The Devils Deception by Imam Ibn AL-Jawzi

Chapter Seven: Devil's Deception of the Scholars (al- 'uldma')
Section two:
Getting Close to Rulers and Sultans
It is from lblis's deception of Scholars of Fiqh to make them intermingle
with rulers and Sultans. They look away from their faults
and never admonish them in spite of their ability to do so. Some of
them might even give fatwas allowing them to do things just for
worldly gain. Three aspects of harm are involved with such behavior:
First. The ruler assumes that had he not been on the right path,
then the scholars would have admonished him. And had
my wealth been gained through illegitimate ways, scholar
would not have eaten from it.
Second: The general public will think that this ruler, his wealth and
his actions are fine because the scholar of Fiqh is always
visiting him.
Third: The scholar himself ruins his religion. Sometimes the scholars
use an excuse just to (be able to) mix with the rulers.They
say: ''We will only visit the ruler to intercede for so and so."
However, what proves that this is from the devil is that if
someone else goes to intercede he would get annoyed, and
might even attack that person for visiting the Sultan.
lblis also deceives them to take from the ruler's wealth. It is known
that if the ruler's money was from an impermissible source then it
would be a sin to take from it. And if it was from a suspicious source
then it is best not to take from it. And if the money was gained from
a permissible source then the scholar ought to only accept an amount
that was appropriate in return for his services.
The general public might follow the scholar's footsteps in taking
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