Why is Iblees eager to mislead mankind

Why is Iblees eager to mislead mankind





When Allah willed it for Iblees to stay alive until the Day of Resurrection, pride came back to Iblees once again and he sensed that this was an ideal way to take revenge from Adam and his offspring. He hates mankind, who are the children of Adam (alaihis-salaam) , and he is hostile towards them because he is cursed and has been banished from the Mercy of Allah due to his refusal to prostrate to their father, Adam. '(Iblees) said (to Allah), 'Because You have sent me astray, surely I will sit in wait against them (human beings) on Your Straight Path. Then I will come to them from before them and behind them, from their right and from their left, and You will not find most of them as thankful ones (i.e. they will not be dutiful to You).' [(7): 16-17] Ibn Abbas (radhi allahu anhu) commented on, 'Then I will come to them from before them' raising doubts in them concerning their Hereafter, 'and (from) behind them', making them more eager for this life, 'from their right', causing them confusion in the religion, 'and from their left'
luring them to commit sins.' This is meant to cover all paths of good and evil. Shaytan discourages the people from the path of good and lures them to the path of evil. Al-Hakam bin Abban said that Ikrimah narrated from Ibn Abbas concerning the Ayah, 'Then I will come to them from before them and behind them, from their right and from their left,' 'He did not say that he will come from above them, because the mercy descends from above.'

Iblees is certain that he is one of those who are doomed, and in addition to this, he is arrogant and ungrateful to his Lord, he thus, resolved to mislead whomever he could of the slaves of Allah. He is eager to mislead and corrupt, so as to increase the number of his followers to share in his fate. Iblees knows that his destination is the Fire, and he hopes to take everyone else with him to Hell, out of envy, hatred, Kufr and stubbornness. 'Surely, Shaytan is an enemy to you, so take (treat) him as an enemy. He only invites his Hizb (followers) that they may become the dwellers of the
blazing Fire.' [Soorah al-Fatir (35): 6] Imam Ibn Katheer writes, 'he only wants to misguide you so that you will enter the blazing Fire with him.’

Seeking Refuge with Allah from the Lures of Shaytan from all Directions Imam Ahmad narrated that Abdullah bin Umar said, 'The Messenger of Allah (sallalalhu alaihi wa-sallam) used to often recite this supplication in the morning and when the night falls, O Allah! I ask You for well-being in this life and the Hereafter. O Allah! I ask You for pardon and well-being in my religion, life, family and wealth. O Allah! Cover my errors and reassure me in times of difficulty. O Allah! Protect me from before me, from behind me, from my right, from my left and from above me. I seek refuge with Your greatness from being killed from below me.’ Waki commented (about being killed from below), 'This refers to earthquakes. ' [Abu Dawood, An-Nisaee, Ibn Majah, Ibn Hibban and Al-Hakim collected this Hadeeth, and Al-Hakim said, 'Its chain is Saheeh.'] [Quoted from Tafseer Ibn Katheer]