Day of Badr

419. From him, from Abaan, from Zurara, who has narrated the following: Abu Ja’far عليه الصلاة والسلام having said: ‘On the Day of Badr, Iblees (la) used to belittle the Muslims in the eyes of the infidels, and magnify the infidels in the eyes of the Muslims. So Jibrael عليه السلام pulled the sword against him (la) and he (la) fled from him عليه السلام and he (la) was saying, ‘O Jibraeel عليه السلام, I (la) have been Granted a term, I (la) have been Granted a term’, until he (la) ended up in the sea’. Zurara (the narrator) said, ‘So I said to Abu Ja’far عليه الصلاة والسلام, ‘What was it that he (la) was afraid of since he (la) had been Granted a specific term?’ He عليه الصلاة والسلام said: ‘Some parts of his (la) sides to be cut off’.