I wish that I had asked the Messenger of Allah ﷺ what would save us from what the Shaitan whispers into our hearts. Abu Bakr said: I asked him about that and he said: ʿWhat can save you from that is to say what I told my uncle to say but he did not say it.ʿ
أَنْ أَكُونَ سَأَلْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ مَاذَا يُنْجِينَا مِمَّا يُلْقِي الشَّيْطَانُ فِي أَنْفُسِنَا؟ فَقَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ قَدْ سَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ ذَلِكَ فَقَالَ يُنْجِيكُمْ مِنْ ذَلِكَ أَنْ تَقُولُوا مَا أَمَرْتُ بِهِ عَمِّي أَنْ يَقُولَهُ فلمْ يَقُلْهُ
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