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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 $itfts<br />

harm the body and will contradict religious orders and sound intellect.<br />

<strong>The</strong> human body is the soul's carriage. If the body is not healthy,<br />

the soul will not reach its destination. <strong>The</strong>se folks had little knowledge,<br />

and they used flawed judgment. If they do rely on a }:iadith<br />

then it is usually weak, fabricated or misinterpreted.<br />

I was surprised at Abu !amid al-Ghazali -the f aqif.r sunk to the<br />

levels of these people. He said: "A murid ought not to have sexual<br />

relations and then have something to eat, because this will fulfill two<br />

of his desires, making it easier for the "se!f'' to overcome him!"<br />

This is heinous. Based on this, if a meal contains several types of<br />

food then one should refrain from eating more than one type, because<br />

each type will fulfill an additional desire. <strong>The</strong>n drinking water<br />

f ulfills another desire.<br />

Wasn't it authentically reported that Allah's Messenger (li) had<br />

relations with all of his wives in one night ?!184 Shouldn't he have<br />

had relations with just one of them? Wasn't it authentically reported<br />

that He (li) used to eat cucumbers with dates.185 <strong>The</strong>se count as two<br />

desires fulfilled.<br />

Didn't he (li) eat bread and roasted meat?! And didn't he drink<br />

cold water at Abii'l-Haytham <strong>Ibn</strong> al-Tayyihan's place?!186<br />

Didn't [Sufyan] al-Thawri used to eat meat, grapes and alfriluth'!}<br />

184<br />

Bukhari #5215.<br />

185<br />

Bukhari #5440 and Muslim #2043.<br />

186<br />

TirmidhI in al-Shamii'il #113.<br />

323

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