It is also related by AlNasa'iy in conformity with the authenticity condition of AlBukhari on the authority of `Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her): While the Prophet (peace be upon him) was performing prayer, Satan came to him. The Prophet (peace be upon him) took him and strangled him, and said: "I did so till I felt the coldness of his tongue on my hand and had not been for the invocation of my brother Sulayman, he would have been bound until people would see him."
Related by Ahmad and Abu Dawud on the authority of Abu Sa`id with the wording: I kept strangling him with my hand until I felt his saliva between my two fingers: the thumb and the index.
Also, related by AlBukhari in his Sahih as Mu`allaq (a Hadith missing link in the chain of narration, reported directly from the Prophet) (vol.4, p.487) as in Fath AlBary on the authority of Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) deputed me to keep ZakatulFitr (obligatory charity paid before the Festival of Breaking the Fast) of Ramadan. Someone came and started taking handfuls of the foodstuff
of ZakatulFitr (stealthily). I took hold of him and said, "By Allah, I will take you to Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him)." He said, "Leave me, for I am needy and have many dependents, and I am in great need." I released him, and in the morning Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) asked me, O Abu Hurayrah, "What did your prisoner do yesterday?" I said, "O Allah's Messenger, the person complained of being needy and of having many dependents, so, I felt pity for him and let him go." Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) said, "Indeed, he told you lie and he will come again." I believed that he would come again as Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) had told me that he would return. So, I waited for him watchfully. When he (showed up and) started stealing handfuls of foodstuff, I caught hold of him again and said, "I will definitely take you to Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him). He said, "Leave me, for I am very needy and have many dependents. I promise I will not come back again." I pitied him and let him go. In the morning Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) asked me, "What did your prisoner do, Abu Hurayrah?" I replied, "O Allah's Messenger, he complained of great need and of so many dependents, so I felt pity for him and set him free." Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) said, "Verily, he told you a lie and he will return." I waited for him attentively for the third time, and when he (came and) started stealing handfuls of the foodstuff, I caught hold of him and said, "I will surely take you to Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) as it is the third time you promise not to return, yet you break your promise and come." He said, "'Forgive me and I will teach you some words with which Allah will benefit you." I asked, "What are they?" He replied, "Whenever you go to bed, recite AyatulKursy (the Qur'anic Verse of Allah's Chair, Surah AlBaqarah). Allâh! Lâ ilâha illa Huwa (none has the right to be worshipped but He), AlHayyul Qayyum (the Ever Living, the One Who sustains and protects all that exists). By doing so, Allah will appoint a guard for you and no devil will come near you until the morning." So I let him go. When it was morning, the Prophet (peace be upon him) asked me, "What did your prisoner do?" I replied: "He claimed he will teach me some words with which Allah will benefit me." So the Messenger asked, "What are they?" Abu Hurayarah replied, "He said: whenever you go to bed, recite AyatulKursy (the Qur'anic Verse of Allah's Chair, Surah AlBaqarah). Allâh! Lâ ilâha illa Huwa (none has the right to be worshipped but He), AlHayyulQayyum (the Ever Living, the One Who sustains and protects all that exists). By doing so, Allah will appoint a guard for you and no devil will come near you until the morning." The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said, "He told you the truth, although he is a liar. Do you know who you have been talking to for three nights, Abu Hurayrah? He replied in the negative and the Prophet (peace be upon him) said, "It was Satan."
Allâh! Lâ ilâha illa Huwa (none has the right to be worshipped but He), AlHayyul Qayyum (the Ever Living, the One Who sustains and protects all that exists)
The Prophet (peace be upon him) said in the Sahih (authentic) Hadithrelated by AlBukhari and Muslimon the authority of Safiyyah (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Prophet (peace be upon him) said, Satan circulates in the human body as blood does.
It is related by AlImam Ahmad (may Allah be merciful with him) in his Musnad vol. 4, p. 216 with a Sahih Sanad (chain of narrators) that Uthman ibn Abu Al`As (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "O Messenger of Allah, the devil confounds my prayer." He (peace be upon him) said: "That is a devil called Khanzab. When you feel his illusory acts, spit three times at your left and seek refuge with Allah from the devil three times." `Uthman said: "When I did that, Allah dispelled from me what I felt."
It is also reported in Sahih Hadiths that every human has a companion from the Jinn and another from the Angels, even the Prophet (peace be upon him) but Allah (Exalted be He) helped him against his companion until this companion converted to Islam. The Book of Allah (Glorified and Exalted be He), the Sunnah of His Prophet, and Ijma` (consensus) of the Ummah (nation) all mentioned the possibility of a Jinn possessing a human and causing him to be epileptic, then how could unqualified person, who is not
a scholar, deny that without knowledge and guidance? This denial is the way of innovators who contradict the creed of AhlulSunnah walJama`ah (those adhering to the Sunnah and the Muslim main body). It is Allah Alone Whose help can be sought. There is neither might nor power except with Allah! I will mention for you, the reader, some accounts of scholars in this regard insha'aAllah (if Allah wills).