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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 />

Sufyan al-Thawri (ra4!JAlltihu 'anhu) said: "A person continues to<br />

do a good deed in secret until the devil convinces him to talk about<br />

it openly. So his deed is transferred from the record of the secretive<br />

actions to that of open actions."<br />

Some of them fast every Monday and Thursday, and whenever he<br />

is invited to a meal he says: "Today is Thursday!" Had he said: "I am<br />

fasting today" it would have been acceptable. But saying "Today is<br />

Thursday" means that he fasts every Thursday!<br />

is.<br />

Others look down at people because they are not fasting while he<br />

And others fast but do not take care of what they eat for breakfast.<br />

<strong>The</strong>y do not avoid backbiting or bad talk, and do not lower<br />

their gaze. Iblis convinced him that his fasting is enough to repel<br />

these sins.<br />

[ 9:6 ]<br />

Devil's <strong>Deception</strong> regarding al-lfqjj<br />

A person performs pt9} the first time in order to fulfill his obligation.<br />

<strong>The</strong>n he performs pt9} again without his parents' permission.<br />

This is wrong. Sometimes he might go to pt9f while owing others<br />

money or certain rights, or go to pajj for leisure, or use suspicious<br />

money to perform pt9j.<br />

Others like to be addressed as: a/-ljt9J (the one who has performed<br />

paj;).<br />

During the pt9f journey, some of them neglect performing ablution<br />

and prayer. <strong>The</strong>y gather around the Ka1bah while having dirty<br />

hearts.<br />

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