حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ قَالَ عَبْد اللَّهِ بْن أَحْمَد وَسَمِعْتُهُ أَنَا مِنْ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرٌ عَنْ قَابُوسَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لَيْسَ مِنْكُمْ مِنْ أَحَدٍ إِلَّا وَقَدْ وُكِّلَ بِهِ قَرِينُهُ مِنْ الشَّيَاطِينِ قَالُوا وَأَنْتَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ نَعَمْ وَلَكِنَّ اللَّهَ أَعَانَنِي عَلَيْهِ فَأَسْلَمَ
مسند امام احمد بن حنبل · Hadith 2323
It was narrated that Ibn 'Abbas (RA) said: The Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said: "There is no one among you but he has a companion (qareen) from among the devils appointed (to accompany) him." They said: Even you, O Messenger of Allah? He said, "Yes, but Allah helped me against him and he became Muslim."
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020