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The Devils Deception by Imam Ibn AL-Jawzi

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Chapter Eleven: <strong>The</strong> Devil's <strong>Deception</strong> ef the $iifis<br />

ing the holes that were in the cave.<br />

<strong>The</strong> [early Muslims] took proper cautions, and then sought reliance.<br />

So too in the matter of caution Allah says:<br />

and said:<br />

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"Do not relate your vision to your brothers."<br />

[Yusij (12): 5],<br />

"Do not enter from one gate"<br />

[ Yusij (12): 67],<br />

and He said:<br />

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"so walk among its slopes"<br />

[al-Mulk (67): 1 5]<br />

Remember that making a physical motion to ward off harm is a<br />

form of utilizing Allah's bounty, and just as Allah wishes His manifest<br />

bounty to be displayed, so He desires the display of those which<br />

He has entrusted to us; so there is no sense in not using Allah's<br />

bounties on you and then asking Him for other bounties. We must<br />

utilize the bounties which He has blessed us with, and then seek<br />

what is with Him.<br />

Allah has provided birds and beasts with equipment and weapons<br />

for averting evil, such as talons, beaks, and fangs, whereas for man<br />

He has created intelligence which leads him to bear arms, and guides<br />

him to fortify himself with buildings and shields.<br />

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