The Devils Deception by Imam Ibn AL-Jawzi

T H E D E V I L ' S
D E C E P T I O N S
ating with boys. I said to him: 'You, know more about them than I
do; in many cases the association is harmless.' He replied: That is
not so, we have seen people stronger in faith (imdn) than they are,
when they see a boy approach, fleeing like fugitives from a battlefield.
Truly, the danger and the error is in abundance!'
Section Eight:
Accompanying Young Boys
Accompanying young boys is one of Iblis's strongest ropes by
which he captures the Siijls.
Yusuf Ibn al-l:lusayn said: 'I have studied people's misfortunes,
and learned from where they have been assailed; and I find the misfortune
of the Siifis is to be in their association with the young, and
politeness to women.'
Section Nine:
The Punishment which follows Gazing on the
Beardless
It is recorded that A bii 'Abdullah Ibn al-Jala' said: 'I was gazing on
a handsome Christian boy, when Abii 'Abdullah al-Balkhi passed by,
and asked me why I was standing. I said: 0 Uncle, do you not see
this figure? How can it be punished with Hellfire? He slapped me
between the shoulders, saying: You will experience the consequences
of this, though it may be aftera time. I experienced the consequence
after forty years, in forgetting the entire Qur'an.'
I have gone into great detail discussing this issue because it is the
source of widespread mischief among most of them. If anyone
wants further details about it, matters connected with letting one's
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