02-25-2006, 07:34 AM
Sister Radiyah, JazaakAllah Khair for that clarification. That is what I meant... that is why I specifically didn't use the phrase "from Allah"... I just said that the evil is there, whether from Shaytan or from our own selves. :)
However, another point to keep in mind is that everything, even the evil, happens with the PERMISSION of Allah. For example, in the story of Prophet Ayyoob (as), when Shaytaan wanted to harm to harm him, he always had to ask Allah for permission first. So the evil thought was from Shaytan, but he could only do his evil with the permission of Allah so Allah may test Prophet Ayyoob (as) and show Shaytaan that His Prophet (as) is a true believer. I hope that is more clear inshaAllah. :)