Why doesn't Allah destory the devil?

format_quote Originally Posted by Hamas

Assalamu Alaikum,

Has anybody ever thought that this guy, the devil, he used to live in heaven, he was given charge of one of the doors of paradise (not quite sure in details)

The point is, he has experienced paradise and he knows he is heading towards hell, so why does he do it? maybe he knows the extent of Allah's mercy?

Assalamu Alaikum,

Thank you so much for putting me right there sister rose, i think deep down i knew that.

But do you think he had so much pride that it irradicated his fear sister rose?

Some scholars say that the Paradise Adam was in wasn't the one which is promised by Allaah, rather it was another one in the heavens. Heavens is different in arabic [samaa waat] - Paradise which is promised for Allaah's believing and obedient slaves is Jannah/gardens which is another paradise.

I'm not sure where you heard the idea that he was given charge of a door in paradise, unless there is proof and you could bring it forward?



Regarding the issue of arrogance, arrogance is so evil that is explained in a hadith regarding even an atoms worth.

'Abdullah ibn Mas'ud reported that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "No one who has an atom's weight of pride in his heart will enter the Garden." A man said, "And if the man likes his clothes to be good and his sandals to be good?" He said, "Allah is Beautiful and loves beauty. Pride means to renounce the truth and abase people. [look down on people]" [Sahih Muslim]

Shaytan had the arrogance where he felt he was more superior to Adam. But this wasn't simply it, it went to the extent that this arrogance and pride made him disobey Allaah's command. Now if he was so sincere in obeying Allaah, shouldn't he have obeyed Allaah no matter what Allaah commanded him to do? So in his sin he commited both acts of arrogance:

1) Looking down upon another.

2) Disobeying Allaah and 'renouncing the truth.'


Even if he had an atoms weight of this arrogance, it still lead to him disbelieving in the end since he opposed what Allaah azawajal Himself said (i.e. bow to Adam.) Disobeying Allaah doesn't mean that one is a kaafir, the one who does this may be a major sinner (faasiq), but not a kaafir.

However, if someone is to reject what Allaah says - then they are a kaafir since they are saying that Allaah has lied. Therefore they have commited disbelief and kufr. This is what Iblis (shaytaan) did and his arrogance lead to his disbelief and disobedience to Allaah.


This is why even an atoms weight of arrogance is evil, since it can lead to many more evils, and in some cases even disbelief.

And We did certainly create man out of clay from an altered black mud.

And the jinn We created before from scorching fire.

And [mention, O Muhammad], when your Lord said to the angels, "I will create a human being out of clay from an altered black mud.

"So, when I have fashioned him completely and breathed into him (Adam) the soul which I created for him, then fall (you) down prostrating yourselves unto him."


So, the angels prostrated themselves, all of them together.

Except Iblis (Satan), - he refused to be among the prostrators.

(Allah) said: "O Iblis (Satan)! What is your reason for not being among the prostrators?"

[Iblis (Satan)] said: "I am not the one to prostrate myself to a human being, whom You created from sounding clay of altered black smooth mud."


(Allah) said: "Then, get out from here, for verily, you are Rajim (an outcast or a cursed one)." [Tafsir At-Tabari]

"And verily, the curse shall be upon you till the Day of Recompense (i.e. the Day of Resurrection)."

[Iblis (Satan)] said: "O my Lord! Give me then respite till the Day they (the dead) will be resurrected."

(Allah) said: "Respite is granted thee

"Till the Day of the time appointed."


Iblis (Satan)] said: "O my Lord! Because you misled me, I shall indeed adorn the path of error for them (mankind) on the earth, and I shall mislead them all.

"Except Thy servants among them, sincere and purified (by Thy Grace)."


(Allah) said: "This (way of My sincere servants) is indeed a way that leads straight to Me.

"Certainly, you shall have no authority over My slaves, except those who follow you of the Ghawin (Mushrikun and those who go astray, criminals, polytheists, and evil-doers, etc.).

"And surely, Hell is the promised place for them all.

"It (Hell) has seven gates, for each of those gates is a (special) class (of sinners) assigned.


Indeed, the righteous will be within gardens and springs.

"(It will be said to them): 'Enter therein (Paradise), in peace and security.'

"And We shall remove from their breasts any sense of injury (that they may have), (So they will be like) brothers facing each other on thrones.

"No sense of fatigue shall touch them, nor shall they (ever) be asked to leave it."

Declare (O Muhammad) unto My slaves, that truly, I am the Oft-Forgiving, the Most-Merciful.

And that My Torment is indeed the most painful torment.


[Qur'an Al Hijr 15: 26-50]