How accurate is the story of the meeting between the devil of the disbeliever and the devil of the believer, and the dialogue that took place between them, which highlights the characteristics of the worlds of jinn and humans?
If you are referring to what a scholar mentioned about Abu Hurairah regarding the encounter between the believer's devil and the disbeliever's devil, this narration has not been authentically transmitted in the books, and Al-Ghazali mentioned it in Al-Ihya without commentary. The encourages invoking Allah's name (Tasmiyah) when eating, drinking, dressing, and entering the house. Tasmiyah before eating is recommended by the majority and obligatory according to some, based on the : "When one of you eats, he should mention the Name of Allah Almighty. If he forgets to mention the Name of Allah Almighty at the beginning, he should say: In the Name of Allah, in its beginning and its end." It is also when entering the house, based on the hadith: "When a man enters his house and says, 'In the Name of Allah...' the Shaytan says: 'You have no lodging here and no supper.'" Likewise, it is sunnah when changing clothes and entering the lavatory, based on the hadith: "The screen between the eyes of the jinn and the private parts of the children of Adam when one of them enters the lavatory is to say: 'In the Name of Allah.'" Ibn 'Uthaymeen clarified that Satan participates with the heedless in their affairs, and Tasmiyah prevents him from participating in food and other matters.
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