The Devils Deception by Imam Ibn AL-Jawzi

T H E D E V I L ' S
D E C E P T I O N S
sure that the word 'finger' mentioned in the tradition: "People's hearts
are between two fingers of al-Rapmdn'' ref er to the tool used to flip
things. Something that is between two of your fingers is something
that you control, not that you have this as an Attribute.
I feel that it is best not to dwell into such explanations. It is not
possible for (Allah's) entity to be divisible.
One of the strangest opinions of those confining themselves to
the apparent meanings of traditions was that of al-Sdlim!Jdh. They
claimed that when a righteous person died, that he would eat, drink
and have sexual relations in his grave. This was because they only
knew of this form of pleasure. They were not mindful of the traditions:
"The souls of believers will be in the stomachs of birds that
eat from the trees of Paradise."
Section Three:
[Safest Path away from Iblis]
If someone asks: you have indicated the fault in the ways of imitators
and practitioners of kaldm in matters of belief. What then is the
safest path away from Iblis's deception?
The response is that the safest path is that of Allah's Messenger
(;lj), His Companions, and their companions. They affirmed the
existence of The Creator, affirmed His Attributes according to the
Qur'an and Sunnah without looking too deep into matters that humans
have no ability to understand.
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