God knew that neither ignoring Satan nor destroying him would resolve the issue that had been raised.
لَقَدْ عَلِمَ ٱللهُ أَنَّ ٱلْمَسْأَلَةَ ٱلْمَطْرُوحَةَ لَا تُبَتُّ بِتَجَاهُلِ ٱلشَّيْطَانِ وَلَا بِإِهْلَاكِهِ .‏