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ahmad:20591 – ʿAbd al-Razzāq > Maʿmar > ʿĀṣim

[Machine] From Abu Tamimah Al-Hujaymi, who was a companion of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ , he said: I was walking alongside the Prophet ﷺ on a donkey when the donkey stumbled. I exclaimed, "May Satan be cursed!" The Prophet ﷺ said to me, "Do not curse Satan when you stumble, for if you do, Satan will become more arrogant. Instead, say 'Bismillah' (in the name of Allah), and Satan will shrink until he becomes smaller than a fly."  

أحمد:٢٠٥٩١ – حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ أَخْبَرَنَا مَعْمَرٌ عَنْ عَاصِمٍ

عَنْ أَبِي تَمِيمَةَ الْهُجَيْمِيِّ عَمَّنْ كَانَ رَدِيفَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ كُنْتُ رَدِيفَهُ عَلَى حِمَارٍ فَعَثَرَ الْحِمَارُ فَقُلْتُ تَعِسَ الشَّيْطَانُ فَقَالَ لِي النَّبِيُّ ﷺ لَا تَقُلْ تَعِسَ الشَّيْطَانُ فَإِنَّكَ إِذَا قُلْتَ تَعِسَ الشَّيْطَانُ تَعَاظَمَ الشَّيْطَانُ فِي نَفْسِهِ وَقَالَ صَرَعْتُهُ بِقُوَّتِي فَإِذَا قُلْتَ بِسْمِ اللهِ تَصَاغَرَتْ إِلَيْهِ نَفْسُهُ حَتَّى يَكُونَ أَصْغَرَ مِنْ ذُبَابٍ  

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ahmad:20690 – ʿAffān > Shuʿbah > ʿĀṣim al-Aḥwal > Abū Tamīmah

[Machine] From the companion of the Prophet ﷺ or from a man from the companion of the Prophet ﷺ , that he was riding on a donkey and stumbled. So he said (to the donkey), "May the devil be cursed!" (The Prophet) said, "Do not say, 'May the devil be cursed,' for if you say, 'May the devil be cursed,' he becomes greater. Instead, say, 'In the name of Allah,' and he will be minimized until he becomes like a fly."  

أحمد:٢٠٦٩٠ – حَدَّثَنَا عَفَّانُ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ عَنْ عَاصِمٍ الْأَحْوَلِ عَنْ أَبِي تَمِيمَةَ

عَنْ رِديفِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ أَوْ عَنْ رَجُلٍ عَنْ رِدْفِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ أَنَّهُ كَانَ عَلَى حِمَارٍ فَعَثَرَ فَقَالَ الَّذِي خَلْفَهُ تَعِسَ الشَّيْطَانُ فَقَالَ لَا تَقُلْ تَعِسَ الشَّيْطَانُ فَإِنَّكَ إِذَا قُلْتَ تَعِسَ الشَّيْطَانُ تَعَاظَمَ وَقَالَ بِعِزَّتِي صَرَعْتُكَ وَإِذَا قُلْتَ بِسْمِ اللهِ تَصَاغَرَ حَتَّى يَصِيرَ مِثْلَ ذُبَابٍ  

ahmad:20592 – Muḥammad b. Jaʿfar > Shuʿbah > ʿĀṣim > Abū Tamīmah

[Machine] From the Prophet's companion, who said: Shu'bah or Asim reported from Abu Tamimah, who reported from a man, who reported from the Prophet that his donkey stumbled. So I said, "May the devil be cursed." The Prophet ﷺ said, "Do not curse the devil, for when you curse him, he becomes more arrogant. Instead, say, 'In the name of Allah,' and he will shrink until he becomes like a fly."  

أحمد:٢٠٥٩٢ – حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ عَنْ عَاصِمٍ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا تَمِيمَةَ يُحَدِّثُ

عَنْ رَدِيفِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ شُعْبَةُ أَوْ قَالَ عَاصِمٌ عَنْ أَبِي تَمِيمَةَ عَنْ رَجُلٍ عَنْ رَدِيفِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ عَثَرَ بِالنَّبِيِّ ﷺ حِمَارُهُ فَقُلْتُ تَعِسَ الشَّيْطَانُ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ لَا تَقُلْ تَعِسَ الشَّيْطَانُ فَإِنَّكَ إِذَا قُلْتَ تَعِسَ الشَّيْطَانُ تَعَاظَمَ وَقَالَ بِقُوَّتِي صَرَعْتُهُ وَإِذَا قُلْتَ بِسْمِ اللهِ تَصَاغَرَ حَتَّى يَصِيرَ مِثْلَ الذُّبَابِ