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The Devils Deception by Imam Ibn AL-Jawzi

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Chapter Eleven: <strong>The</strong> Devif s <strong>Deception</strong> of the .)iifis<br />

third and one third and one third ... " they would have been surprised<br />

at this wisdom, because it is the most adequate, and healthiest of<br />

divisions.<br />

Section Four:<br />

$Ujis and Hunger<br />

.)iifis order the youth to go hungry. It is very harmful for a youth to<br />

go hungry. Older people can withstand it more than the youth.<br />

<strong>The</strong> youth need more food just as a new saddle needs to be oiled<br />

more frequently. If youth do not eat well, they will only hinder their<br />

own physical growth.<br />

This is an important issue in need of contemplation.<br />

Al:unad <strong>Ibn</strong> l:lanbal was asked about not eating enough, he said: I<br />

do not like this, I heard cAbdu'l-RaQman <strong>Ibn</strong> Mahdi saying: "Some<br />

people did this until it made them unable to perform obligatory<br />

prayers."<br />

cAbdu'l-RaQman <strong>Ibn</strong> Mahdi said: "O Abu Sacid there are certain<br />

of these .)iifis in our town. Do not go near them, for we have seen<br />

some of them driven mad <strong>by</strong> their practice, others turned atheist.<br />

<strong>The</strong>n he said: Sufyan al-Thawri started on a journey on which I accompanied<br />

with him at the beginning. He had with him a cloth containing<br />

paste of honey and dates and a lamb."<br />

A man asked AQmad <strong>Ibn</strong> l:Ianbal: For the past fifteen years Iblis<br />

has been after me, many a time I have felt his suggestions while<br />

thinking about Allah He responded: Perhaps you used to fast too<br />

much. Stop fasting, and eat fatty foods and attend the sessions of<br />

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