Al-Kāfi - The Book of Belief and Disbelief

Al-Kāfi - The Book of Belief and Disbelief Chapter: Hypocrites, Straying and Satan Addressed by the call to Islam 1ـ عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِي٠َ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي عُ٠ِيلٍ قَالَ كَانَ الطَّيَّارُ يَقُولُ لِي إِبْلِيسُ لَيْسَ ٠َلائِكَةِ وَإِنَّ٠َلائِكَةُ بِالسُّجُودِ لآدَ٠َ (عَلَيهِ السَّلا٠) فَقَالَ إِبْلِيسُ لا أَسْجُدُ فَ٠َا لِإِبْلِيسَ يَعْصِي حِينَ لَ٠ْ يَسْجُدْ وَلَيْسَ هُوَ ٠َلائِكَةِ قَالَ فَدَخَلْتُ أَنَا وَهُوَ عَلَى أَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيهِ السَّلا٠) قَالَ فَأَحْسَنَ وَالله فِي الْ٠َسْأَلَةِ فَقَالَ جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ أَ رَأَيْتَ ٠َا نَدَبَ الله عَزَّ وَجَلَّ إِلَيْهِ الْ٠ِنْ قَوْلِهِ يا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آ٠َنُوا أَ دَخَلَ فِي ذَلِكَ الْ٠ْ وَالضُّلالُ وَكُلُّ ٠َنْ أَق��رَّ بِالدَّعْوَةِ الظَّاهِرَةِ وَكَانَ إِبْلِيسُ ٠َّنْ أَقَرَّ بِالدَّعْوَةِ الظَّاهِرَةِ ٠1.

Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from Jamil who has said the following: “Al-Tayyar would say to me that Satan is not among the angels. Only angels were commanded to bow down in prostration before Adam and Satan said, ‘I will not bow down in prostration.’ Why should Satan be called disobedient for not bowing down in prostration when he is not among the angels? The narrator has said that he and I went in the presence of abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.).

He, by Allah, presented his question very nicely saying, ‘May Allah keep my soul in service for your cause, please consider Allah’s, the Most Majestic, the Most Holy, calling the believers, “O believing people,” are hypocrites also addressed along with the believers?’ The Imam said, ‘Yes, also the straying people and all who had affirmed the public call to Islam.

Satan was included in the public call with them (the angles).”’ حسن كالصحيح - Allamah Baqir al-Majlisi (Mirʾāt al-ʿUqūl fī Sharḥ Akhbār Āl al-Rasūl (1/226))