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The Devils Deception by Imam Ibn AL-Jawzi

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Chapter Ten: Devil's <strong>Deception</strong> of the Ascetics and the Worshipers<br />

attention he used to receive from people. When the king heard of<br />

this he decided to visit him. When the pious man heard about the<br />

king's intention, he ordered for food to be brought and put it in<br />

front of him.<br />

When the king arrived, the pious man began eating large bites of<br />

food and made sure the king saw him. <strong>The</strong> king said: (someone<br />

who eats like this) no good would come from him, and left. <strong>The</strong><br />

pious man said: Praise Allah Who made him go away.<br />

Some ascetic people come to realise that their family members<br />

will talk to others about how ascetic they are. <strong>The</strong>y feel that the<br />

fame they get because of this makes it easy for them to continue to<br />

be ascetic. Had they been sincere, they would have eaten with their<br />

families. This way they and the family members would not discuss<br />

this issue with others.<br />

Dawiid <strong>Ibn</strong> Abu Hind fasted for twenty years without his family<br />

knowing. He used to take his lunch and donate it to the poor on his<br />

way to the market place. <strong>The</strong> poor people thought that he ate at<br />

home, and his family members thought that he ate at the market<br />

place.<br />

This was how people were.<br />

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