The Devils Deception by Imam Ibn AL-Jawzi

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Chapter Seven: Devil's Deception f the Scholars (al- 'uldma')
And others are not enemies of religion but fall victim to their own
desires and lusts. They do not have the self-control required to resist
temptation, in fact they possess qualities that cause the opposite.
Resistance to desires only comes with practice and referring to
stories of previous scholars.
Al-I:Iasan al-BarI said: A (true) Scholar of Fiqh is he who fears
Allah (the Mighty and the Majestic) .
Iblis also convinces jurists to look down at preachers. He convinces
them not to attend their gathering because to them they are
not more than storytellers. The devil's objective is to keep them
away from gatherings that soften the heart and bring humility.
"Storytelling" should not be a reason for condemnation, as Allah
(the Mighty and the Majestic) said,
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"We relate to you, [O Mulfammad], the best of stories."
[Yusef (12): 3),
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"So relate the stories."
[al-A 'rtif (7): 1 76]
Storytellers were condemned because most of them narrate stories
that do not include useful knowledge; and most of them tell lies
and mix up stories with each other.
On the other hand, if the stories are true and constitute good
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