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What is the authenticity of the information stated in this article regarding various facts about Satan, such as his name, why clothes should be folded at night, why the bed should be dusted before sleeping, what his favorite color is, the days he dislikes, why one should say "Bismillah" before getting dressed, what his favorite abode is, his favorite and most disliked foods, when he urinates in people's ears, what supplication protects from his whispers, what is the heaviest thing to him, his favorite places, why one should cover the mouth when yawning, who his children are, why it is not permissible to say "qaws quzah" (rainbow), what most blackens his face, when he cries and screams, what his homeland is, with which hand he eats and how many fingers he uses, what is his worst sleep, and what most angers him in prayer?

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Whoever publishes advice for Muslims must verify and provide evidence for it, otherwise, they bear the burden of misleading. The circulating article is neither a Hadith nor an Athar (narration from a companion or successor), but rather fabricated words from those who impose unnecessary strictness, mixing truth with falsehood. What was mentioned in it concerning permissible matters (like shaking out the bed and placing the hand over the mouth when yawning) was presented in the form of obligation instead of recommendation, and this is a fabrication against the religion. The presence of some truth in it does not justify its publication, because pure falsehood is not accepted, but innovations and misguidance often contain a degree of truth to be accepted. Therefore, it is not permissible to publish this speech due to its mixture of truth with falsehood and its distortion of religion.

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