The Devils Deception by Imam Ibn AL-Jawzi

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they have committed, rather than for me to meet Allah with their
blood (on my hands)."
x. The tenth is that Iblis convinces them that if they give charity
after acting upon their anger, then the latter would erase
the former. He whispers to them: one dirham of charity
erases ten dirhams of anger.
This cannot be true, because the sin of acting upon anger stays.
And if the charity money were initially gained unlawfully then charity
would not be accepted. Furthermore, even if charity were given
from lawful money, it would not erase the sin of acting upon anger,
because giving a poor person charity does not relieve the liability of
oppression.
xi. The eleventh is thatlblis convinces them that visiting righteous
people and asking them to pray for them will reduce
the punishment for the sins they have committed. This good
deed does not repel that bad deed.
xii. The twelfth is that some governing (authorities) encourage
leaders to oppress others, believing that the sin will fall on
the leader not on him.This is false, because he has assisted
in committing the oppression. Allah's Messenger (;lj) cursed
ten people involved with alcohol (included is the one who
assists those who end up drinking it), and he () cursed the
giver of usury money, its recipient, the one who writes the
contract and the two witnesses to the contract.123
Some governors collect money for the leaders while knowing that
they waste money, so they assist in committing oppression.
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Abii Dawiid, #3674.
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