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The Devils Deception by Imam Ibn AL-Jawzi

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T H E D E V I L ' S<br />

D E C E P T I O N S<br />

To expose this deception we say: 'Every person is responsible for<br />

fulfilling Allah's rights upon him, and these rights may not be relieved<br />

<strong>by</strong> a relative.' Our Prophet (;i) told his daughter Fatimah<br />

(rat/fyA/ldhu 'anha): "I can not avail you at all against Allah." <strong>The</strong><br />

status of a person is only linked to his level of piety. If piety is<br />

missing then so will high status. Allah's (the Mighty and the Majestic)<br />

love of a servant is not similar to the servants' love to one another.<br />

[ 5: 13]<br />

<strong>The</strong> Devil's <strong>Deception</strong> of Sabeans (al-$dbi'in)<br />

Sabeans (al-$dbi'in) were those who left one religion for the sake<br />

of another. Scholars had ten different opinions regarding them:<br />

<strong>The</strong> first was that their religion was a mix between Christianity and<br />

Zoroastrianism.<br />

<strong>The</strong> second was that their religion was a mix between Judaism and<br />

Zoroastrianism.<br />

<strong>The</strong> third was that their religion was a mix between Judaism and<br />

Christianity.<br />

<strong>The</strong> fourth was that they were a sect of Christianity but that they<br />

adopted less radical views.<br />

<strong>The</strong> fifth was that they were a sect of polytheists with no holy book.<br />

<strong>The</strong> sixth was that they were the same as Zoroastrians.<br />

<strong>The</strong> seventh was that they were from the people of the Book and<br />

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