Question

Could you mention the reference for this please?

A’amash (rahimahullah)  narrated: “A man came to Sha’bi (rahimahullah) and asked: “What is the name of the wife of Iblis? He replied, ‘That is a wedding ceremony I did not attend!'”

 

Answer

Imam Ibn ‘Asakir (rahimahullah) has recorded this narration.

(Tarikh Dimashq, vol. 25, pg. 415/416)

This narration is also cited in the following sources:

  1. Tahdhibul Kamal, vol. 14, pg. 37
  2. Tarikhul Islam, vol. 5, pg. 75
  3. Siyaru A’lamin Nubala, vol. 4, pg. 312

In one version, the narration states that Imam Sha’bi (rahimahullah) was asked, ‘Does Iblis has a wife?’ Imam Sha’bi replied, ‘That is a wedding ceremony I did not attend.’ He then said, “I then remembered the Verse wherein Allah Ta’ala says ‘Do you take him [Iblis] and his progeny as friends besides Me…?’ (Surah Kahf, Verse: 50) and I realised that he could only have a progeny if he had a wife.”

(Tarikh Dimashq, vol. 25, pg. 416)

 

And Allah Ta’ala Knows best.

Answered by: Mawlana Suhail Motala

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