The Devils Deception by Imam Ibn AL-Jawzi

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"When it [i.e., the Hellfire] sees them from a distant place,
they will hear its fury and roaring. And when they are
thrown into a narrow place therein bound in chains, they
will cry out thereupon for destruction. [fheywill be told],
"Do not cry this Day for one destruction but cry for much
destruction."
[al-Furqdn (25): 12-14]
So al-Rabt fainted and had to be carried. He was unconscious till
sunset prayer.
They also said that many righteous people were reported to have
fainted upon hearing a verse of the Qur'an. In fact some used to
die, and others used to yell. Many such incidents were reported in
the books of asceticism.
In response we say:
As for Salman al-FarsI's incident, it is a lie. It has no chain of
narrators. This verse was revealed in Makkah and Salman embraced
Islam in Madinah. And no such incident was reported by any of the
Companions.
As for the incident of al-Rabi• Ibn Khuthaym, its narrators were
not trustworthy.
In fact Sufyiin al-Thawri denied al-Rabi's incident because al-Rabi•
was following the example of early Muslims, and things like this
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