and asked, ‘Where has Ibrāĥīm taken your son to?’ Sayyidatunā Ĥājiraĥ رَضِیَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَنْهَا replied, ‘He has gone to do a piece of work.’ Satan said, ‘He has taken your son to slaughter him.’
She رَضِیَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَنْهَا asked, ‘Have you ever seen a father slaughter his son?’ Satan said, ‘He has assumed that Allah (عَزَّوَجَلَّ) has ordered him to do that.’ Listening to this, Sayyidatunā Ĥājiraĥ رَضِیَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَنْهَا responded, ‘If it is true, then he is going to do something very good by obeying Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ.’
Thereafter, satan came to Sayyidunā Ismā’īl عَـلَيْـهِ الـصَّلٰوة ُ وَالـسَّلَام and tried to trick him in the same way but he also replied, ‘If my father (عَـلَيْـهِ الـسَّـلَام) is taking me with him to slaughter me in order to carry out the order of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ, then he (عَـلَيْـهِ الـسَّـلَام) is doing something very good.’
(Al-Mustadrak, vol. 3, pp.
426, Raqm 4094)
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