The Devils Deception by Imam Ibn AL-Jawzi

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16) Sufyan [al-Thawri) said: 'If you came to know of a caller to
the Sunnah in the east then you should send him a greeting,
and if you came to know of a caller for the Sunnah in the west
then you should send him a greeting. This is because people
of Sunnah andjamd'ah have become few.'16
17) Ayyiib [al-SakhtiyanI) said: 'Whenever I am informed of the
death of a caller to Sunnah, it is as if I have lost one of my
limbs.'17
18) Ayyiib [al-SakhtiyanI] said: 'It is from the good fortune of a
youth and a non-Arabic speaker for them to be directed to a
scholar from the people of Sunnah (Ahlu'l-Sunnah).'18
19) 'Abdullah Ibn Shawdhab said: 'It is from the blessing of Allah
on a youth who has became religious that he befriends a practitioner
of Sunnah, so that he encourages him to practice it.'19
20) Yusuf Ibn As bat said: 'My father was a qadari (denier of predestination),
and my maternal uncles were Rafiqis (extreme
ShI'ahs), but Allah has saved me through Sufyan [al-ThawrI).'20
21) Mu'tamir Ibn Sulayman said: 'Once I came to my father while
feeling sad. He said: What is the matter? I said: A friend of
mine died. He. asked: Did he die while upon the Sunnah? I
16
Abu Nu'aym in al-lji!Jah, 7 /34.
17 Abu Nu'aym in ai-lji!Jah, 3/9.
1 8 Al-Lalika'i in Sharp Ustil I'tiqadAhbli-Sunnah, 1/60/30.
19 Al-Lalika'i in Sharp Ustil I'tiqadAhitli-Sunnah, 1/60/31
20 Al-Lalika'i in Sharp Ustil I'tiqadAhbli-Sunnah, 1/60/32
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