The Devils Deception by Imam Ibn AL-Jawzi

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T H E D E V I L ' S D E C E P T I O N S advice, then story telling should be praised. AQ.mad Ibn f:lanbal used to say: People are in great need of a truthful storyteller. [ 7:4 ] The Devil's Deception of Preachers (al-wu'dzh) and Storytellers (al-qufd!) In the days gone by, those who preached were also scholars. 'Abdullah Ibn 1Umar (rat/ryAlldhu 'anhu) used to attend the gathering of 1Ubayd Ibn 1Umayr. And 1Umar Ibn 1Abdu'l-1Aziz attend the lectures of some storytellers. Then ignorant people began practicing this trade (storytelling), so its quality (and purpose) diminished and only women and laypeople began attending these sessions. Preachers stopped focusing on knowledge and focused on stories that appeal to ignorant people. We have mentioned some of the problems of storytellers in our book "Storytellers and Admonishers''. And we will mention a few here as well: Some of them used to fabricate lµ.diths that brought fear and hope to the listeners. Iblis convinced them that this was a good act because it aimed at encouraging people to do good deeds and stay away from evil. This is a form of transgression against Islam because it is an implicit claim that religion is deficient and in need of these fabricated narrations to amend it. They also forgot the Prophetic saying: "Whomsoever lies about me intentionally, then let them assume their position in the Hellfire."120 120 Bukhari 1/202/10, and Muslim 1/10/3. 216
Chapter Seven: Devil's Deception of the Scholars (al- 'ultima') Another problem is that they look for topics that excite others. Then they compose love poetry regarding these topics without clearly pointing out that Allah is the objective of these poems. Attendees of storytelling sessions are usually filled with desire, so both the speaker and listener go astray. Some storytellers pretend to have humility and cry. Those storytellers who are liars loose the Hereafter, and those who are honest are never free from showing off. Some of them move onto songs that they sing, as if they were drunk. These songs are closer to being prohibited than disliked. Men and women begin to scream and tear their clothes. Afterwards they conclude that their gathering was pleasant. They sometimes sing like they were wailing over a dead person. They sing about being like strangers and about how sad it is to die as a stranger. Women cry and the entire place turn into a funeral. It is patience that must be promoted not that which brings despair to people. Some of them discuss asceticism and love for Allah. Iblis makes them think that they are from among the ascetics because they could not have discussed it had they not been living it. Discussing something stems from knowledge of it, but practicing it is something different than knowledge. Some say things that have no meaning. These days they talk about Miisa ('alt!Jhis-saltim) and the mountain, and Zulaykha and Yusuf ('alayhis-saltim) . They rarely mention obligations or forbid others from committing sins. How then will fornicators and dealers in usury quit 217
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al-J:Iafi? Abii'l-Faraj ibn al-Jawz
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Ibn Jawzi's monumental work 'Ta/bis
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Section One: What are the Definitio
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[ 5:15] The Devil's Deception of th
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CHAPTER NINE The Devil's Deception
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Section Two: Having Patience during
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Section Two: Repentance (al-tauba)
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Actions recorded of Sufts .........
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to ward off many such deceptions of
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THE BIOGRAPHY OF THE AUTHOR al-I:la
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