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The Devils Deception by Imam Ibn AL-Jawzi

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T H E D EVIL ' S<br />

D E C E P T I O N S<br />

used to pray at night?<br />

We say: those individuals were gradual in doing so. <strong>The</strong>y made<br />

certain not to miss fcgr prayer and to take a nap during the day. <strong>The</strong>y<br />

also did not eat much, so this worked out well for them. It was not<br />

reported to us that Allah's Messenger (;i) stayed awake an entire<br />

night. His Sunnah is more worthy of being followed.<br />

Some of those falling for Iblis's deception try to insinuate to others<br />

that they were up praying last night. So they would say: So and<br />

so, the Adhan giver, gave adhan on time.<br />

If this person did not intent to show-off then he has made public<br />

his action, which will result in reducing his reward.<br />

Section Four<br />

<strong>Devils</strong>'s <strong>Deception</strong> regarding Praying<br />

Only in the Magids<br />

Iblis deceived some people to pray (all prayers including voluntary<br />

prayers) only in the magids. <strong>The</strong>y became known for this, and people<br />

gathered to pray behind them. <strong>The</strong>y became famous for reciting<br />

Qur'an (in various forms) causing them to do this even more.<br />

<strong>The</strong> Prophet (:fi) said: "<strong>The</strong> best prayer a person can perform is at<br />

his home, except for obligatory prayer."135<br />

'Amir <strong>Ibn</strong> 'Abd Qays used to dislike to be seen praying, and used<br />

to never pray voluntary prayers in the magid. And when someone<br />

used to enter upon <strong>Ibn</strong> AbI Layla while praying in the masjid, he used<br />

to lie down (i.e. pretend to be resting).<br />

135 Bukhari #731 and Muslim #781.<br />

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