The Moment Satan Weeps as Adam’s Children Prostrate While Reciting a Verse of Prostration
Translated from Indonesian and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.
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- The article describes Islamic teachings that Satan retreats and weeps when a person prostrates after reciting a verse requiring prostration.
- It presents prostration as a symbol of submission to God and contrasts human obedience with Satan’s disobedience.
Few sights are described as more hated by Satan than a human being bowing in prostration before Allah. Islamic teaching portrays Satan as retreating and weeping whenever a person recites a verse of prostration and then lowers themselves before God.
The tears, the article explains, do not come from compassion. They reflect Satan’s distress at seeing human beings receive what he once rejected: obedience to Allah’s command.
Prostration may appear to be a simple physical movement, but the article presents it as a powerful expression of submission. When a Muslim prostrates with faith, the act affirms a choice to obey Allah, in contrast to Satan’s choice to rebel.
The article cites Ibn al-Malik’s explanation in Sharh al-Masabih of the Prophet’s saying: “When the son of Adam recites a verse of prostration...”
When the son of Adam recites a verse of prostration...
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Originally published by Republika in Indonesian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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