His saying: "Then they learn from them"

1013 - My father narrated to us, al-Nufayli narrated to us, Yunus ibn Rashid narrated to us, from Khusayf, from Mujahid and 'Ikrimah, from Ibn 'Abbas, who said: "The two angels teach the people dissension."

1014 - Abu Zur'ah narrated to us, 'Amr ibn Hammad ibn Talhah narrated to us, Asbat ibn Nasr narrated to us, from al-Suddi, who said: "If the angels, among themselves, taught it to a human, and he then practiced and acted upon it, it became magic."

His saying: "That by which they cause separation between a man and his wife"

1015 - 'Isam ibn Rawwad narrated to us, Adam narrated to us, Abu Ja'far narrated to us, from Qatadah: "Then they learn from them that by which they cause separation between a man and his wife," and their separation consists of keeping each of them away from his partner and making each of them hateful to his partner.

1016 - Abu Zur'ah narrated to us, Safwan narrated to us, al-Walid narrated to us, Sa'id ibn Bashir informed us, from Qatadah, regarding the saying of Allah: "Then they learn from them that by which they cause separation between a man and his wife," [meaning] they are taken away—one of them from his partner—and they turn one of them against his partner.

His saying: "But they do not harm anyone with it except by the permission of Allah"

[The First Aspect]

1017 - Al-Hasan ibn Muhammad ibn al-Sabbah narrated to us, Sa'id ibn Sulayman narrated to us, Salam ibn Miskin narrated to us, who said: "I heard al-Hasan say regarding His saying: 'But they do not harm anyone with it except by the permission of Allah': 'This magic does not harm except the one who enters into it.'"

The Second Aspect:

1018 - Al-Hasan ibn Ahmad narrated to us, Ibrahim ibn 'Abd Allah ibn Bashar narrated to us, Surur ibn al-Mughirah narrated to me, from 'Abbad ibn Mansur, from al-Hasan regarding His saying: "But they do not harm anyone with it except by the permission of Allah," he said: "Yes, whomever Allah wills, He gives them power over him, and whomever Allah does not will, He does not give them power. They are not able to harm anyone except by the permission of Allah, as Allah, Blessed and Exalted, has said."

His saying: "Except by the permission of Allah"

1019 - 'Ali ibn al-Husayn narrated to us, Muhammad ibn 'Isa narrated to us, Salamah narrated to us, from Ibn Ishaq: "But they do not harm anyone with it except by the permission of Allah," [meaning] by Allah letting things take their course between him and what he intended."