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The Devils Deception by Imam Ibn AL-Jawzi

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T H E D E V I L ' S<br />

D E C E P T I O N S<br />

Section Two:<br />

Repentance (al-tauba) and Excessive Crying (attilah<br />

al-buqa)<br />

Some of them have repented and wept long for having indulged<br />

their gaze (of beardless boys).<br />

Khayr al-Nassaj said: I was with Umayyah lbn Samit a/-Sziftwhen,<br />

having looked at a beardlesslad, he used to recite:<br />

,,,_ ., -:", 1":),.. >H,..>t\,. ,...:f ....,.,,.<br />

c.>_,....ol.U!J - • \AO!' _,.J<br />

"And He is with you wherever you are. And Allah, of<br />

what you do, is Seeing."<br />

[al-ljadid (57): 4]<br />

<strong>The</strong>n he would say: Where could one escape from Allah's prison?<br />

He is testing me to see if I will gaze at this boy. It (gazing) is like a<br />

flame that fell on some dry wood on a windy day. It will leave nothing<br />

unburnt. I seek refuge with Allah from this harm that my eyes<br />

have brought. I was worried that I would not become free from it or<br />

its sin, even if I were to perform the good deeds performed <strong>by</strong> seventy<br />

righteous persons.<br />

<strong>The</strong>n he cried profusely until he almost died, and said while crying:<br />

0 my sight! I will keep you occupied with crying so you would<br />

not resort to anything harmful.<br />

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