Prophet YAHYA (AS) AND SHAYTAN

In Majalis Ibn Sheikh Imam Ridha is recorded as quoting his ancestors by saying,   •  Satan used to approach the Prophets after Adam till God ordained Hazrat  Isa.   •  He used to talk to and question them.   •  He liked Hazrat Yahya bin Zakaria the most who asked him, O Satan I  need you for something.   •  Satan replied, Your station is so prominent that you are oblivious of needs.  You may ask whatever you want because I will never oppose your wish.   •  Hazrat Yahya said, O Satan you tell me how you trap Adam’s progeny   •  Satan answered, Through love and friendship.   •  He then promised to return the next day.   •  The next day Hazrat Yahya waited for him after securing the doors tightly.   •  When Satan arrived his face was like that of a monkey, his body was that  of a pig and his eyes were vertical in structure. His teeth and mouth were  joined together; he had no chin and no beard. He had four hands two on  the chest and two on the shoulders and his fingers were reversed. He was  wearing a robe and his loin was tightly girdled with a cloth that was  multi colored. He had a large bell in his hands and an egg on his head  crowned with a metal dog.   •  Hazrat Yahya hesitated but asked him, What is this that is tied to your  midriff? Satan replied: This is sorcery that I have beautified for them.   •  Hazrat Yahya asked him about the multi colored threads and he said,  These are the fashion of women that will always be popularized among  them, though ultimately it will put them to trial.   •  Hazrat Yahya asked him about the bell and he said, This contains all kinds  of musical instruments, which impassion men drink and make merry. I  use them. Hearing these sounds, some refrain from dancing while others  dance wildly and tear their clothes.   •  Hazrat Yahya asked him, What soothes your eyes? He answered, Women  are my instruments in trapping men, for they gather in the assemblies of  righteous people and I approach them, for they gladden my heart.  •  Hazrat Yahya asked him about the egg on his head and he said, I refrain  from going to the assemblies of the righteous because of it. •  Hazrat Yahya asked him, Why this iron inside the egg? He answered,  I  perturb the believers’ hearts through it. •  Hazrat Yahya asked him if he ever was successful against him and Satan  answered, No, but you have a virtue, and that is you eat healthily after a  day’s fasting and this prevents you from saying your prayer immediately  after eating.