The Humiliated Demon

Resisting the Power of Satan

Narrated Abu Rafi: Abu Hurayra said, "A man or a woman used to clean the mosque." (A sub-narrator said, 'Most probably a woman..') Then he narrated the Hadith of the Prophet:

Narrated Abu Hurayra: "The Prophet said, "Last night a big demon (afreet) from the Jinns came to me and wanted to interrupt my prayers (or said something similar) but Allah enabled me to overpower him. I wanted to fasten him to one of the pillars of the mosque so that all of you could see him in the morning but I remembered the statement of my brother Solomon (as stated in the Quran): My Lord! Forgive me and bestow on me a kingdom* such as shall not belong to anybody after me (38.35)." The sub narrator Rauh said, "He (the demon) was dismissed humiliated."

-Sahih Bukhari 8: 450-450m

*The kingdom, the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) was speaking of was his place in Paradise. The Prophet was the only one to reach the highest level in Paradise, where his palace is even unto today.