It is said that a scholar of some repute thought of writing a book to warn the people about the treacherous and mean acts of Satan. During the same period a pious person met Satan in a state of apocalyptic revelation. He told to Satan, " O accursed creature! The time has come for your exposure! Such-and-such a maulana is will very soon writing a book about your nefarious acts!" Satan smiled derisively and said, " You are involved in a misunderstanding! This book is being written at my instance!" The pious person asked, " How is it possible?" Satan replied, " I had put doubts in the heart of the scholar that he is a person of high repute and he should make a show of his erudition. The person doesn't realize that although he has titled the book as ' Refutation of Satan', but his real intent is to make a show of his erudition and achieve name and fame!"

In this way Satan tempts people to curse him and make them involuntarily utter 'aa oozu billahi min al shaitan ir rajeem'.