At a glance
The story
Muslim relates from the Prophet ﷺ that he told that his Lord said on this day: know that my Lord commanded me to teach you what you did not know of what He taught me this day — every wealth I bestow on a servant is lawful; and I created My servants hanif, all of them; but the shayatin came to them and turned them from their religion, forbade them what I permitted them, and ordered them to associate partners with Me without authority sent down by Me 1 Muslim 2865.
The meaning
In this hadith qudsi mankind was created hanif upon monotheism, and it was the shayatin who seduced them away from their religion, swapped the lawful for the unlawful, and introduced associating partners 1.
Notes
From the hadith qudsi of Sahih Muslim; the Jinn & Devils Browser shows it in the devils section 1.
Connections
People and things also explored
Muslim 2865 — I created all My servants upright in faith· The good dream is from God and the bad dream is from the shaytan· Angels alternate among you by night and by day· The angels boast of you· The angels say: My Lord, that is Your servant who intends an evil deed — You know him best· Roaming angels seek out gatherings of remembrance· Were it not for your sins the angels would visit you in your houses· The shaytan lays Bilal down in the Mecca journey
Sources
- Sahih Muslim
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “The shayatin came to them and turned them from their religion”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/event/shayatin-turned-servants-from-hanifiyya/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-11-11.
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