Is the report about a believer being harmed even on a mountaintop established?
2026-10-14
T160 · Ibn Taymiyyah
Shaykh al-Islām Ibn Taymiyyah
شيخ الإسلام أحمد بن تيمية
Original Q&A · Complete individual question and response within a collected question
One complete individual question and response from a collected question about reports circulated by storytellers and others. The quoted report in the question is presented for assessment, not endorsed. The answer gives Ibn Taymiyyah's own assessment.
النص العربي
السؤال الأصلي
ومما يروونه عنه صلى الله عليه وسلم، أنه قال: "لو كان المؤمن في ذروة جبل قيض الله له من يؤذيه، أو شيطانا يؤذيه".
الجواب
الحمد لله، ليس هذا معروفا من كلام النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم.
English translation
English translation prepared for SalafAlSalih.com from the cited Arabic source. It is not an official translation.
Original question
Among the reports they attribute to him, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, is that he said: “If the believer were on a mountaintop, Allah would appoint someone to harm him, or a devil to harm him.”
Answer
Praise be to Allah. This is not known to be among the words of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace.
Source and editorial notes
Majmūʿ al-Fatāwā 18/375
مجموع الفتاوى
Majmūʿ al-Fatāwā
Arabic collated with the cited edition and a second transcription: https://quranislam.github.io/fatwa/ibn-taymiyyah/fatwa291.html. Each individual report and its full reply is preserved within the larger collected question. Diacritics omitted and honorific glyphs expanded. Titles and scope notes are editorial.