The Devils Deception by Imam Ibn AL-Jawzi

Chapter Eleven: The Devil's Deception ef the $i!fts
"Say: "Observe what is in the heavens and earth.""
[Yunus (10): 101]
Had these people known that raising their heads and lowering them
is the same with respect to showing shyness from Allah; they would
not have done so. Iblls has no other occupation than making play of
the ignorant. He keeps his distance from the scholars, of whom he
is greatly afraid, as they know what he is about and are on their
guard against his cunning.
Abu Salamah Ibn 'Abdu1l-Ra}:unan said: The Companions did not
act as if they were dead. They used to recite poems to each other at
their assemblies, and narrate stories from the days of jahil[Jyah. But
whenever any of them would be in a situation where they are asked
to compromise on matters of their religion, he eyes would roll as if
he turned mad.
'Umar Ibn al-Khattab (rat/ryAl/ahu 'anhu) saw a youth walking with
his head down, so he told him: "Raise your head, for humility does
not go beyond what is in the heart; if anyone makes a display of
more humility than is in his heart, he only exhibits hypocrisy (nifaq)
added to hypocrisy.
Kulayb al-JuramI told 'Abdu1l-Ral:iman Ibn al-Aswad when he saw
him walking with humility very close to the wall, and he inclined his
head slightly and said to him: Why do you walk keeping close to the
wall? By Allah! 'Umar used to step hard on the ground when walking,
and used to talk with a powerful voice.
The Salaf used to conceal their condition, and their practice was
to avoid hypocrisy.
We have mentioned that Ayyub al-SakhtiyanI used to wear a long
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