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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 />

Section Three<br />

Criticizing the Methodologies of the Ascetics<br />

(al-zuhhad)<br />

Some of them enjoy that people talk about the fact that they go<br />

into seclusion. <strong>The</strong>y claim that mixing with others may subject them<br />

to witness the sins that they commit. When in fact he is only arrogant,<br />

looks down on people, fears that they might not serve him as<br />

he deserves, that his high status may be affected, or that he feels that<br />

he might get exposed for his lack of knowledge. He loves to be<br />

visited upon but never visits others. And he loves the leaders to visit<br />

him and the laypeople to gather at his door and kiss his hand. He<br />

does not visit the ill nor participate in funerals. And his followers<br />

say: Seek an excuse for the Shaikh, for this is his habit!<br />

May there be no habit that goes against Shart .. ah.<br />

Some of them prefer to stay hungry rather that going out to buy<br />

food. <strong>The</strong>y do not want to mix with people so their high status does<br />

not get affected. He feels that if he goes out to buy food; his fame<br />

would lessen.<br />

Allah's Messenger () used to visit the marketplace to buy for his<br />

needs, and used to carry them himsel( And Abu Bakr (ratjryA ikihu<br />

'anhu) used to carry clothes on his shoulder and used to buy and sell.<br />

(Abdullah <strong>Ibn</strong> J:ian?halah (ratjryAlidhu 'anhu) said: (Abdullah <strong>Ibn</strong><br />

Salam (rat/ryAiidhu 'anhu) passed <strong>by</strong> carrying a pile of firewood on<br />

his head. People told him: What makes you do this when Allah has<br />

sufficed for you? He replied: I wanted to repel arrogance. I heard<br />

Allah's Messenger () say: "A person with an atom's weight of ar-<br />

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