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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 />

person is like a mufti and a mujdhid, and a poor person is like someone<br />

staying in seclusion.<br />

In his book "Sunan al-$iiftyyah", Abu 1Abdu'l-Ral:unan al-Sulami dedicated<br />

a chapter on the disliking of a $iift leaving anything behind.<br />

He mentioned the Q.adith where the Prophet (;ti) was informed that<br />

a person from the People of $uffah left behind two dinars, so the<br />

Prophet (;ti) said: ''Two cauterizations."158<br />

However, using this narration as a proof is inappropriate, because<br />

this poor person from the People of $ufjah used to beg for money<br />

while having the two dinars. This was why the Messenger (;ti) said:<br />

''Two cauterizations." Had the problem been in collecting money<br />

itself, then Allah's Messenger would not have told Sa1d: "It is better<br />

for you to leave behind wealthy heirs, rather than leaving them poor<br />

asking others for help."<br />

And no Companion would have left anything behind.<br />

And when 1Umar (ratffyA//tihu 'anhu) gave half of his wealth as<br />

donation for charity, Allah's Messenger (;ti) asked him: "What have<br />

you left for your family?" He replied: "<strong>The</strong> other half." <strong>The</strong> Prophet<br />

(;ti) did not criticize him for that. 159<br />

<strong>Ibn</strong> Jarir said: This Q.adith is proof of how wrong ignorant $iifts are<br />

when they say that a person is not to save any wealth for tomorrow,<br />

and that whoever does this is not truly reliant on Allah. <strong>The</strong> Prophet<br />

(;ti) also said: "Graze sheep, because they are a blessing."160 This is<br />

158<br />

Musnad Al)mad #788.<br />

159<br />

Authentic l).adith, refer to a/Arba'in al-Sulamiyyah #4.<br />

160<br />

Al-Khap:b 7 /11 with an authentic isnad.<br />

300

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