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The Devils Deception by Imam Ibn AL-Jawzi

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Chapter Eleven: <strong>The</strong> Devit s <strong>Deception</strong> of the $tifts<br />

This was because Mul:iammad <strong>Ibn</strong> Sirin believed that they were<br />

only actors.<br />

And al-l:lasan was giving a sermon once when someone began to<br />

breathe (heavily). Al-l:lasan noted: If you did this for Allah's sake<br />

then you are showing off, and if you did it for someone else's sake<br />

then you are headed towards destruction.<br />

Al-l:lasan was giving a lecture once when a man began to cry loudly.<br />

So he said: <strong>The</strong> devil is making this man cry now.<br />

And al-Fuqayl <strong>Ibn</strong> 'Iyaq told his son who had just fallen on the<br />

ground: Son! If you were honest then you have shown-off, and if<br />

you were lying, then you have destroyed yoursel£<br />

And Abii (Uthman Sa(Id <strong>Ibn</strong> (Uthman once saw a man behaving<br />

like he was in ecstacy. He told him Son! If you were honest, then<br />

you have exposed yourself and if not, then you have committed<br />

shirk.<br />

Section One:<br />

Discussing the Su.ft al- Wajd<br />

If someone asks: 'We should assume that these people are honest.<br />

What would you say about someone who was unable to control his<br />

wajtP."<br />

I Sf!Y.' Wqjd begins inside a person; if he repels it then the devil<br />

gives up on him. Whenever Ayyiib al-SakhtiyiinI used to become<br />

emotional during a sermon he used to wipe his nose and say: How<br />

severe is this cold!<br />

On the other hand, if a person does not control himself, then the<br />

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