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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 />

committing these sins? And how will a woman learn her responsibilities<br />

toward her husband and preserve her prayer? Never.<br />

<strong>The</strong>se people abandoned religion and this is why their merchandise<br />

is selling. <strong>The</strong> truth is heavy while falsehood is light.<br />

Some of them encourage others to become ascetic and pray at<br />

night, but do not clarify tn laypeople all aspects of this issue. When<br />

a layperson repents, he practices these forms of worship and ignores<br />

his family responsibilities.<br />

And some of them discuss hope (in Allah) without discussing fear<br />

and caution. This causes people to become more willing to commit<br />

sins. Preachers add to this problem <strong>by</strong> living an extravagant life ruining<br />

people's hearts.<br />

Section One:<br />

Criticising the Ways of Preachers and Storytellers<br />

A preacher may mean well, but because of his love for leadership<br />

he loves to be praised. A proof of this is that if another preacher<br />

appears he would not like that. Had his intention been in the right<br />

place he would not have disliked that.<br />

Some preachers have men and women intermingling during their<br />

lectures. And they hear women speaking loudly but never ask them<br />

to stop. <strong>The</strong>y do this to gather people's hearts around him.<br />

In our time, storytellers try to get money from leaders and tax<br />

collectors. Some of them go to graves to discuss departing loved<br />

ones causing women to cry; instead of encouraging them to be patient.<br />

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