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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 />

Abii Bakr al-Marwazi stated that a man came to Abii 'Abdullah<br />

(A}:imad lbn I:lanbal) and asked him which he preferred that an intending<br />

traveller should take provision with him or rely? Abu<br />

'Abdullah said: Let him, take provision and rely, so as not to have to<br />

wait for charity.<br />

A}:imad lbn Nar stated Abii 'Abdullah was asked whether a man<br />

should go to Makkah in reliance without provision, he replied: This<br />

does not please me. How is the man to eat?<br />

<strong>The</strong> questioner said: Let him rely, and people will give to him.<br />

Abii 'Abdullah said: If, the people do not give him anything, will<br />

he not have to wait till they do? This does not please me; neither<br />

have I heard that any of the Companions of the Prophet () or<br />

tabi'in acted in this way."<br />

Al-l:lusayn lbn al-RazI relate how he had been present when a<br />

man from Khurasan came to A}:imad and told him: I only have one<br />

dirham, should I go to pilgrimage? So A}:imad responded: Go to Karkh<br />

Gate, buy a rope with this dirham, and use it to work as a porter until<br />

you save three hundred dirhams, then go to pilgrimage.<br />

<strong>The</strong> man said: Don't you see how unlawful the people's incomes<br />

have become?!<br />

A}:imad replied: Do not worry about this.<br />

<strong>The</strong> man said: I have reliance.<br />

A}:imad replied: Will you travel to pilgrimage alone or with company?<br />

He said: With company?<br />

Almad replied: You are lying, if you truly had reliance then travel<br />

<strong>by</strong> yourself! Otherwise you would be reliant on the provisions of<br />

others.<br />

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