Assalamu aleykum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatu,
Ibn al-Qayyim (may Allah have Mercy on him) said in his book ‘Ighathat al-Lahfan’
“From the plots of the enemy of Allah (i.e. Satan) is that he makes the believers afraid of his soldiers and allies. So, they do not strive against them, they do not enjoin what is good, and do not forbid what is bad. This is from his greatest plots for the believers, as Allah has informed us by Saying:
{“It is only Satan that suggests to you the fear of his allies. So, do not fear them, and fear Me if you are believers.”} Al ‘Imran;175
The meaning with all of the scholars of Tafsir is that Satan makes you afraid of his allies. Qatadah explained this by saying: “He makes them great and powerful in your heart.” This is why Allah Said: {“...So, do not fear them, and fear Me if you are believers.”} So, the stronger your faith becomes, the weaker the fear in your heart will be of Satan’s allies, and the weaker your faith becomes, the stronger the fear in your heart will be of them.”
{“Yet, they try to frighten you with those besides Him! And for whom Allah sends astray, there will be no guide.”} az-Zumar;36
and as Ibn Al-Qayyim (rahimahullah) said in his nuuniyah,
Do not fear their large numbers, as they are worthless and like flies * Would you fear a fly?
yes by Allah, they are even weaker than flies,
{“And if a fly snatched something away from them, they would have no power to release it from the fly. So, both the seeker and the sought are weak.”}al-Hajj; 73
