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Assalamu'alaikum, 

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In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.

Brother in Islam,

In your query, you state, “…IF iblees had not instigated…”. Your question is based on mere assumption which is the tool of shaitan to mislead people. The prophet Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam has mentioned:

فإن كلمة لو تفتح عمل الشيطان(رواه إبن ماجه:79)

Translation: Verily, the word “IF” gives way to the work of shaitan. (Ibn Majah, 79)

It is also important to guard oneself against the onslaught and attack