112. Avoiding Allegations

عن أَنَسٍ أَنَّ النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم ان مع إِحْدَى نِسَائِهِ فَمَرَّ بِهِ رَجُلٌ فَدَعَاهُ فَجَاءَ فقال يا فُلَانُ هذه زَوْجَتِي فُلَانَةُ فقال يا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ من كنت أَظُنُّ بِهِ فلم أَكُنْ أَظُنُّ بِكَ فقال رسول اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم إِنَّ الشَّيْطَانَ يَجْرِي من الْإِنْسَانِ مَجْرَى الدَّمِ

Anas ibn Malik (rta) reported that [once] the Prophet (sws) was with one of his wives when a person passed by him. So the Prophet (sws) called him over. The person came to him. At this, the Prophet (sws) said: “O you! This is my such and such wife.” The person then replied: “O Messenger of God! Who am I to think in this way? How can I think about you in such a manner?” At this, God’s Messenger replied: “Indeed, Satan is found in a person like the blood that circulates [in his body].”[1]

[1]. Ibid., vol. 4, 1712, (no. 2174).