Asbab Al-Nuzul by Al-Wahidi
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{ وَمَا أَرْسَلْنَا مِن قَبْلِكَ مِن رَّسُولٍ وَلَا نَبِيَ إِلَّا إِذَا تَمَنَّى أَلْقَى الشَّيْطَانُ فِي أَمْنِيَّتِهِ فَيَنسَخُ اللَّهُ مَا يُلْقِي الشَّيْطَانُ ثُمَّ يُحْكِمُ اللَّهُ آيَاتِهِ وَاللَّهُ عَلِيمٌ حَكِيمٌ }
S22:52 Never sent We a messenger or a prophet before thee but, when he framed a desire, Satan threw some (vanity) into his desire: but Allah will cancel anything vain that Satan throws in, and Allah will confirm (and establish) His Signs: for Allah is full of Knowledge and Wisdom.
The commentators of the Qur’an said: “When the Messenger of Allah, Allah bless him and give him peace, saw that his people were shunning him, he was aggrieved by their rejection of the message he brought them and he secretly wished that Allah, exalted is He, reveals something to him which would bring him and his people closer to each other, keen as he was to see them accept faith. One day, he sat in one of the congregations of Quraysh which attracted a huge number of its members, and he wished that Allah, exalted is He, does not reveal to him on that day anything that might repel them from him. Allah, exalted is He, revealed to him then Surah al-Najm
S53:1 By the Star when it goes down…..
The Messenger of Allah, Allah bless him and give him peace, recited it but when he reached S53:19-20 Have ye seen Lat and ‘Uzza, And another, the third (goddess), Manat?
The devil put on his tongue what he had secretly wished and hoped for and said: ‘These are the mighty cranes (gharaniq) and their intercession is hoped for’. When the Quraysh heard this, they were very pleased. The Messenger of Allah, Allah bless him and give him peace, carried on reciting until the end of the Surah and then prostrated. All the Muslims followed suit and prostrated, and all the idolaters who were present prostrated too. All those who were present, whether Muslim or disbeliever, prostrated except al-Walid ibn al-Mughirah and Abu Uhyahah Sa’id ibn al-‘As who were too advanced in age and could not prostrate, but they both grabbed a handful of dust and put their foreheads on it. The Quraysh then dispersed, happy with what they heard. They said: ‘Muhammad has mentioned our idols with complimentary terms. We know that Allah gives life and takes it away, He creates and provides sustenance, but these idols of ours will intercede for us with Him. Now that Muhammad has associated them, we are all with him’.
That evening, Gabriel, peace be upon him, went to the Messenger of Allah, Allah bless him and give him peace, and said: ‘What have you done? You recited to people that which I did not bring from Allah, glorified is He, and you said what I did not say to you’.
The above is a false allegation on the Prophet. The verse at S22:52 being quoted is not related to Muhammad, it is referred to a prophet before him.
S22:52 Never did We send a messenger or a prophet before thee, but, when he framed a desire, Satan threw some vanity into his desire: but Allah will cancel anything vain that Satan throws in, and Allah will confirm and establish His Signs: for Allah is full of Knowledge and Wisdom:
The prophet before him that was referred was Abraham. He had a dream that he sacrificed his son –
S37:102 And when he reached with him [the age of] exertion, he said, “O my son, indeed I have seen in a dream that I sacrifice you, so see what you think.” He said, “O my father, do as you are commanded. You will find me, if Allah wills, of the steadfast.”
During the conversation with the son, Satan enticed Abraham to manifest his dream to sacrifice his son but Allah saved Abraham from carrying out the immoral dream.
S37:103-107 And when they had both submitted and he put him down upon his forehead, We called to him, “O Abraham,
You have fulfilled the dream.” Indeed, We thus reward the doers of good. Indeed, this was the clear trial. And We ransomed him with a great sacrifice.
Abraham was saved from Satan, being the reward a good man like him deserved and instead of punishing him, Allah penalized him with an animal sacrifice.
Thus, the verse at S22:52 has nothing to do with prophet Muhammad as he had never deviated from the command of Allah in the Quran –
S7:203 And when you bring them not a revelation they say: Why do you not forge it? Say: I only follow what is revealed to me from my Lord; these are clear proofs from your Lord and a guidance and a mercy for a people who believe.
S10:15 And when Our verses are recited to them as clear evidences, those who do not expect the meeting with Us say, “Bring us a Quran other than this or change it.” Say, “It is not for me to change it on my own accord. I only follow what is revealed to me. Indeed I fear, if I should disobey my Lord, the punishment of a tremendous Day.”
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