Hadith on Desire: Humankind was created vulnerable to Satan

Anas ibn Malik reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “When Allah formed Adam in Paradise, He left him as long as He willed. Satan walked around him, looking at him. When he saw what was within mankind, he knew they were created with a disposition they would struggle to control.”

Source: Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 2611

Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Muslim

 عَنْ أَنَسٍ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏لَمَّا صَوَّرَ اللَّهُ آدَمَ فِي الْجَنَّةِ تَرَكَهُ مَا شَاءَ اللَّهُ أَنْ يَتْرُكَهُ فَجَعَلَ إِبْلِيسُ يُطِيفُ بِهِ يَنْظُرُ مَا هُوَ فَلَمَّا رَآهُ أَجْوَفَ عَرَفَ أَنَّهُ خُلِقَ خَلْقًا لاَ يَتَمَالَكُ

2611 صحيح مسلم كتاب البر والصلة والآداب باب خلق الإنسان خلقا لا يتمالك

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Abu Amina Elias
Abu Amina Elias (Justin Parrott) is an academic librarian, researcher, and translator specializing in the Quran, Hadith, and their commentaries. He is a former instructor of Islamic Creed for Mishkah University.
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