[Machine] That Mu'adh ibn Jabal made a pact with the Devil during the time of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ . So I went to him and said, "I have heard that you made a pact with the Devil during the time of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ ." He said, "Yes, I did. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ told me to bring him the charity dates. So I kept them in a room where I would find them decreasing every day. I complained about it to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , and he told me, 'It is the work of the Devil, so follow him closely.' So I followed him at night, and when he left, he took the form of an elephant. When he reached the door, he entered it in a different form and approached the dates. He started eating them, so I grabbed him by my clothes and said, 'I bear witness that there is no god but Allah, and that Muhammad is His servant and Messenger. O enemy of Allah, go to the charity dates.' So I took hold of him, and they were more deserving of him than me, and I intended to take him to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ so that he could expose him. He made a pact with me not to return, but the next morning I went to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , and he said to me, 'What did your captive do?' I said, 'He made a pact with me not to return.' He said, 'He will return, so follow him closely.' So I followed him closely on the second night, and he did the same thing. I did the same to him, and he made a pact with me not to return. So I let him go, and then I went to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ to inform him. But as soon as I entered his presence, I heard a caller calling, 'Where is Mu'adh ibn Jabal?' He said to me, 'Mu'adh, what did your captive do?' So I told him, and he said, 'The wicked one spoke the truth, and he is a liar.' He said, 'So I continued to recite them to him, and I did not find any decrease in them.'  

أَنَّ مُعَاذَ بْنَ جَبَلٍ أَخَذَ الشَّيْطَانَ عَلَى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَأَتَيْتُهُ فَقُلْتُ بَلَغَنِي أَنَّكَ أَخَذْتَ الشَّيْطَانَ عَلَى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ نَعَمْ ضَمَّ إِلَيَّ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ تَمْرَ الصَّدَقَةِ فَجَعَلْتُهُ فِي غُرْفَةٍ لِي فَكُنْتُ أَجِدُ فِيهِ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ نُقْصَانًا فَشَكَوْتُ ذَلِكَ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ لِي «هُوَ عَمِلُ الشَّيْطَانِ فَارْصُدْهُ» فَرَصَدْتُهُ لَيْلًا فَلَمَّا ذَهَبَ هَوِيٌّ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ أَقْبَلَ عَلَى صُورَةِ الْفِيلِ فَلَمَّا انْتَهَى إِلَى الْبَابِ دَخَلَ مِنْ خَلَلِ الْبَابِ عَلَى غَيْرِ صُورَتِهِ فَدَنَا مِنَ التَّمْرِ فَجَعَلَ يَلْتَقِمُهُ فَشَدَدْتُ عَلِيَّ ثِيَابِي فَتَوَسَّطتُّهُ فَقُلْتُ أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللهُ وَأَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا عَبْدُهُ وَرَسُولُهُ يَا عَدُوَّ اللهِ وَثَبْتَ إِلَى تَمْرِ الصَّدَقَةِ فَأَخَذْتَهُ وَكَانُوا أَحَقَّ بِهِ مِنْكَ لَأَرْفَعَنَّكَ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَيَفْضَحَكَ فَعَاهَدَنِي أَنْ لَا يَعُودَ فَغَدَوْتُ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ لِي «مَا فَعَلَ أَسِيرُكَ؟» قُلْتُ عَاهَدَنِي أَنْ لَا يَعُودَ قَالَ «إِنَّهُ عَائِدٌ فَارْصُدْهُ» فَرَصَدْتُهُ اللَّيْلَةَ الثَّانِيَةَ فَصَنَعَ مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ وَصَنَعَتُ مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ وَعَاهَدَنِي أَنْ لَا يَعُودَ فَخَلَّيْتُ سَبِيلَهُ ثُمَّ غَدَوْتُ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ لِأُخْبِرَهُ فَإِذَا مُنَادِيهِ يُنَادِي أَيْنَ مُعَاذٌ؟ فَقَالَ لِي «يَا مُعَاذُ مَا فَعَلَ أَسِيرُكَ؟» فَأَخْبَرْتُهُ فَقَالَ «إِنَّهُ عَائِدٌ فَارْصُدْهُ» فَرَصَدْتُهُ اللَّيْلَةَ الثَّالِثَةَ فَصَنَعَ مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ وَصَنَعَتُ بِهِ مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ وَقُلْتُ يَا عَدُوَّ اللهِ عَاهَدْتَنِي مَرَّتَيْنِ وَهَذِهِ الثَّالِثَةُ لَأَرْفَعَنَّكَ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ فَيَفْضَحَكَ فَقَالَ إِنِّي شَيْطَانٌ ذُو عِيَالٌ وَمَا أَتَيْتُكَ إِلَّا مِنْ نَصِيبِينَ وَلَوْ أَصَبْتُ شَيْئًا دُونَهُ مَا أَتَيْتُكَ وَلَقَدْ كُنَّا فِي مَدِينَتِكُمْ هَذِهِ حَتَّى بُعِثَ صَاحِبُكُمْ فَلَمَّا نَزَلَتْ عَلَيْهِ آيَتَانِ أَنْفَرَتَانَا مِنْهَا فَوَقَعْنَا بِنَصِيبِينَ لَا تُقْرَآنِ فِي بَيْتٍ إِلَّا لَمْ يَلِجْ فِيهِ الشَّيْطَانُ ثَلَاثًا فَإِنْ خَلَّيْتَ سَبِيلِي عَلَّمْتَكَهُمَا قُلْتُ نَعَمْ قَالَ آيَةُ الْكُرْسِيِّ وَآخَرُ سُورَةِ الْبَقَرَةِ مِنْ قَوْلِهِ {آمَنَ الرَّسُولُ بِمَا أُنْزِلَ} إِلَى آخِرِهَا فَخَلَّيْتُ سَبِيلَهُ ثُمَّ غَدَوْتُ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ لِأُخْبِرَهُ فَإِذَا مُنَادِيهِ يُنَادِي أَيْنَ مُعَاذُ بْنُ جَبَلٍ؟ فَلَمَّا دَخَلْتُ عَلَيْهِ قَالَ لِي «مَا فَعَلَ أَسِيرُكَ؟» فَقُلْتُ عَاهَدَنِي أَنْ لَا يَعُودَ فَأَخْبَرْتُهُ بِمَا قَالَ فَقَالَ لِي رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «صَدَقَ الْخَبِيثُ وَهُوَ كَذُوبٌ» قَالَ فَكُنْتُ اقْرَأُهُمَا عَلَيْهِ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ فَلَا أَجِدُ فِيهِ نُقْصَانًا