Is the following hadith authentic: "The Prophet of God, Muhammad, may God’s prayers and peace be upon him, entered upon Abu Bakr and Aisha while they were sitting on one bed, and he asked him, saying: 'Has the devil died?'"?
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There is no Hadith with this wording or meaning. It is false speech with no basis, fabricated against the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, because Satan is given respite until the Day of the Appointed Time (the day of the first trumpet blast and the death of all creation). Allah Almighty extended Iblees's life to facilitate the trial and testing of creation. Al-Hasan al-Basri was asked, "Does Iblees sleep?" He replied, "If he were to sleep, we would find rest in that."
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