Question:
What is the source of this Hadith?
‘Abdullah bin Mas’ud (radiyallahu ‘anhu) said:
“Indeed, when Shaytan sees the son of Adam prostrating, he shouts: ‘Woe to him, the son of Adam was commanded to prostrate and he obeyed, and for him will be Jannah.’
Answer:
This narration appears in Kitabuz Zuhd of Imam ‘Abdullah ibnul Mubarak and Al Mu’jamul Kabir.
Sayyiduna ‘Abdullah ibn Mas’ud (radiyallahu ‘anhu) said: “When Shaytan sees man prostrating, he screams out, ‘Woe to him! Woe to Shaytan. Allah ordered man to prostrate. He obeyed and will get Jannah. He ordered me to prostrate, I disobeyed and will be in the fire.’”
(Kitabuz Zuhd war Raqaiq: 1286 and Al Mu’jamul Kabir, Hadith: 9463. Also see: Majma’uz Zawaid, vol. 2 pg. 284)
Imam Muslim (rahimahullah) has recorded a similar narration as a Hadith of Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam). See here
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