The Devils Deception by Imam Ibn AL-Jawzi

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and tax collector.
In fact, most of these tents were built by oppressors. They dedicate
some of their evil money for maintaining the tents.
The devil has decieved them that whatever wealth comes to them
was part of their sustenance. So there was no need for hunger and
piety. They should only worry about food and cool water. Where is
the hunger of Bishr? and the abstinence of Sari? and the hard work
al-Junayd?
They spend most of their time in leisure talk or visiting others for
worldly reasons. Those who pretend to be pious stick their heads in
their coats and say: 'My heart tells me from my Lord:' I have been
told that a man who read the Qur'an in a tent was forbidden to do
so, and that some people who read l:iacllth in one were told that it
was no place for that.
[ 11:5 ]
Devil's Deception of $Ujis in Abandoning Wealth
The devil used to deceive the early Sufis, who were genuine ascetics,
showing them the evil of wealth and warning them of its mischief;
in consequence they used to give up their property, and sit on
the carpet to poverty.
As for these days, Iblis does not have to work hard because Sufis
waste their money purposefully. I would not blame such a person if
he had a profession that made him in no need of others, or if he got
rid of the money because he was not sure of the lawfulness of its
source.
But, what is. objectionable is for a person to give away all of his
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