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The Devils Deception by Imam Ibn AL-Jawzi

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Chapter Eleven: <strong>The</strong> Devil's <strong>Deception</strong> ef the .)iifts<br />

dirhams worth of margarine and one dirham worth of rice flower. He<br />

used to mix them all up and make three hundred and sixty little balls,<br />

and eat one ball every night for ifiar.<br />

And he used to eat tree leaves and hay. He spent only three dirhams<br />

on food in three years.<br />

And Abu Ja'far al-Haddad once spent sixteen days with no food<br />

or water.<br />

A man asked Abu Zayd for permission to join his magid group.<br />

Abu Zayd responded: You will not be able to withstand being with<br />

us. He replied: Give me permission. So he stayed the first day<br />

without food. In the following day he said: 0 teacher! I want to eat<br />

something. Abu Zayd responded: Our food is the obedience of Allah.<br />

He said: 0 teacher! I want to eat something in order to gain the<br />

strength to obey Allah. So Abu Zayd said: Son! Bodies are only<br />

sustained <strong>by</strong> Allah (the Mighty and the Majestic).<br />

Abu Turab once saw a $ii.ft reaching for a watermelon peel after<br />

three days of eating nothing. He told him: You reach for a watermelon<br />

peel? Sufism will never be suitable for you, go back to the<br />

marketplace.<br />

And Abu 'Ail al-Ruthabari said: If you hear a $ii.ft saying: "I am<br />

hungry'' after five days of eating nothing, then ask him to stick to<br />

the market place and earn a living.<br />

Abu A}:unad al-Saghir said: Abu 'Abdullah <strong>Ibn</strong> Khafif ordered me<br />

to bring him ten raisins each night for his lftar. I felt sorry for him<br />

one night and handed him fifteen raisons. So he looked at me and<br />

said: What is with you?! He only ate ten and left the rest.<br />

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